Carbondale plans to consolidate schools proposed
Carbondale District 165 weighs a plan to rearrange grade groupings for Carbondale Community High School. It would move ninth grade and vocational classes to the Central Campus, add an auditorium and small gym on the East Campus, financed by a 4.4 million bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
District 165 Board of Education
Carbondale Community High School
Reid Martin
Martin
Theentral
Carbondale
Rabid dog in Murphysboro prompts public exposure fear
A rabid Shepherd Collie mix found in Murphysboro was seen biting three dogs and may have exposed children in public housing and nearby neighborhoods. County officials warn up to 30 people could have been exposed and urge contacting animal control or health department. A quarantine was ordered. fines apply for violations.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Vicki Ashley
Charles Koehn
Ashley
County Health Department
Virginia Scott
Scott
Center For Disease Control
Springfield
Animal Control Office
Health Department
Pauline Maerker
S. 22Nd Street
Lindell
Harold Maerker
Maerker
Larry Tincher
Tincher
Show Schedule Clarifies Weekend Matinee and Evening Hours
The show continues tonight and over the weekend with daily start at noon and finish at 10 p.m. Exap Sunes notes the Sunday timing ends at 7 p.m. with the weekend schedule outlined for attendees.
Murphysboro Mother Missing In Carbondale Disappearance
Marie Azevedo, 36, of 2012 Pine Street Murphysboro, was last seen at 8 a.m. Wednesday after leaving her child with a babysitter on Graham Street in Carbondale. Police seek her in a brown 1978 Chrysler LeBaron with plate DWN 123. she is Indian born, 5 feet 3, 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She has four children and was formerly married to Allan Azevedo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Marie Azevedo
Pine St
Graham Street
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois
Parents sue over daughter's role in beating incident
The Williamson County State's Attorney's Office sues rural Herrin couple under Illinois parental responsibility law seeking 570.50 to reimburse medical expenses after their teenage daughter beat another girl on August 22, 1980. The victim’s parents, Michael and Barbara Ogden of Herrin, sue the listed parents Jerry Switzer Loudene Switzer and Theodore Harris, Harris being the natural father, with the other girl convicted and sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections Juvenile Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Illinois
Herrin
Michael
Barbara Ogden
Ogden
Tammy
Illinois Department of Corrections
Jerry Switzer
Loudene Switzer
Theodore Harris
Harris
Johnston City residents oppose housing project plan
About 30 Johnston City residents spoke at a Williamson County Housing Authority meeting to protest a proposed low rent housing site. Four locations were under consideration and the authority will submit proposals to HUD before any tests or borings. The group will be notified of a future public hearing to present formal protests. Mayor Stevens noted funds limits for extending water and sewer.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Pine and
Benton Streets
Williamson County Housing Authority
Robert Power
Marion
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Power
Johnston City Group
Bill Stevens
Stevens
Herrin EMS marks first anniversary with growth and goals
Herrin's volunteer ambulance service celebrates one year with 24 EMTs and three drivers at a potluck meeting. Calls rose from 130 to about 200 monthly, aided by new equipment and state grant funding for a $29,300 ambulance and other upgrades.
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O.R. Walley
Southern
Indiana
Illinois Department of Transportation
SIU budget under scrutiny as Shaw defends housing allowance
Senator Prescott Bloom pressed Chancellor Kenneth Shaw on a $13 000 housing question. Shaw admitted a 1070 monthly housing allowance. SIU faces questions on faculty hires and program cuts as trustees propose five degree eliminations and tuition increases. full Senate Appropriations Committee plans April review before legislative approval.
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Mary Ann McNulty
Southern Illinoisan
Springfield
Prescott E. Bloom
Ameoria
Kenneth A. Shaw
Southern Illinois University
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Shaw
Siu Pres
SIU
Senate
Kenneth van Burbee
D-Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Carbondale
Edwardsville
House
Marion hospital plans pass review for special care units
Marion Memorial Hospital cleared the first CHPSI review for creating eight special care beds as a four bed intensive care unit and a four bed coronary unit. Hospital administrator Nolan England said comments were favorable and the plan would raise reimbursement potential. CHPSI will report to the executive committee on April 9 in Mount Vernon before state board decisions at the April 30 May 1 Springfield meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hospital
Marion Memorial Hospital
Comprehensive Health Planning For Southern Illinois
CHPSI
Rend Lake College
Nolan England
Executive Committee
Mount Vernon
State Facilities Planning Board
Springfield
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Don Yost
Central Campus
Sunes
Joe Jines
Jim Wood
du Quoin
Azevedo
Allan Azevedo
Dayve Young
Lee Potter Smith and Associates
Palmer
Elgin
Jason Barr
School of Medicine
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