Trees vs corn in mining land reclamation debate
SIU professor Clark Ashby argues federal mining reclamation laws favor cropland over forests, urging planning for total future use of mined lands. He cites soil compaction harms tree growth and notes walnut trees fare poorly on soils best for corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Clark Ashby
SIU C
Illinois
Ashby
Ment
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg
van Ormer
Tornado destroys home of Avery Reid in Ina area
Rubble remains at the home of Avery Reid an Inn resident after a Tuesday night tornado wrecked the structure. Reid and his sister-in-law are pictured cleaning debris. He said he was at Mount Vernon American Legion playing bingo when the storm struck. At least nine homes were destroyed and four percent damaged in a two block area of Ina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Reid
Reid
Mess. Reid
Mount Vernon
Marion City Council approves water line extensions for industrial park
Marion City Council on Tuesday approved extending water lines about 400 feet in the Marion Industrial Park to enable two firms to build. Bob Austin of Marion has an option on a lot. Crescent Parts & Equipment Co. president Joe Kochanski expressed interest in purchasing a lot. The council also appointed Dorain Fletcher to the Industrial Park Board and updated the city zoning map to reflect past changes including the Saluki National Golf & Country Club subdivision and Marion Housing Authority apartment sites. An annexation on Colf Course Road from Albert and Emily Bathon was approved, and weed-control notices were reviewed for mailed property-owner compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kochanski
Crescent Parts & Equipment Co
Dorain Fletcher
Greater Marion Area
Ron Joyner
Joyner
City Hall
Saluki National Golf & Country Club
Marion Housing Authority
Colf Course
Albert
Emily Bathon
Public Safety
George A. Williams
Alcohol consumption drops at SIU Carbondale study finds
SIU Carbondale students drank 13.17 beers weekly in 1978, 11.81 in 1979, and 10.69 in 1980 with beer leading 70 percent of intake. The 1980 rise in drinking age partly reduced use, while overall patterns showed more light drinkers and fewer regular drinkers, especially among freshmen. The study, part of AEP funded by NIAAA, notes weekend drinking predominance and varying rates by race, marital status, and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C
Jack McKillip
AEP
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
McKillip
McKinlip
Perry County set to raise assessments by 6.2 percent
Perry County will use a tentative property tax multiplier of 1.8343 to raise average assessments about 6.2 percent. The Illinois Department of Revenue set the multiplier to equalize county assessment levels to 33.3 percent of market value, though within county disparities may widen.
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Perry County
Ron Poppenhagen
Perry
Illinois Department of Revenue
Illinois
Revenue Department
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Herrin ambulance director resigns after rocky meeting
Ambulance service director Jean Arp resigns amid internal strife as volunteers urge a paid director. Mayor Swinford says the meeting was rocky and two weeks remain for Arp to stay. Straw vote favors hiring a paid director 20 to 5 with five vocal opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Jean Arp
Donald Swinford
Paul Francis
Herman “Babes” Garavalla
Marlene Simpson
City Hall
Swinford
Ms. Arp
Garavalla
Sharon Ricketts
Randolph County Jobless Rate Rises to Double Digits
Unemployment figures show Williamson County dropping from 19.5 percent in January to 16.0 percent in February, while Randolph County climbs to 10.5 percent amid cuts in manufacturing mining and construction. Analysts warn rates may reach near 20 percent next month in Williamson and Franklin counties as coal mine layoffs impact the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Poppenhagen
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Randolph County
Mike Wessell
Wessell
Franklin County
Franklin
Johnson
Perry
Union
Williamson
Truck Pushes Into Federal Building Damages Benton Site
Benton police report a parked pickup was pushed into the Federal Building on West Main Street by a passing vehicle around 2:20 p.m. Glen N. Fisher, 57, was cited for driving under the influence of drugs after losing control east of Mount Vernon. The truck owner Terry Black of Mount Vernon faced no listed fine, while the building sustained “blind damage” and minor injuries were treated at Franklin Hospital.
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Federal
West Main Street
Benton
Mark Drake
Glen N. Fisher
Benton Motel
Drake
Terry Black
Mount Vernon
General Services Administration
Fisher
Franklin Hospital
Phi Kappa Phi honors SIU C scholars and plans
SIU Carbondale honors scholars as the Phi Kappa Phi chapter marks its 25th anniversary. The group inducts new members Monday for those with top GPA, lists 91 undergraduates and 46 doctoral candidates invited this year, and funds a fellowship for national Phi Kappa Phi awards. The article notes a strong history and ongoing campus activities plus a plant society meeting and a local archival request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern
Phi Kappa Phi
Siu-C
University of Maine At
Orono
District of Columbia
Philippines
Puerto Rico
SIUC
National Society
David Kammler
Gwenna Jo Weshinskey
Dennis Frazier
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Clark Asby
U.S. Forest Service
William Plass
Midwest
Plass
Plance
Donald E. van Ormer
Forestry Depart
Williams Plass
Richard Carter
Marion City Council
Dave DeWitte
Marion
Industrial Park Board
Olie Musgrave
Bob Austin
Joe
Randolph
Benton Federal Building
SIU
Byline
B.G
Southern Illinois Native Plant Society
Missouri Native Plant Society
LaRue Scatters
Pine Hills
Unity Point School
Carbondale
Giant City State Park
Cave
Creek Hill Prairie
Heron Pond
Unity Point
The
Plant Society
Jay Raveill
Siuc Botanyee
Allan D. Mueller
Monitor
Allan
Mueller
East Pleasant Run
Indianapolis
Ind
Linda Kelly
CCHS
Springer St
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