Carbondale Feels Pinch as Gulf May Abandon Bus Lines
Gulf Transport plans to abandon three bus routes connecting East St. Louis to Carbondale Cairo and Springfield Carbondale, with only Springfield Carbondale currently profitable. The ICC will decide if routes lose money, while federal appeals are common, and riders fear loss of inter city service amid Amtrak subsidy cuts. The city considers subsidies or finding a new operator, as satellite antenna rules also concern local officials.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Gulf Transport Company
Gulf
Evansville
Cairo
Springfield
Springfield- Carbondale
James Rayfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Illinois
Federal Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Commission
Reagan
Amtrak
Gulf Transport
Sparta math team clinches ninth division win at Bloomington
Sparta High School's 36-member math team under coach Ron Nagrodski claimed first place in nine events and second in three at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics State Contest Division A in Bloomington. Tim and Tom Hoefft led, scoring 38 of 40 and 36 of 40, respectively, as Sparta bested Oblong High School 832 to 676. The victory earned a homecoming celebration, $960 in scholarships, a $600 school grant, and boosted the team's funds for travel and equipment.
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Southern Illinoisan
Sparta
Ron Nagrodski
Nagrodski
Bloomington
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Oblong High School
Negrodski
Tim
Tom Hoefft
Tom
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Sewage Ditch Behind Carterville Homes Spurs Health Alarm
A south Carterville ditch filled with raw sewage is labeled a health hazard by Bi County Health Department Franklin Williamson. Residents complain of odor and fear contamination of Crab Orchard Lake as a cracked agency line leaves the problem unresolved. The leak stems from an improperly built sewage lagoon and lies outside Carterville city limits under Bi County Health Department jurisdiction.
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Carterville
Franklin-Williamson County
Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Bi- County Health Department
Vienna boy undergoes kidney removal and recovery
An 11 year old Vienna boy with congenital nephrotic syndrome had both kidneys removed last week and is recovering. His father Mike Evans donated blood for transfusions and a possible father kidney transplant is planned for June 11 if compatibility holds. Local banks Drovers State and First State are funding a Mike Evans Fund Drive.
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Vienna
Mike Evans
Ann
Jim Evans
Mike
Lebonheur Children’s Medical Center
Memphis
Tenn
Evans
Drover
First State
Confusion Over 28 Month Vacancy Rule In Illinois
In Sparta officials debate replacing a mayor and commissioner under the 28 month limit. Gilbert notes past confusion after Sen Gene Johns death in 1984 and that the Supreme Court upholds the rule. He warns many violations go unnoticed though Sparta West Frankfort and Benton drew attention.
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Gene Johns
Marion
Johns
SBE
59Th
Senate
West Frankfort
Illinois Supreme Court
Sparta
Benton
Franklin
Williamson
Union
Johnson
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
West Frankfort Benton mayoral appointees face challenge
A formal challenge argues Benton Commissioner Herbert Mundell, installed in 1983, was improperly seated for not running on April 2 and West Frankfort Commissioner Marion Presley, appointed last July, should have appeared on the ballot. City officials say the question of a special election was researched in 1983 and a vacancy or appointment was chosen.
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West Frankfort
Benton
Herbert Mundell
Marion Presley
Presley
Maybell
D. McKeekin Conn
Custodians wage new battle with Carbondale High
A labor dispute at Carbondale Community High School continues as custodians pursue an unfair labor practices complaint before the Illinois Labor Relations Board in Springfield. A closed CCHS Board session and amended circuit court filings mark a renewed fight over implied contract and contract expiration amid ongoing negotiations.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Community High School
Illinois Labor Relations Board
Springfield
Cchs Board
Service Employees International Union Local
William South
CCHS
Public comment sought on Carbondale water plant site
Residents may speak at a 7 p.m. hearing in city council chambers about location options for a new water treatment plant. The current site southeast of Grand Avenue and South Wall Street faces cost and land life cycle concerns, while two other sites near the old reservoir and Cedar Lake offer trade offs including access, backup water supply, and flood plain issues. The Stanley Consultants report cites 1992 as the required plant year and outlines construction and long term costs.
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Grand Avenue
South Wall Street
Stanley Consultants
Muscatine
Iowa
Con
Old City
Cedar Lake
Voir
Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Stanley
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