Buffum named permanent SIU financial affairs VP
Warren E. Buffum, acting vice president for financial affairs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, was named today as the permanent successor. SIU-C President Albert Somit will seek SIU Board approval next Thursday. Buffum, 61, previously associate VP for financial affairs and interim head since January, plans to improve communications and train managers to use information more effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern
Buffum
Financial Affairs
College of Business and Administration
John Darling
Herrin job pact gains informal OK with city council vote pending
A one year contract granting 3 percent salary increases and four cost of living raises for 20 Herrin city employees was informally approved. The compromise reduces cost of living adjustments to save about 4 000 dollars and boosts each worker by 520 dollars retroactively to March 1. Union Local 371 represents street water landfill garbage and sewer workers with council approval expected Monday before the new administration takes over.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern
Theodore Bollmann
Paul Francis
Edward Quaglia
Donald Swinford
Laborers International Union Local 371
West Frankfort councils offers new police fire contract
West Frankfort City Council presented a new contract offer to police and firefighters including a moderate pay increase and fringe benefits. Finance Commissioner John Simmons projected acceptance and noted no expected disputes though a bargaining session with the Teamsters Union loomed. The proposal relies on anticipated sales tax revenue from the West Frankfort Plaza opening. Firefighters seek a 25 cent an hour raise for training completion, a demand the city denied amid questions about certification of several firefighters.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
John Simmons
Council
Teamsters Union
Simmons
West Frankfort Plaza
International Brotherhood of Firefighters
Fire Department
McCormick pushes Vienna prison to create Southern Illinois jobs
State Rep. C L McCormick of Vienna urges a 750 resident medium security prison next to the existing facility to relieve prison overcrowding and create employment. He cites Capital Development Board support, 1200 job applications, and Vienna’s suitable land and utility links as key factors.
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C.L. McCormick
Rvienna
Vienna
Illinois
James Thompson
Department of Corrections
Michael Lane
McCormick
State Capital Development Board
Marion high school athlete wins Cass Wilson Scholarship
Marion High School star pole vaulter Daren Pahl won the Cass Wilson Athletic Scholarship at the Marion Lions Club awards. The $500 prize goes to the outstanding athlete after his first year of college, following a 15 ft 102 in vault near the state record. Special awards went to Susan Campbell and Judi Barter for outstanding ability.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion High School
Daren Pahl
Cass”’ Wilson
Marion Lion’s Club
Pahl
Nel Pahl
Edgewood Park
Lions
Bethel
Marion
Susan Campbell
Judi Barter
Judi
J. D. Barter
Susan
Robert Campbell
Carbondale wins Governor's Cost-Cutters Award for belt-tightening
Carbondale and 15 Illinois communities earned belt-tightening awards in the Governors Cost-Cutters program. City officials credited seasonal staff shifts at Cedar Lake for saving about 32000 annually while maintaining services. Grand Tower and McLeansboro also received honors for community effort and police-services contracts respectively.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Carbondale
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Grand Tower
McLeansboro
Scott Ratter
Lake, Recreation and Forestry
Cedar Lake
Ratter
John W. Castle
Commerce Agency
Grand Tower Loses Police Protection After Mayor Fires Chief
Grand Tower no longer has a police chief or funded officer after Mayor Bernard Clover fired Chief Rick Ellet and eliminated the CETA position. A part-time dispatcher noted police rely on the sheriff in Murphysboro for any response. Clover won the April 7 election 184 to 149 and took office Monday night.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Grand Tower
Rick Ellet
Bernard Clover
Clover
Tom Hale
Nancy Arnold
Sheriff's Office
Murphysboro
Carterville board fills vacancy with Halterman
Earl Halterman appointed Wednesday to fill Harry Simpson's seat on the Carterville Unit 5 School Board. He lives in Cambria and works for Illinois Central Railroad and will serve until November elections. The board also discussed a May 14 search committee for a new superintendent as Gerald Cuendet leaves for Mill Valley California with a four year $44,000 a year contract.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Earl Halterman
Harry Simpson
Carterville Unit 5
Halterman
Cambria
Illinois Central Railroad
Simpson
Gerald Cuendet
Mill Valley
California
Cuendet
Appleton denies HUD grant jeopardy over housing clash
Murphysboro Mayor Sydney Appleton rejects a HUD funding risk claim tied to a 30 unit low income housing site dispute. He orders city department heads to clear press comments with him while noting progress with the Jackson County Housing Authority on three potential sites. James Seed says a report could reach HUD next week if local residents show limited opposition.
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H.B. Kopilowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton Today
Susan Stover
Appleton
Ms. Stover
Stover
Cdbg Citizens’ Advisory Board
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority
City and Housing Authority
Jackson County Housing Authority
James Seed
Seed
HUD
Cdbg Board
Old Ben to ship coking coal to Japan on year contract
Old Ben Coal Co signs its first overseas deal with Nippon Kokan of Japan to supply about 165000 tons of soft coking coal over the coming year for around 86 million dollars. Coal from No 21 and No 26 mines will be shipped to New Orleans, with potential longer-term contracts if the arrangement succeeds.
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Old Ben
Japan
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Old Ben Coal Co
Franklin County
Nippon Kokan Steel Company of
Old Ben’s No. 21
Lesser
No. 26
New Orleans
Cora
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Harley Williams
Mexico
Nippon Kokan
Williams
Australia
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Warren E. Buffum
Somit
Herrin
Jackson County
Case
Ntional Oinemakers’ Extension Asso
Kay Blackwell
Sydney Appleton
Urphysboro
Jerry Lower
Vienna Correctional Center
Carterville Board
Denmark
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