Health board seeks county approval to buy land for office
Jackson County Health Board faces legal question over buying land for a new office. State's Attorney John Clemons says funding and tax levy approvals are required, not just board authorization. A March 25 vote on a 72 000 property option prompted debate, with a later legal opinion noting funds were earmarked for catastrophic losses, not real estate. The board and county may convene May 27 to resolve the dispute and clarify authority.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Health Board
John Clemons
Health Board
Siegfried Wolff
Carbondale
Murphysboro
County Board
Health Department
Wolff
Clemons
Jackson County Board
The
Board of Health
Robert Crim
Sydney Appleton
Herrin mayor pushes city manager government plan
Herrin Mayor Donald Swinford calls for adopting a city manager form to bring continuity and potential savings. He cites Carbondale as a model, notes a manager would shift day to day decisions away from the mayor, and suggests potential grants and a 1983 referendum.
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Herrin
Bonnie Marx
Donald Swinford
City of
Swinford
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Quintuplets for Nannygoat Nuisance on Marion Farm
Nuisance the nanny goat on Myrtle Shasteen’s Marion, Illinois farm has given birth to five kids. Shasteen bottles the quintuplets and plans to sell them when old enough. University livestock adviser Tom Saxe says quintuples are very rare, about one in 25 000 to 50 000. The goats are becoming more common in Southern Illinois as farmers keep more goats for grazing and milk.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Myrtle Shasteen
Miss Shasteen
Tom Saxe
University of Illinois
Saxe
Illinois
Carbondale club presses police probe
In Carbondale, YMCC members press the FBI to investigate civil rights violations after a March 13 incident at 105 E. Oak St. They accuse officers of theft, illegal entry, harassment, and damage, while officials say video shows liquor checks after closing and no criminal offense occurred.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
John Clemons
Carbondale
Clemons
Young Men’s Community Council
FBI
E. Oak St
Clemens
Division of Criminal Investigations
YMCC
Ray Clayton
DCI
Cearly
Clayton
Charles Gunn
Franklin County courthouse repair priorities eyed
Franklin asks repair priorities after a special board meeting to have Highway Superintendent Jack Licata tour the courthouse with the building committee. Aims include interior painting carpeting and installing second floor air conditioning with potential fire escape and handicap access. Cost estimates from Fischer Stein Associates exceed $7 million for remodels while a new build plus remodel would run about $6.8 million.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Glenn Snider
Zeigler
Jack Licata
Ron Head
Licata
Head
Fischer-Stein Associates
Carbondale
Bobby Blondi
Benton
Main St
Illinois Comptroller warns schools to cut costs
State Comptroller Roland Burris told more than 100 Illinois principals that schools must make do with less money as public support for education funds dwindles. He cited a 121.5 percent rise in operating cost per pupil over 11 years and a 19.3 percent drop in enrollment, while noting Gov. Thompson’s proposed 1983 budget cuts of 69.9 million for primary and secondary education. Burris, a fiscal conservative from Centralia, said the cuts affect all agencies, not just schools.
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Swinford
Hans Fischer
Carbondale
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Illinois
John A. Logan College
Roland Burris
Southern Illinois Schoolmasters Association
Burris
James Thompson
Chicago Democrat
Centralia
Thompson
Jack Simmons
Harrisburg Community Unit
Fred Bradshaw
State Board of Education
Bradshaw
Burris cites education, highway cuts amid tax opposition
Burris told educators that Illinois faces dangerous gaps as the state searches for cuts in social programs, highways, and education. He opposed tax hikes, questioned Thompson's liquor and insurance tax ideas, and warned liquor tax revenues are shrinking. He discussed the July state aid delay and the looming $153 million balance in the general fund. School leaders and education officials urged caution, with some voicing concern over administration costs and the need for innovative fixes.
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Burris
Thompson
Chicago
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Joe Jines
Carbondale Club
Carbonale
Edward Hogan
Springfield
James Schrecker
Justice Department
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