Ex-Herrin officials face June extortion trial in Benton
Former Herrin officials John B. McVey Thomas Shoemake and Basil Russell plus ex Police Chief William Humphrey face federal extortion charges. Trial set for June 19 before Judge Juergens in Benton with possible venue changes. Humphrey pleaded guilty to one count and awaits sentencing after trials conclude.
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Barbara Schecter
Herrin
John B. McVey
U. S. District Court
Benton
McVey
Ward 4
Thomas Shoemake
Basil Russell
William Juergens
Chester
Juergens
Henry Wise
Danville
William ‘Bill’ Humphrey
Humphrey
Wise
Russell
Illinois
J. C. Mitchell
Marion
East St. Louis
Southern Illinois Cable TV Inc
Shoemake
Four Vienna guards plead guilty to charges
Four Vienna Correctional Center officers pleaded guilty in Saline County Circuit Court to disorderly conduct and were fined $50 each. The defendants Melvin Powell Creal Springs Ben Weston Cairo John Whiteside Vienna and Everett Kerley Vienna allegedly became loud and abusive at the Holiday Inn lounge in Muddy after an Illinois Police Association dinner on April 26. Weston Whiteside and Kerley pleaded by mail. Powell appeared in person and also pled guilty to criminal damage to jail property for tearing up a jail mattress. Powell faced an additional $50 for the mattress restitution.
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Vienna Correctional Center
Saline County
Harrisburg
Melvin Powell
Creal Springs
Ben Weston
Cairo
John T. Whiteside
Everett W. Kerley
Vienna
Holiday Inn
Muddy
Illinois Police Association
Weston
Whiteside
Kerley
Powell
Fire destroys Sand Ridge two story home in spectacular blaze
A Sunday fire razed a two story home in Sand Ridge and damaged a Grand Tower fire truck. Responding units from Murphysboro Grand Tower and Gorham plus a Jackson County deputy aided. Owner identified as J D Mifflin Jr. No injuries. cause under investigation.
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Sand Ridge
Grand Tower
Murphysboro
Gorham
Jackson County
Nellis
Sand Ridge Baptist Church
Miflin
SIUC civil service workers vote on union
Civil service workers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will vote on Tuesday in the second collective bargaining election in four months. The 166 workers in 46 classifications will choose whether the Civil Service Bargaining Organization will represent them, with polls 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Ballroom A at the Student Center.
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Civil Service
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Ized
Civil Service Bargaining Organization
The
Illinois Education Association
State aid trap pushes Southern Illinois schools toward crisis
The complex school aid formula ties state money to a district's maximum local effort, trapping many districts between rising property assessments and falling tax rates. De Soto District 86, Marion District 2, and Pinckneyville 204 face sharp cuts, with De Soto projected to lose 157000 in aid over two years after overpayment and multiplier effects.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Springfield
de Soto Community Consolidated
Marion Community 2
Pinckneyville Community Consolidated District
Marion
Conty
John Steele
Steele
Steel
70 year old Herrin man teaches Kenyan youths in Peace Corps
Lewis C. Runkle a 70-year-old diesel instructor from Herrin works as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nairobi Kenya. He teaches heavy construction machinery by demonstration and notes trainees from rural East African villages gain skills in diesel mechanics and other trades. Runkle joined in 1973 and has extended his service to five years, remaining active despite age. He credits his wife Anna Helen who died in 1972 and says the program offers real opportunity for youth training and development.
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Lewis C. Runkle
Herrin
Runkle
Peace Corps
National Youth Service
NYS
Nairobi
Kenya
Ministry of Labor
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Littleton
Montana
Anna Helen
Roger
Serena Beach
Calif
Charles
Wichita
Kan
Maria Wooldridge
Marion
Route 1
Williamson County reports year end audit surplus
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved an audit showing a surplus of 321132 at year end November 30. Expenditures totaled 1338277, 197090 under budget. A 275000 motor fuel tax appropriation funds summer maintenance on about 100 miles of highways.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
William Humphreys
Fred Thane
Glenn Montgomery
Lake of Egypt Water District Board
Humphreys
Franklin-Williamson
Bi- County Health Department
Donald L. Smothers
Marion
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