Goreville hires part time animal warden to enforce leash law
Goreville village board hires Ray Breeden Johnson County Animal Control Warden as part time officer four hours weekly at 28 dollars to patrol the city, pick up nuisance animals and enforce registration tags. A vaccination clinic with Harold James registered about 200 dogs. The board also hired Jesse Johns to help street surfacing funded by motor fuel tax and raised water deposit for renters from 40 to 50 dollars due to nonpayment.
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Johnson County
Ray Breeden
Goreville
Breeden
Gary Vaughn
Vaughn
Harold James
Jesse Johns
Lake of Egypt waits on FmHA loan for fire gear
Lake of Egypt Fire District seeks a federal loan for two storage buildings four fire trucks a mobile pumper tanker and equipment after an earlier rejection. The district reapplied April 15 seeking 186000 while trimming a station addition and trucks. Decision expected by October 1 with volunteers dwindling and chiefs urging modern apparatus to run training and operations.
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Lake of Egypt
Fmha
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Lake of Egypt Fire District
Farmer’s Home Administration
Fire District Committee
North Side
Joe Seper
Seper
Bush to Build New Fire Station Near Village Hall
The Bush Village Board awarded a 9500 construction contract to F and S Construction of Hurst for a 1400 square foot fire station to house two volunteers and two trucks bought last December for 7000. The project funds come from donations and fundraisers, with board members returning 52 dollars monthly, and the board will meet only on the first Tuesday of each summer month.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinois
Bush Village
Bush Village Board
F & S Construction
Hurst
Water Department
Theron Scott
Scott
Christopher fire chief seeks station pumper
Fire Chief Ramon Bione warns Christopher city council a new fire station and a replacement pumper are needed. He describes the 221 W Market St station as cramped and unsafe with carbon monoxide when pumps run and notes two aging pumpers. He urges start of construction this year and cites volunteer labor and backhoe offers.
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Christopher
Ramon Bione
Bione
W. Market St
Principal candidates interviewed in Chester District 139
Five candidates for a principal's position in Chester Community Unit School District 139 were interviewed before the Board of Education on Thursday night. Superintendent L D. Bauersachs said the interviews were in a closed session and the candidates' names will not be released.
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Chester
Chester Community Unit School District 139
Board of Education
L.D. Bauersachs
Chester rec proposal to be revised
Outdoor recreational area at Chester High School will be revised to adjust two tennis courts to meet tournament regulations. The plan includes two tennis courts, two handball courts, and one basketball court, all lighted and hard surfaced, near Colbert Gymnasium. City officials and Chester Park Board members participated in the planning review.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Chester High School
Colbert Gymnasium
Chester Park Board
Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan Planning and Development Commission
Collinsville
Joan Bradford
Stanley Maciejski
Mike Welge
Virgil Johnson
Park Board
Maciejski
Chester Jaycees
Terry Knop
Knop
Betty Pryor roses bloom for Shawnee grads
More than 2,500 Betty Pryor rose bushes bloom on Shawnee College campus ahead of the twelfth annual commencement at 7 p.m. Visitors may view the roses on the 163 acre hilltop site. Shawnee President Loren E. Klaus invites the public to drive through to see the display.
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Betty Pryor
Shawnee College
Shawnee
Loren E. Klaus
Michael Jakubee
Dongola
Southern
Illinois
Jakubce
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