Union County Hospital board stalls doctor recruitment
The Union County Hospital Board, Anna, delaying physician recruitment as it awaits a new administrator after Bernard C. Harvey resigned. Roger Gray says attracting doctors remains a goal but day-to-day operations take priority. a May 24 meeting may decide on a new administrator. Industry pays thousands per pound for powdered diamonds versus 30 cents for abrasives, with labor savings noted.
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Union County Hospital Board
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Roger Gray
Reuben Hawkins
Bernard C. Harvey
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Gray
Flood aid offices in Illinois set new hours
Nine flood disaster assistance centers across Illinois have shifted to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday starting today. Centers in Olive Branch East St. Louis Jerseyville Quincy Havana Moline Rock Falls Woodstock and Rockford. A toll free number 800 252 8928 provides information seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Olive Branch
East St. Louis
Jerseyville
Quincy
Havana
Moline
Rock Falls
Woodstock
Rockford
Jail renovation near completion in Union County
The Union County jail renovation, ongoing since October, may have its final inspection in three weeks. Simon Rettberg Garrisson Flom Inc. of Carbondale issued a preliminary inspection and a list of minor fixes to M. B. Builders of Anna, with final approval awaiting corrections and engineers’ completion.
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Union County
Simon Rettberg Garrisson, Flom Inc
Carbondale
M. B. Builders
Anna
University City Council to Move Meeting Location
The Carbondale City Council plans to transfer meetings from City Hall to the University City cafeteria building at Wall and College streets. The move frees City Hall space for offices and a jury room, with other relocations to follow, including the model Cities staff and city attorney offices. The council denied Sundays use of the cafeteria by First Church of God and approved bids for Lewis Lane improvements and a Northwest Carbondale sewer line. The note adds a historical trivia line about Hong Kong’s 1841 cession to Britain.
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Code Enforcement Department
Marion Street
Model Cities
City Attorney
Dorthamae Davis
First Church of God
S. Wall St
George Karnes
Denny and Sons of
Anna
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Short Street
Ace Excavating Co
Murphysboro
Suspect deemed mentally unfit for trial in 1972 slaying
Donald Cochran of Ina is declared mentally unfit to stand trial for the November 1972 murder of Albert E. Johnson. Jefferson County judge overturns a February verdict of fit for trial and orders Cochran confined at Illinois Security Hospital in Chester with periodic reevaluation.
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Ina
Albert E. Johnson
Alvin L. Williams
Jefferson County
Cochran
Williams
Illinois Security Hospital
Chester
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