Crainville seeks EPA grant for lagoon expansion project
Crainville's village board won approval to apply for a 546100 grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to expand the lagoon treatment system and add a sand filter sewage system. The village would contribute 240100, funding a joint improvement with existing facilities.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Crainville
Carterville
John A. Logan College
Williamson County Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois
Marion couple injured in motorcycle crash
Clark E. Warden and his wife Darlene of 1104 N Otis St were thrown from a motorcycle on DeYoung Street at 8 48 p m Saturday night after Warden lost control while avoiding a car. Mrs Warden was in stable condition at Marion Memorial Hospital while her husband remained in serious condition at Firmin Desloge Hospital St Louis. The Wardens own the East Side Laundry in Marion.
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Marion
Clark E. Warden
Darlene
Otis St
DeYoung Street
Warden
Logan Street
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marion Memorial
Firmin-Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
East Side
K nine dog sniffs out drug suspects in Chester
A Chicago couple Homer Harbour and Mae Harbour both 43 were jailed in Randolph County on drug charges after a K nine unit at Menard Correctional Center marked heroin and syringes in a car’s glove compartment parked in the south lot. Police say the visitors did not enter the prison grounds and were arrested on site.
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Chicago
Randolph County
Chester
Menard Correctional Center
Homer
Mae Harbour
S. Emerald St
Menard
Illinois Department of Corrections
Murphysboro Woman Attacked in Carbondale Park
A 20 year old Murphysboro woman reported to Carbondale police that she was beaten and repeatedly raped by two men in Attacks Park. She said she was driven to a wooded area on North Wall Street around 3 30 p m and attacked. both suspects fled on foot after she escaped and sought help.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Pinckneyville M ayor John Boyd dies at 61
Pinckneyville Mayor John Boyd 61 of 909 Taffee Street died Sunday evening May 9 1982 at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. A former Illinois State Police sergeant he retired in 1978 and became mayor in April 1979. He battled cancer since May 1981 and remained active until a relapse in March. City officials praised his leadership and community efforts including public housing and attracting business. City hall to close for his funeral. arrangements pending at Pyatt Funeral Home.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Pinckneyville
John Boyd
Taffee St
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Boyd
Illinois State Police
Dorothy Samuels
John
Elmer Holman
Samuels
Holman
Pyatt Funeral Home
Elderly engine gets a facelift in Grand Tower park
The 1921 steam locomotive once moved coal cars for CIPS and now sits in Devil's Backbone Park. Gene Hokel and Rich Warren rehabilitated it by removing rust, sandblasting, repainting, and replacing metal. The fire department flushed out asbestos around the boiler, with plans to enclose the engine and improve park facilities.
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Scott Burditt
Southern Illinoisan
Devil’s Backbone Park
Grand Tower
Gene Hokel
Rich Warren
Grand Tower Park District
Park District
Hokel
Warren
Vienna
Claude Kraft
Kraft
Marion
Tommy Hale
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Gleema Delight
John Boyd Dies
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