Fishing volunteers keep annual event afloat with community support
Founding organizer Frank Bleyer credits schools civic groups and facilities with sustaining the event. Our Directions group in Williamson County helps host fishing day with Verna Webb noting the day is special for participants. Webb says they provide a large tent and a picnic atmosphere while Bleyer hopes the tradition continues beyond his tenure.
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Williamson County
Verna Webb
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Coal not the focus in Tenaska plant revamp
Wiltkowski warns gas prices may rise, urging continued research to burn Illinois coal cleanly. Illinois Coal Association's Gonet says retrofit to synthetic gas could benefit coal firms when gas costs climb. Tenaska aims for construction cost cuts, but funding via a 30 year electricity purchase remains. Lawmakers react with mixed support as jobs outlook stays unclear.
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Illinois
Phil Gonet
Illinois Coal Association
Tenaska
Illinois Coal
Gonet
General Assembly
Southern Illinois
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Murphysboro
John Bradley
Marion
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Bradley
Rural Post Offices Plan Keeps Open Posts at Reduced Hours
The USPS outlines a strategy to keep rural post offices open with part time service and reduced lobby access while cutting hours at over 13,000 rural facilities. Some Southern Illinois offices listed for closure would stay open at reduced hours, with two to six hour cuts nationwide.
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Southern Illinois Post
Ewing, Jacob
Mulkeytown
Belknap
Muddy
Colp
Orient
America
Brandon Phelps
Harrisburg
USPS
Carbondale
Centralia
Valerie Welsch
Evansville
Ind
Postal Service
Donahoe
SIU Board to vote on 3 percent student fee hike
After a Faculty Senate briefing Cheng announced a 3 percent student fee rise at the Carbondale campus with a 4.8 percent overall tuition increase. The College seeks to cover rising costs amid state cuts, while opponents warn higher costs threaten affordability. Funds would fund recreation, facilities, athletics, housing, student services and insurance, amid a continuing hiring freeze and campus-wide efficiency reviews.
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Cheng
Carbondale
Board of Trustees
Edwardsville
Carl Bloom
Graduate and Professional Student Council
Bloom
Carbondale Man Charged in Residential Burglary
Police arrested 37 year old William H. Ticer in the 2400 block of South Illinois Avenue after a 9:45 p.m. burglary report. Ticer was found inside the unoccupied residence with burglary tools and booked into Jackson County Jail on residential burglary and tools possession charges.
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Carbondale
South Illinois Avenue
William H. Ticer
Ticer
Jackson County
Crash yields DUI arrest and tickets in Benton county
Benton woman Zina Hathcoat, 47, was charged with DUI and other violations after a late Tuesday crash on Illinois 14. Deputies stopped the traveling vehicle at West Main and Du Quoin in Benton after witnesses saw guardrails struck. No injuries were reported.
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Benton
Zina Hathcoat
Franklin County
Don Jones
Illinois 14
West Main
du Quoin
Forby plan would let lawmakers decide on state closures
State Sen. Forby sponsors Senate Bill 3564 to empower the Illinois House and Senate to accept or reject the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability's closure recommendations. The governor could not overrule lawmakers. Supporters include Sens. Jacobs Jones McCarter. opponents include Sens. Brady Righter. Luechtefeld did not vote. Forby vows to keep fighting for Tamms and Murray facilities.
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Commission On
Forby
House
Senate
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