Carbondale seeks grant to aid Murphysboro bus line
Murphysboro Transportation Company aims to obtain a federal Section 18 grant to cover half its operating deficit. Carbondale will act as the applicant, with the city receiving no financial responsibility. The grant could fund a new Carbondale loop and support two to three years of subsidies as MTC runs buses from Murphysboro to Carbondale and Menard Correctional Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Ilinoisan Mass Transit
Illinois
Murphysboro Transportation Company
MTC
Carbondale
Raymond Graff
Murphysboro
Menard Correctional Center
Graff
Illinois Department of Transportation
Jackson County
James Rayfield
Rayfield
Carroll Fry
Air crash pilot identified in Jackson County crash
Federal investigators probe the Sunday crash of a single engine plane in northwest Jackson County that killed Matteo Fasanaro 49 of Benecia California. Sheriff Don White identified him as president and GM of California Builders Inc. The experienced pilot, en route from Memphis to Louisville, vanished after attempting to climb above a storm at about 3 p.m. Witnesses say the craft nose dived, lost wingtips, and landed upside down with no gear. Radar located the plane at 19 000 feet near Kansas City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Federal Aviation Administration Today
Jackson County
Don White
Matteo Fasanaro
Benecia
California
Fasanaro
California Builders Inc
Kansas City
Kan
Fusanaro
White
Louisville
Memphis
Tenn
Herrin council approves pay raises and new duties
As a new Herrin administration took over, the council approved salary packages that raise payroll by about 8 percent next year. The old council authorized 3 percent raises for 20 union workers retroactive to March 1, while the new council endorsed averages of 6.4 percent for about 35 non union staff. Union payroll climbs to 340,000 with about 10,400 plus cost of living, and non union payroll rises to 525,028 with roughly 34,000 more. Police and fire raises average 10 percent, though cost of living hikes may offset gains. Several officials saw salary cuts. Aetna won the health insurance bid at 121.50 monthly for family coverage. New hires include Bruce Allen Townsend as Police Chief and Brenda Rash as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Paul Murphy
Gloria McNew
Itude
Ottolini
Robert Hardcastle
Hughes
Aetna
William Bracy
Rockford Blue Cross
Prudential
Equitable Life
Marion high rise in Marion may get sprinklers for safety
HUD ordered sprinkler systems in all public areas of the $4 million senior citizens high rise under construction. Morrissey Construction and associates dispute the need but are said to plan compliance while the union strike delays progress. The building lacks emergency lighting, fire detection, and ventilation systems noted by architect Dale Lovelace, with completion still possibly on track if strike ends soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Marion Housing Authority
Dale Lovelace
Morrissey Construction Co
Godfrey
HUD
Lovelace
Illinois
Morrissey
Ralph Korte Construction Co
Marion Inc
LPS Associates
Carbondale Inc
Housing Authority
North Market Street
Anderson
Bob Cooper
Harrisburg
Four-Month Probe on Giant City Park Theft Ends
A four month investigation into alleged thefts by Giant City State Park staff is finished. A lengthy report will be sent to Jackson County State's Attorney John Celmons and to IDOC Director David Kenney. The probe involved park superintendent Robert Kristoff and other employees, sparked by former employee Tim Merriman's December accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
The
Southern Illinoisan
Giant City State Park
Jackson County
John Celmons
Tom Killala
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Division of
Illinois
Ment of
David Kenney
Killala
Robert Kristoff
Kenney
James Helfrich
Andle
Clemons
Park
Tim Merriman
Kristoff
Guyon Named SIU Carbondale Vice President for Academic Affairs
John Guyon, 49, was appointed vice president for academic affairs and research at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, effective Friday. He was the sole in house finalist from a seven month national search and had served as interim vice president since June after Frank Horton left for Milwaukee. The appointment adds a second in house promotion in a week following Warren Buffum becoming financial vice president. Guyon will seek input from university groups on problems and outline top priorities including internal budget reallocations and the summer semester. He has long SIU C ties including former dean roles and a PhD from Purdue, and is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern
Guyon
SIUC
Warren Buffum
Somit
SIU Board of Trustees
Carbondale
Siu-C
College of Science
Memphis State Univrsity
Memphis State
University of Missouri
Cheistry
Washington
Washington and Jefferson College
Toledo University
Purdue University
Elizabeth Smith
Anniston
Ala
Chilren
Mar ion buyers cancel contract on bulging building
Marion mayor reports buyers Robert and Gerry Steffl canceled their contract to purchase the Dunston building on South Market Street. City to seek order to repair or demolish. if unacted, demolition and a lien to recover costs may follow. Ownership appears to revert to land trustee Charles W. Decker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Robert L. Butler
Butler
Robert
Gerry Steffl
Williamson County
Dunston
Jacobs-Lane Co. Inc
Steffis
Lawyer sues Patchett over divorce ad warning
Carbondale attorney Jona Goldschmidt sues Williamson County State's Attorney Randy Patchett in federal court alleging his letters warning that divorce rate advertising may violate Illinois law violated First Amendment rights. The suit claims defamation and Sherman Act interference tied to Patchett's distribution of letters to media and clinics, including The Southern Illinoisan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Williamson County
Randy Patchett
Patchett
U.S. District Court
Benton
Carbondale
Jona Goldschmidt
Goldschmidt
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Lewis Lane
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Shukrollah Ghaemi
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Melanie Bell
Morris Library
Donald Swinford
Mario
Moochie
Adrian Chamness
Charles McEvers
Cecil Isaacs
William Meneese
Ida Berra
Terry Hughes
William Bonali
Edward Quaglia
Harry Crompton
Douglas Cox
Swinford
Bruce Allen Townsend
Brenda Rash
Terry McEvers
Floyd Walker
John T. Anderson
Celmons
William R. Barrett
John Guyon
the Land Trust
Charles W. Decker
South Market Street
Gertrude Tanner
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