Logan College delays tuition hike to $15 per credit hour
Logan College trustees urged delaying action on raising tuition from 12 to 15 per credit hour until June with three members absent. Administrators argued the increase would offset a 34 000 state revenue loss while keeping tuition among the state’s lowest. The board also approved schematic designs for a north campus expansion and renovation financed by recently approved bonds, with construction milestones and costs outlined.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
John A. Logan College Board of Trustees
W. Campbell Brown
Don Brewer
Adminis
Trators
Brewer
Brown
Don Nolen
Jerry Lacey
James Bales
Logan
Bales
Murphysboro police reorganize pay plan details kept secret
Murphysboro City Council approved a police department reorganization creating an assistant chief and two sergeants while replacing the 2 percent longevity raise with a static pay scale. Details and ceilings were not released, despite aldermen’ s expectation of public figures. The meeting also included plans for a youth community center, codification of city ordinances by the Metro-East Municipal Association, and appointments to the Police and Fire Commission.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Appleton
Metro-East Municipal Association
Howard DeRossett
Robert Harris
Andrew Novara
Police and Fire Commission
Murphysboro to Sell Subdivision Lots After Completion
Murphysboro City Council discussed selling subdivision lots including Louis Siefert and donated John Lannin estate parcels. City Engineer says two weeks from completion with $300 000 Farmers Home Administration loan and $97 000 city funds, bids opened June 22. One buyer seeks partial payments. others ready to close. A parking lot at 10th and Walnut eyed for sale, referral to public improvements committee.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro
Howard DeRossett
Louis Siefert
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Tom Jones
Sydney Appleton
Appleton
John Lannin
Autopsy casts doubt on Cobden man's death verdict
The body of 26 year old Oran Lamer Jr was found in the back seat of his car outside JB's Tavern De Soto after being missing since Friday An autopsy ruled asphyxia as the cause and officials say the death may have been accidental not a homicide Toxicology results due Friday will show if alcohol or another factor was involved Revealing the time of death appears to be early Friday with a tavern employee discovering the vehicle Saturday morning then again Monday night.
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Cobden
de Soto
Jackson County
Don Ragsdale
Oran Lamer Jr
Lamer
Ragsdale
Ragsale
Beasley tavern wall collapses damaging vehicles
A section of the Beasley tavern in Murphysboro collapsed at 8:49 a.m. no injuries occurred though several cars behind the building were damaged. Workers inside escaped, and Walnut Street was barricaded while demolition proceeded. owner Mark Gates plans apartments but could not be reached for comment.
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Beasley Tavern
William Ticer
Bill Meggs
Bob Boyer
Murphysboro
Walnut Street
9Th Street
Mark Gates
Gates
Inland mines adopt four day week for 970 miners
Inland Steel Coal Corp cuts Friday shifts for about 970 Southern Illinois coal miners. The four day work week runs through May with no longer term plan announced. Union members at Inland No 1 in Jefferson County and No 2 at McLeansboro total about 970 workers amid reduced demand and idle periods. The revival of auto production is cited as key to increasing work.
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Carbondale
Marion
West Frankfort
Murphysboro
Carterville
Harold O’neil
Brown and Lacey
O’neil
Robert Tarvin
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Inland Steel Coal Corp
Southern Illinois Coal
Steve Gardner
United Mine Workers
Jefferson County
Lesser
McLeansboro
Ground broken for learning disabilities school
Ground breaking for the Brehm College Preparatory School in Carbondale marks the start of a private campus for students with learning disabilities. The 7.5 acre site will host junior high through post‑secondary programs for ages 12 to 21, with initial buildings and planned growth to a 12‑building complex over two to three years.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
East
Carol Brehm
Mount Vernon
Midwest
Brehm College Preparatory School
Carbondale
E. Grand Ave
Brookside Manor
Brehm
Barbara Cordoni
Birdwatcher team logs 121 species at Crab Orchard refuge
In a May bird count at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, the Williamson County team recorded 121 species aided by Mlodinow Kvernes and Olson. Highlights included an adult Bald Eagle, five double crested cormorants, 20 warbler species, dawn whip poor-wills, and a pine siskin at sunset. A full list runs on Page 18.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
New York
van Cortlandt Park
New Dorp Beach
Staten Island
Lee
Shaker
Cambria
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Vernon Kleen
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Illinois Department of Conservation
Williamson County
Crab Orchard
Illinois Audubon Society
Mike Mlodinow
Dave Kvernes
Steve Olson
Carbondale
Wayne Adams
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard Refuge
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Logan Board
Simon, Rettberg, Garrison and Flom
Gordon Flom
Flom
du Quoin State Bank
10Th and
Walnut
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David McDowell
H. B. Koplowitz
Richard Carter
Gardner
Inland Steel
Fessor
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Woodrow Wilson
Winston Churchill
Thomas Edison
P.O. Box
Jerry Lower
New School
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