Sparta Board Apologizes as SEA Wins Grievance
Sparta Education Association and union president Albert Hopke praised a formal apology from Board Member Larry Leek after a two and a half hour hearing over the film A Far Cry From Yesterday. The board also adopted a joint policy to handle future sex education material disputes and to protect teaching materials from improper removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta Education Association
SEA
Albert Hopke
Larry Leek
Snedden
Loren Eddleman
Hapke
Seven arrested at Norge plant blocking rail shipment
Seven people were arrested in Herrin after attempting to block the Norge plant rail line to hinder shipment of up to five boxcars of appliances. Six union officers were charged with criminal trespass, with one former employee later arrested. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Norge
Herrin
Robert Howerton
David Garner
Raymond Wells
Herman Jarvis
Charles Hall
Henry Wooten
George Knoob
John Oster
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
ICG
Jenna Lingle
Kevin
Marion park board backs Crescent Parts relocation plan
Marion Industrial Park Commission backed Crescent Parts and Equipment Co plans to move into the 32 year old industrial park. Joseph Kochanski plans relocation by April 1983 though no immediate construction. He aims to expand to about 1 million in sales and six employees, meeting the park’s 4 to 8 per acre guideline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leek
Marion Industrial Park Board
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois and
Marion
Kochanski
Crescent Parts and Equipment Co
Commission
Musgrave
Marion Fence Manufacturing Inc
Doric Vault Co
Illinois 13
West Frankfort council boosts sewer charges for many customers
The West Frankfort City Council approved higher sewer rates tied to water usage, affecting about 38 percent of customers while 62 percent, who use up to 3,000 gallons monthly, stay at current charges. The change aims to cover bond debt and establish a reserve, with rates rising for larger water users and eight plant improvements to comply with IEPA recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
O. R. Walley
Fred Harkins
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Harkins
IEPA
Rabies film shown to Murphysboro council on control
Jackson County Health Department Director Siegfried Wolff presented Army films to the city council illustrating rabies dangers in humans and animals. He emphasized prevention through a strong leash law vaccination of pets and removal of strays as the best outbreak guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Iindsan
Murphysboro
Jackson County Health Department
Siegfried Wolff
Health Department
Department of the Army
Wolff
Morgan Morgan Appointed to Murphysboro City Council
Murphysboro council approves 26 year old CPA Morgan to replace Sydney Appleton as Ward 5 alderman amid abstentions by Kennedy and opposition from two others. Insurance contract awarded without bids to Lauren dale and Decker, $48,200, citing urgent coverage. The panel also seeks $315,000 for the third year of the Community Development Block Grant to rehab substandard housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Appleton
Donald Morgan
Morgan
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Mark Kennedy
Kennedy
William Ryan
Robert Fenwick
Fenwick
Lauderdale and Decker Insurance Agency
Michael Bowers
Thomas Jones
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Talks fail to settle carpenters strike in 13 Southern Illinois counties
Union carpenters in 13 Southern Illinois counties walk picket lines after six hours of talks fail to yield a settlement. About 1,500 workers remain on strike as SIBA and contractor groups seek overtime and mobility concessions. No further negotiations are planned as patience wears thin.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Art Vincent
Egyptian District Council of Carpenters
Bill Butler
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Marion
SIBA
The
Egyptian Contractors Association
Herrin
Association of General Contractors of Illinois
Springfield
Butler
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Johnson
Union
Saline
Gallatin
Pope
Pulaski
Hardin
Massac
Alexander
Murdale district rejects water-line pact with Carbondale
In a 5-2 vote the Murdale Water District board scrapped a plan to transfer assets and liabilities to Carbondale. The move follows concerns about legality and whether dissolving the district serves residents and fire service, with next steps including valuing district lines and possibly offering to sell in-city lines only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdale
Carbondale
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Murdale Water District
Mardale Board
Mardale
Carroll Fry
Fry
Ceive
Richard Crowell
Murdale Board
Crowell
Murphysboro
Jackson Country Club Road
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
Kinkaid
Kent Brandon
Trict
Brandon
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Sparta
Tony Stevens
Dave Snedden
Edwardsville
Illinois Education Association
Harold Wilkerson
Richard Carter
Kevin Phelps
Williamson County
Donald Lowery
Jon Nicholas
Herrin Norge
Magic Chef, Inc
Oks
Water District
West Side
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