Herrin aldermen largely oppose city manager plan
Almost all Herrin city council members reject Mayor Swinford's proposal to switch to a council-manager government. Six of eight oppose due to cost responsiveness and timing, while two show minimal support. Aldermen cite salary concerns and doubts about Herrin's size and finances. Alderman Ed Quaglia and Victor Ritter offer mixed views on potential benefits and restructuring needs. Chamber president Bill Bracy questions city size but does not oppose the concept outright.
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Herrin
Donald Swinford
Swinford
William Bonali
Herman ‘‘Babes
Gara
Valla
Theodore Bollmann
Marlene Simpson
Bollmann
Harry Crompton
Paul Francis
Francis
Ed Quaglia
Quaglia
Carbondale
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Bill Bracy
Bracy
Swinging seniors celebrate National Nursing Home Week events
Area nursing homes held special activities during National Nursing Home Week. Angie Williams and Pat McClelland of Jackson County Nursing Home entertain residents with Side by Side while Marty Garity of Mattingly Health Care Center leads Kitchen Kitties at Carterville. Photos credit Jerry Lower and John McCutchen.
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National Nursing Home
Angie Williams
Pat McCleland
Jackson County Nursing Home
Mattingly
Marty Garity
Carterville
SIUC to repair roads and roofs this summer
SIUC plans summer work totaling 879 100, including nine parking lots, five campus drive segments, and roof repairs on 10 dormitories. Projects will be bid later while aviation flight training fees rise about 20.8 percent.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIU
Carbondale
Siuc School of Technical Careers
Edwardsville
SIUC
Pulliam Hall
Morris Library
Elizabeth Street
University Courts
South University Avenue
Forest Street
University
Allen Haake
Oakland Avenue
Lincoln Drive
Neckers
Agriculture
Baptist
Thompson Point
University Park Residence Halls
Buzbee Fights U of I Scrubber Plans Amid Funding Dispute
State Senator Kenneth Buzbee opposes using coal development bond money for a scrubber at the Abbott Power Plant in Champaign-Urbana. U of I backer Bruce Hannon argues the scrubber is unnecessary while the governor seeks 15 million from the coal bond fund. Cost estimates range from four to fifteen million, with support from Illinois Energy Resources Commission chair Ralph Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
University of Illinois
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Bruce Hannon
U of I
Champaign-Urbana
Ken Buzbee
Buzbee
James Thompson
Hannon
Abbott
Illinois
Coal Development Fund
Gene Johns
Marion
Illinois Energy Resources Commission
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Jabr
Head East
le Roux
Shriner’s Circus
Illinois Stake
Central Illinois
Carbondale Library Will Not Rename Building on Move
Carbondale Public Library will keep its name when moving to a new building despite a request to name the site Brush Memorial Library. Director Ray Campbell said the board preferred honoring the memorial already planned on the site. The board accepted a quilt gift depicting Carbondale history to be completed by residents and displayed in the new library, with the project led by Millie Dunkel Betsy Gardner and Doris Dale. Construction is underway with footings and drainage systems for the parking lot and building, and the completion target is April 1983.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Public Library
Brush
Carbondale
Campbell
West School
Brush School
Southern Illinois University
Woodlawn
Millie Dunkel
Betsy Gardner
Doris Dale
Eee
Jackson merit board member denied reappointment due to absenteeism
The Jackson County Board refused to reappoint Merit Board member Robert Chapman of Campbell Hill citing poor attendance despite Sheriff Don White's recommendation. Chairman Mary Nell Chew will seek another candidate. The three member board oversees testing and hiring for sheriff deputies and jailers. Chapman is also director of the Kinkaid Reed's Creek Conservancy District. The board did not reappoint Democrat Ruth Carter to the Board of Review and installed Republican Mary Morgan instead. Board rules tie party control to the largest vote getter's party.
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Jackson County Board
Merit Board
Robert Chapman
Campbell Hill
Don White
Mary Nell Chew
White
Ommend
Sheriff’s Department
Chapman
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy
Ruth Carter
County Board of Review
Mary Morgan
Board of Review
Du Quoin State Fair braces for big lineup and Pepsi swap
The 60th Du Quoin State Fair unveils no ticket rise and a Pepsi Cola concession replacing Coca Cola. Highlights include Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Merle Haggard, Sylvia, Boxcar Willie, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson, Oak Ridge Boys, and Marty Robbins with a busy slate of shows, harness racing, and midway events.
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H.B. Kpplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Nashville
du Quoin
Saleh S. Jabr
Carbondale
Jabr
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Bottling Company
W.R. Hayes
Pepsi Cola of
Mount Vernon
Pepsi Cola
Waylon Jennings
Alabama
Merle Haggard
Sylvia and Boxcar Willie
Roy Clark
Willie Nelson
The
Oak Ridge Boys
Marty Robbins
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Herrin Aldermen
Victor Ritter
Ritter
Jerry Lower
John McCutchen
Board Oks
U of Coal
Jackson Merit Board
du Quoin Fair
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