Norge warns of job cuts as violence threatens
Violence concerns rose as Norge Herrin plant prepared second rail shipment this week after a truck shipment sparked striker arrests for the third straight day. A company letter warned that unresolved strikes could cost jobs, as police and deputies controlled up to 60 protesters and 20 officers.
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Norge
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin Norge
Herrin
Bruce Townsend
Munson Transportation
Monmouth
Townsend
Williamson County
Oral Goble
CETA job cuts in Jackson County ahead of schedule
Jackson County CETA workers will lose 26 jobs earlier than planned with May 22 terminations. About 14 may be rehired at work sites, others receive 30 days of job counseling. Earlier May 8 cuts affected 58 workers with some finding new jobs or transferring to training programs.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Comprehensive and Training Act
CETA
Jeff Taylor
Taylor
Jackson County
Illinois Farmer’s Union
Styrest Nursing Home
Carbondale
Jackson County Nursing Home
Synergy
Aeon
Grand Tower rehired police chief after council vote
Grand Tower officials reinstated police chief Rick Ellet by a 5-1 council vote Wednesday night after his firing by Mayor Bernard Clover earlier in May. The move leaves the town briefly policed by deputies, with Golliher not retained.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisand
Grand Tower
Rick Ellet
Ellet
Bernard Clover
Clover
William Golliher
John Bludworth
Golliher
Bludworth
Charles Burdick
Tunney Ellet
Kenneth Mezo
David Wells
Paul Trammel
William F. Baltzell Jr
Harold Wilson
Jackson County
Brown to write higher education guideposts at SIU
James Brown will take a six month professional development leave to write 12 to 15 articles explaining how higher education works for lay readers. He will continue full salary and draw on 13 years at SIU for insights while other staff share duties.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinois University
James Brown
SIU Board of Trustees
Carbondale
SIU
Kenneth Shaw
Brown
General Assembly
Springfield
Shaw
Courthouse roof to be guaranteed for 10 years
After leaks and falling plaster the Jackson County board approved Bac cus Roofing of Herrin for a 37 265 bid to replace the courthouse roof with a 10 year unconditional guarantee covering labor and materials A second contract for waterproofing masonry went to Western Waterproofing Co of St Louis for 9 001 to tuckpoint caulk exterior and seal hairline cracks Hart noted the slated work aims to prevent ponding and ease crack detection as well as produce a long lasting exterior stay in place Officers also discussed tax parcel identification and a six lot Melody Hills subdivision in Makanda Township with personnel and policy changes planned for animal control and budget procedures
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
Baccus Roofing
Herrin
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Willard Hart
Hart
Western Waterproofing Co
St. Louis
Western Waterproofing
Leonard Robertson
Murphysboro
Robertson
Crim
Charles Koehn
Doug Eriksen
Melody Hills
Makanda Township
Jackson board rejects township multipliers for 1980 taxes
Jackson County Board rejects using township multipliers to offset the state county multiplier for 1980 tax bills. The board cites potential inequities within townships and notes countywide assessments will be reviewed to improve accuracy. State multiplier stands at 1.6902 for 1980, up from 1.4993 last year, possibly raising non farmland assessments about 12.7 percent.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern
Illinois
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
Doug Eriksen
County Board of Review
Illinois Department of Revenue
Board of Review
Supervisor of Assessment
Birds Count Takes Rainy Day in Williamson County
Ben Gelman recounts Spring Bird Count Day in Williamson County where 102 species were counted despite continuous rain. The report details sightings at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge including great egret, prothonotary warblers, pileated woodpecker, bald eagles, redhead, ring-billed ducks, bluebird, Philadelphia vireo, ring-billed gull, dark-eyed junco, and black terns among others. Weather challenged observers, yet the count yielded a rich variety of species observed by sight and sound.
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Ben Gelman
Southern
Peter
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Williamson County
Philadelphia
Crab Orchard Lake
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Rick Lezu
Carterville
David Garner
Raymond Wells
Garner
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 554
Southern Tinersan
Richard Carter
South Gate
Jackson Ceta
County Board
Grand Tower Council
John Guyon
Warren Buffum
Guyon
Frank Horton
Horton
Buffum
Robert Gentry
SIUC
Albert Somit
Somit
Jackson Board
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