Energy plan would split lagoon to curb odor and lift IEPA status
Energy village plans a $305000 invest to divide the lagoon into a two cell aerated system with a rock filter to curb odors and possibly raise sewer bills about $10 monthly. The plan aims to meet IEPA deadlines and may require full financing by the village with no current grant.
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Mike Murphy
Southern Illinoisan
Ilinois Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Village Board
Water and Sewer Committee
Gene Eisenhauer
Eisenhauer
Clarida Engineering Co
Marion
Energy
IEPA
William Ward
Leo Mattingly
Springfield
Fire destroys Benton Royal Brass Supply building
A blaze at the Royal Brass and Hose Company three miles north of Benton on Illinois 37 destroyed the one story warehouse housing coal mining hydraulic equipment worth over 600000. No injuries were reported. Firefighters from multiple departments battled the flames until 10 p.m. Water pressure delays hampered efforts. The company will continue operations from its Madisonville Kentucky office while a new local location is sought.
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Sue Ellen Cox
Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Royal Brass and Hose Company
Benton
Illinois 37
Larry Pettit
Pettit
West City
West Frankfort
Christopher
Inn- Ewing
Ken
Neth Davis
Drew MacDonald
Royal Brass
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Illinois
Madisonville
Benton Royal Brass
Taxing districts face small shares and higher future levies
Johnson notes that splitting the pie will leave each taxing district with relatively small amounts. Each district must reduce its own levy to reflect the extra funds and cover legal publications and bookkeeping. Next year districts may need higher levies as the current money is a one time windfall. Changes in state law may delay fund turnover by Harper. Commissions warn districts will likely use anticipation warrants, incurring borrowing costs.
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Harper
Harrisburg principal to retire early
Harrisburg Unit 3 School Board approved early retirement for six district staff including high school principal William Lienesch with each receiving a 7500 bonus. Recipients include Dorothy Hubble Betty Eichorn Eardle Morgan Mary Ellen Beggs Delores Lienesch and Lienesch. Nine candidates were named for the high school principal position.
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Harrisburg Unit 3
Dorothy Hubble
West Side
Betty Eichorn
Eardle Morgan
Mary Ellen Beggs
Delores Lienesch
William Lienesch
Marion student wins sheriff’s scholarship for Williamson County
David Hudson, an 18 year old Marion High senior, won the Illinois Sheriff's Association $500 scholarship for Williamson County. He will attend John A. Reed Community College and plans to transfer to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Hudson wrote an essay on how leaders can improve peace and understanding.
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Marion High
David Hudson
Marion High School
Illinois Sheriff’s Association
Williamson County
Hudson
John Are Community College
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Harry Spiller
Carbondale
Pearl
Herrin to Tighten Security After Sewer Plant Vandalism
Herrin officials plan extra security at the sewer plant after a late April vandalism incident in which a broken bathroom window allowed entry, $5 stolen from a soda fridge, and equipment keys taken. Police continue the case with evidence sent to a crime lab as added lighting and new locks are installed and a fourth night-shift worker is assigned. Mayor Quaglia and Public Works chair Crompton emphasize vigilance and full cooperation with authorities.
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Pete Rosenberg
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Mike Sollami
Clarence Johnson
Public Works Committee
Harry Crompton
Edward Quaglia
Quaglia
Crompton
Illinois Enviromental Protectedtion Agency
Kirk
Sunnyside area gets some action in Herrin council
The Herrin Public Works committee heard Sunnyside residents need road and sewer work, noting potholes on Cherry Street, a bus route and entrance to the bus garage. Officials outlined a July start for sewer line tap-ons funded by a $200,000 grant, with completion aimed for fall and a partial city water project grant from last year. Mayor Edward Quaglia cautioned the grants won’t serve all, urging patience as funds allow.
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Herrin Public Works Committee
Sunnyside
Cherry Street
Crompton
Public Works Superin
Tendent
J.C. Kirk
Kirk
Cherry
Herrin
Edward Quaglia
Quaglia
Carbondale Man Drowns While Fishing at Kinkaid Lake
Michael Bennett a 26 year old resident of Carbondale drowned Wednesday afternoon at Kinkaid Lake west of Murphysboro His body was recovered about 8 p m from 15 feet of water by Jackson County Emergency Services team members Bruce Humphreys and Allen Winthrop The coroner said Bennett slipped on rocks and fell into a deep pool near the spillway while fishing with friends.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Kinkaid Lake
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Michael Bennett
W. College St
Bruce Humphreys
Allen Winthrop
Jackson County Emergency Services
Don Ragsdale
Bennett
Ridgway couple faces EPA over toxic yard problem
Ridgway residents Ken and Libby McNeil pressed Illinois EPA Director Richard Carlson at a House hearing on four years of toxic soil anomalies tied to a nearby Wabash Valley Service Co. plant. They argue local land-use failures hinder relief and fear their property remains damaged while officials promise investigation.
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Richard Carlson
Illinois Epa
McNeils
McNei
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Smith-Reynolds Chevrolet, Inc
Eldorado
Jim Hayes Inc
Bigeoret
Jane Curtis
Reading
Harrisburg Township Park District
First Baptist Church
Ethiopia
Tatum Heights
Carbondale Energy Committee
Energy Department
ICC
General Telephone Co
du Quoin
Illinois Commerce Commission
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WF Park Board
West Frankfort Park
Perry
Perry County
Perry County Building Commission
Garrison-Jones Associates Inc
American Cancer Society
Ok’d
SI Springfield Bureau
Red Bud
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Michael T. Woelffer
State Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Snyder General Corp
Rockwell International Plastic Division
Herrin Sewer
Ridgway
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