Herrin Plan Advances Zoning and Subdivision Bills
Herrin officials expect council approval soon as attorney Tom Haney completes a subdivision control bill and refines zoning text. The plan commission pursues data approval while HUD decision on planning assistance, and a public buildings delegation is discussed. The Citizens Advisory Committee met briefly to finalize recertification minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Tom Haney
Snyder Herrin
City Plan Commission
Haney
Greater Egypt
Harold Woehler
Commission
Herrin Public Building Commission
Plan
Woehler
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission
Carbondale voters weigh council-manager plan
Mayor Miller and Commissioners Ramsey and Ragsdale debate council-manager government as Carbondale voters decide next week. Frank Kirk and William Eaton back the plan while Joseph Ragsdale and Gene Ramsey seek more facts and caution.
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Michelle Klaus
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Frank Kirk
William Eaton
CCHS Advisory Board Plan Backed by Administration
Carbondale Community High School students who sought a student judiciary board proposed an auxiliary council to advise on punishments for rule infractions outside class. The plan aims to build experience for future judiciary work. The administration approved it and the board informally okayed the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community High School
CCHS
Board of Education
Elverado Unit Discusses Gifted Program and Budget Increase
Elverado Unit School District 196 board reviewed gifted program options and approved about $35,000 more for the coming year from Title I and Title II funds. Richard Boyd of Murphysboro was hired as district auditor and Judith Ann Hicks of Carbondale as English teacher and librarian with a $5,000 starting salary. Anne Campbell resigns from special education teaching position.
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Elverado Unit School District
Richard Boyd
Murphysboro
Judith Ann Hicks
Carbondale
Anne Campbell
School Board Hires Two at Carbondale District 165
The Carbondale Community High School District 165 board hired a full-time special education teacher and a part-time library supervisor. Sherilyn Godfrey of Florissant Missouri will teach special education this fall at 5300 dollars yearly. Robert A Fourhman of Murphysboro, a SIU graduate student from Cleveland Ohio, will supervise the library learning center at 2250 dollars yearly for 20 hours a week.
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Carbondale Community
Board of Education
Sherilyn Godfrey
Florissant
Jacksonville
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Robert A. Fourhman
Murphysb@o
Cleveland
Ohio
CCHS
Opening Set Back Bad Weather Delays Work On New School
Severe weather and heavy rain push back the Carbondale Community East High School project. Completion now targets November 1 or later, delaying freshman start and forcing use of the current building for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community East High School
Jack Adams
MacDonald Inter- American Corp
St. Louis
CCHS
Compromise Sought On Carbondale High School Master Plan Cost
A Carbondale Community High School Board committee will meet May 27 with Fischer Koscher Bowden to craft a compromise on master plan costs. Original estimate around 7500 grew to 11440 with work unfinished, prompting board concerns. Meeting 7 30 pm in the architects’ office to prepare a recommendation for the June full board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community High School Board of Education
Fischer, Koscher
Carbondale Architectural Firm
Charles J. Lerner
Larry Doyle
R.C. Joseph
Architects’ Office
Isaacs Pleads Guilty in Williamson County Court
Burnell Isaacs of 714 Jefferson Heights Herrin pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in Williamson County Circuit Court. The 31 year old was fined 25 dollars on each charge by Judge Stewart Cluster after being arrested May 8 by Officer Jack Ingram. Ingram later faced a dismissed aggravated battery charge, with the case filed by State's Attorney Kenneth Hubler.
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Burnell Isaacs
Jefferson Heights
Herrin
Williamson County
Isaacs
Stewart Cluster
Jack Ingram
Ingram
Atty
Kenneth Hubler
Williamson County Circuit Court
John Clayton
Absentee Deadline Saturday For Carbondale City Election
Carbondale voters have until Saturday noon to vote absentee in the council manager election. Mail absentee requests must arrive by Thursday. City Clerk Elisabeth Leighty will be at City Hall from 8 a.m. to noon. Voting day is Tuesday with 11 wards not always aligned to township precincts. Newcomers who have resided since February qualify if not yet registered.
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Joseph Ragsdale
Gene Ramsey
D. Blaney Miller
Miller
Carbondale
City Hall
Elisabeth Leighty
League of Women Voters
Illinois
Johnston City Plans for Instructional Materials Center
Johnston City school officials approved remodeling bids to create an instructional materials center in the high school with a June 10 start target. Bid specifications and a May 25 deadline were set, funded by 53 705 federal Title 1 dollars. Two teachers were hired for resignations, Pat Koontz and Howard Martin, and Virgil Borchelt became full time custodian bus driver at 4 000. A leave of absence was granted to Carolyn Loldacher. Roofing bids from Biebel Roofing Co. totaled 217 for Washington School stage and 166 for the high school gym. Superintendent Castrale will survey interest in a language arts refresher program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Board of Education
Pat Koontz
Howard Martin
Virgil Borchelt
Carolyn Loldacher
Jefferson School
Biebel Roofing Co
Benton
Washington
Remo Castrale
Zone Map Revisions Approved by Carbondale Officials
Carbondale Plan Commission chair Barbara Rendleman reports revisions to the mile and a half zoning map are complete and sent to the draftsman. The revised map will be reviewed by the Plan Commission Wednesday before going to the City Council May 23. City inspector Thomas Easterly notes the council rejected the proposal May 2 for being over a year old and not reflecting new business zones at the city’s north and west edges. City Commissioner William Eaton says developers demand established use be reflected on the ordinance map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale City Council
Barbara Rendleman
Rendleman
Carbondale Plan Commission
Plan Commission
Thomas Easterly
Carbondale Building and Zoning
William E. Eaton
Dodd Waives Hearing Bound To Grand Jury In Murder Case
James Floyd Dodd Jr., 23, of Pershing waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to a grand jury on a murder charge in Williamson County Circuit Court. He allegedly shot Dallas Edward Lee, a 48 year old Mormon church official, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints near West Frankfort.Officials said Dodd fled with his former wife, surrendered later to a state trooper, and left letters threatening to kill his wife and to shoot it out with police. He owned 250 rounds of rifle ammunition and carried two duffle bags with letters stating plans to kill his wife.
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James Floyd Dodd Jr
Pershing
Lan Haney
Williamson County
Dodd
Dallas Edward Lee
W. Main St. Marion
Church of Latter Day Saints
Rt. 37
West Frankfort
Sharon Dodd
Lee
Humphrey
Herrin Annexation Petition Filed in Williamson County Court
A petition to annex a 300 by 250 foot area into Herrin was filed in Williamson County Circuit Court Monday by Herrin City Attorney Snyder Herrin. The parcel is bounded by North 13th Street, Carroll Street and Oklahoma Avenue and includes residents Jack Ingram and Burton Petty. The court will set a hearing and issue an order for city council action.
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Williamson County Circuit Court
Herrin City Atty
Snyder Herrin
North 13Th Street
Carrol Street
Oaklahoma Avenue
Jack Ingram
Burton Petty
Mines Idle on Wednesday Across Several Mines
The report shows activity at multiple mines including Old Ben Orient Zeigler and Fidelity Burning Star with first and second shifts. Several mines such as Old Ben and Burning Star report worker shifts while others are idle.
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Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
Four-Year-Old Murphysboro Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run
Police seek a black over white car with 102 last license digits seen near Rt 13 127 crossing. The 4 year old, James William McNeil, died after being struck Monday night near Murphysboro. no witnesses named a suspect. Funeral set for Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Thursday at 2 pm with burial at Tower Grove Cemetery.
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Murphysboro
James William McNeil
Rt. 3
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Jackson County
Arch Edwards
Rt. 13-127
Edwards
James Horn
Betty Ann Schemonia McNeil
James
Josephine Horn
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Joe Daniels
Tower Grove Cemetery
Dively Petitions Immediate Trial in Murder Case
James F. Dively 44 of Paris seeks immediate trial in Williamson County Circuit Court on a murder charge for the March 7 fatal shooting and beating of his uncle Paul F. Dively 77 of Scottsboro. No indictment yet. no grand jury session since the killing. The petition marks the 120 day statute of limitations. The state must obtain an indictment and proceed within that period.
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James F. Dively
Paris
Williamson County
Dively
Paul F. Dively
Scottsboro
Missing 1966 Suzuki Moto Report From Forest Hall Dorm
Carbondale police say William Norland of Forest Hall dormitory reported his red 1966 Suzuki motorcycle stolen from his residence. Neighbors describe locked gate and possible theft late night. no suspects yet.
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Carbondale
William Norland
Forest Hall
No More Oil as Carbondale Buys Spreader for Street Program
Carbondale City Council moves to end oil and chip work and start a permanent asphalt program. They bought an asphalt spreader from Key Equipment Co. for 1772 dollars and will use University Asphalt Co. materials for 9000 tons of asphalt at 7.49 per ton. Primer, at 0.25 a gallon, will total about 15600 gallons.
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Carbondale
Frank Kirk
Key Equipment Co
University Asphalt Co
Kirk
Paul O. Hall and Associates
West Main Street
Murdale
State Division of Highways
Park District Plans To Annex Parrish Acres Area
The Carbondale Park District seeks to annex about 50 acres including Styrest Nursing Home and a west of Tower Road housing area. The board authorized Reese to draft annexation papers for next week’s City Council meeting with annexation effective no earlier than December 31. Salary raises for four full time staff take effect July 1. Bou dreau Boureau? Bou dreau? is parks director with $7920 yearly. Mileur, Drake, Lilly receive increases. The district also approved leasing a $468 electric typewriter from International Business Machine Corp.
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Carbondale Park
Parrish Acres
Haynes Reese
Styrest Nursing Home
Tower Road
Reese
Charles Boudreau
Betty Mileur
Fank Drake
Charles Lilly
International Business Machine Corp
Carbondale
Fire, Police Officers Hired for City Jobs
Monday hired two policemen and a fireman. James M. Rossiter and William L. Stone to start May 23, Charles J. McCaughan to start June 1. Council accepted a $587 bid from Floyd Crawshaw to paint the engine room. Water department truck bids ranged from $2,395 to $2,695. Rollie Craig and Kenneth Cowan to attend a water treatment meeting in Chester May 26.
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Carbondale
James M. Rossiter
William L. Stone
Marion
Charles J. McCaughan
City Water Department
Floyd Crawshaw
West Side
Joseph Ragsdale
Eason Motor Co
Smith Motor Sales
Vogler Motor Co
Rollie Craig
Water and Sewer Department
Kenneth Cowan
Chester
Benton School Seeks Bids for 1966-67 Supplies
The Benton Grade School Board of Education will open bids on milk oil gas and coal for Benton grade schools for the 1966-67 year at its June 20 meeting. At the Monday night session the board hired Frank Page as auditor and Margaret R Woods of Aurora as instructor for the Intermediate educable mentally handicapped. Homer Scruggs was re employed as treasurer.
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Benton
Benton Grade School Board of Education
Frank Page
Margaret R. Woods
Aurora
Homer Scruggs
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Herrin Zone
Citizens Advisory
Eaton
Public Safety
Ramsey
Sible
Public Administration Service
PAS
Cchs Advisory
Elverado
School Board
James W. McNeil
Park District
Benton School
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