Case of Casey Fork fish sparks cautious testing plan
A single carp from Casey Fork near Mount Vernon showed excessive chlordane at 0.35 ppm, higher than the FDA limit of 0.30. Illinois health officials say one fish is not a basis for broad testing, though Casey Fork will be retested later this summer as IEPA probes PCB contamination near Dowzer Electric Co. and pursues Superfund cleanup options.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern
Casey Fork
Mount Vernon
Rend Lake
Bonnie
Illinois 37 Bridge
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Dowzer Electric Co
Dowzer
Flentge
Coor
Contaminated Fish Study Topics Illinois Waterways
Illinois EPA and partners monitor Casey Fork and nearby waters for pesticide and PCB levels in fish. Public advisories depend on significant contamination across multiple fish, with carp and catfish often collecting pollutants. Tests show mixed results, noting possible sediment PCB coverage but limited fish exposure risk in recent samples.
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Flentge
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Lake
Springfield
Casey Fork PCB Contamination Sparks Local Debate
Casey leaders clash over PCB contamination in Casey Fork. Foster questions testing significance and says IEPA monitoring suffices. He notes he would call a meeting only if he saw real significance and resists further tests or warnings to the RLCD board.
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Ber
Casey Fork
Dowzer
Foster
IEPA
Consolidation Move Targets Southern Illinois Elder Aid Office
The EAAA votes to consolidate Jackson County aging services shifting funding from 30 to 36 percent, despite local objections. Murphysboro leaders warn loss of local control, while Carbondale and state offices defer comment as policy follows. The action, though controversial, is deemed legal and consistent with prior consolidations.
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Dillon
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Bowers
Carol Johnson
Council On Problems of the Aged
Everingham
EAAA
Jackson County
Williamson County Dump Near Crenshaw Crossing Draws Cleanup Frustration
Williamson County Highway Superintendent Duane Wittenborn laments illegal dumping at the Herrin landfill near Crenshaw Crossing. The site, once cleaned with Peabody Coal Co. help after last Memorial Day, now requires nearly 1,000 man-hours this year. Other county highways also suffer litter, raising cleanup cost worries.
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Williamson County
Duane Wittenborn
Herrin
Crenshaw Crossing
Peabody Coal Co
Wittenborn
Camp Great Horizons and Camp Sunquest Start in Carbondale
Southern Illinois introduces Camp Great Horizons and Camp Sunquest at the Touch of Nature Center. The district aims to serve up to 600 youths with full day, weeklong and residential options, funded by local scholarships and 30,000 brochures distributed statewide.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Prooe
Carbonie Park
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Park District
George Whitehead
Lenus Turley Park
Whitehead
Carbondale
Touch of Nature Center
Illinois
Siuc Recreation Department
Siu-C
Sfu-C Recreation Department
American Camping Association
Camp Great Horizons
Eldorado
Carbondale Park District
Hickory Lodge
W. Sycamore St
P.O. Box
Ill
Thompson
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
Springfield
Grand Tower
Mississippi River
Cave-in-Rock
Ohio River
Jack
Musicians stage benefit to aid teen suicide prevention in Carbondale
Five Carbondale Community High School musicians and a local sports center host a May 31 benefit at the CCHS auditorium for the Steven C. Wikel Memorial Fund. Proceeds fund teen death by own action prevention in the area, with tickets 2 in advance and 2.50 at the door. Proceeds also support a later Egyptian Sports Center teen night and a June Friday night teen series under the Carbondale Interchurch Council trusteeship.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Steven C. Wikel
CCHS
Jerry Gilmore
Led Zeppelin
Gilmore
Eric Danhoff
Lisa Bottom
Mike Lund
Richard Burns
Steve Howie
Wikes
Wikel
Egyptian Sports Center
Pepsi Cola
Music In Motion
Brian Woodard
Sports Center
The
Carbondale Interchurch Council
Johnson County fires ambulance service director
Johnson County Board fired ambulance service director Mike Taylor after an executive session. Carmen Dixon was named interim director as the board plans to advertise for a replacement and says operations will continue without disruption.
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Johnson Board
Johnson County
Mike Taylor
Johnson County Board
Taylor
Carmen Dixon
United Way funding deadline set for June 10
United Way in Carbondale announces the deadline of June 10 for agency funding applications for 1986. Twenty one agencies received over 140000 last year, with decisions based on need, service quality, cost reasonableness, and resource availability.
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United Way
Carbondale United Way
Jack Whitlock
Carbondale United Way Inc
P.O. Box
Carbondale
Tom
United Way Budget Committee
United Way Board of Directors
Whitlock
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Crab Orchard Lake
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Steve
Judy Whittenburg
Steve Wikel
Jim Thompson
Son
Williamson
Johnson
Union
Pope
Hardin
Poshard
Royal Brass and Hose Co
Benton
McNamara
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