Illinois plans $5 million Little Grassy hatchery expansion
State conservation chief David Kenney announced a $5 million expansion of the Illinois Department of Conservation fish hatchery at Little Grassy Lake as part of a $20 million statewide sport fishing program. The project, in final planning, should start in June and boost annual production to about 50 million stockable fish.
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Little Grassy
Tony Stevens
Southern
Kenney
Big Muddy River
Illinois
Sand Ridge
Pekin
Little Grassy Lake
Peabody cites coal rules for Baldwin mine layoffs
Peabody Coal Co Baldwin mine will lay off about 100 miners Tuesday morning with exact numbers varying by source. Officials blamed stockpiled coal at the Baldwin power plant and government sulfur regulations that curb Illinois coal and push buyers to western coal. Local UMWA president and state officials say more layoffs may follow. Baldwin workers largely live within 20 miles of Sparta. A separate mock bus crash drill in Carbondale involved 21 nursing students receiving hospital treatment.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Peabody Coal Co
Baldwin
Robert Wallace
Peabody
James Whitney
William Pillers
United Mine Workers of America
Whitney
Baldwin Power Plant
Illinois Power Co
Gene Johns
Dmarion
Illinois
Wallace
Pillers
Johns
Powerton
River King
Randolph
Perry
Zeigler Coal Co
Sparta
Consolidation Coal Co
Perry County
Monte Ray Evans
Carbondale Industrial Park
Verly Hills
Cal
Benedict
Bill Hayes
Curt Greene
Norb Bartosik
Lyndal Graff
Dave Emerson
Jabr
Six Flags
Benedick
du Quoin
U.S. 51
Illinois 14
Robert Armstrong
Citizen of Year Eldon Ray humbled by honor in Carbondale
Eldon Ray, 61, named Carbondale Citizen of the Year at a chamber banquet. He says he was surprised, thanks his wife for keeping the secret, and notes his five years in Carbondale with extensive community involvement. Ray served on the city council, managed JCPenney at University Mall, and chairs the Heart Fund. He moved from Chicago with roots in Kirksville Missouri.
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Eldon Ray
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Ray
Business
David
Chicago
Kirksville
Mary Ella
Southern Illinois Hospital Board
Nine arrested in Cairo drug busts indictments
Law enforcement arrested nine of 18 named in 26 indictments ending a three month drug probe. The Friday morning arrests target 11 counts of marijuana delivery, five for cocaine, two for Ritalin, one for barbiturates, three for an alleged controlled substance, and four counts of property destruction.
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Cairo
Three named to top positions at Allen
Allen Industries in Herrin appoints J Eldon Hall as plant manager. He comes from Dayce Corp. and has seven years with the parent group. Hall names Ken McAlister operations manager and R E Dick Shore manager of industrial engineering. McAlister joins Herrin from Culver City and Shore joins from Lily Owens Illinois Toledo.
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J. Eldon Hall
Allen Industries Inc
Herrin
Hubert J. Wilson
Allen Industries
Hall
Three Rivers
Mich
Dayce Corp
Ken McAlister
R. E
Dick” Shore
McAlister
Allen
Culver City
Calif
Mov
Ing
Lincolnton
N.C
Ruth
Shore
Louisville
Lily
Bardstown
Owens-Illinois
Toledo
Ohio
University of Toledo
Vicky
Elizabethtown
John
Melissa
Illinois
North Carolina
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Carterville
Chester officials weigh city landfill site options
Chester officials met with EPA representative Pat McCarthy to discuss guidelines for a landfill and options include Consolidation Coal Co offering 200 acres of strip mined land, purchasing space from Chester Quarry Co, or use of Menard Correctional Center property. Mayor Maciejski and aldermen Birchler and Wagner outlined plans to fund and manage a potential Chester landfill, with caution on permit timelines.
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Colin Gibson
Southern Illinois and
Chester
Environmental Protection Agency
Stanley Maciejski
Neil Birchler
Roland Wagner
EPA
Pat McCarthy
Birchler
Wagner
Maciejski
Consolidation Coal Co
Randolph County Board
Chester Quarry Co
Menard Correctional Center
S & L Sanitation
Larry Farmer
Tom Henderson
Sparta
Henderson
Southwestern
Illinois
Randolph County
Street Department
McCarthy
Du Quoin fair aims for national reach with Hambletonian focus
Du Quoin State Fair under new president Jim Benedick plans a bold 1979 push to elevate the Hambletonian trotting race and attract NBC coverage. Improvements include remodeling for an old time country fair look, expanded parking and traffic plans, a prominent circus act, and enhanced free exhibits alongside livestock displays as the 11 day fair opens August 24.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Saad Jabr
du Quoin
Fairgrounds
Benedick
NBC
Fair
South
Benedict
U.S. 51
Illinois 14
Dolly Parton to perform at 57th DuQuoin State Fair
Dolly Parton will appear at the 57th annual DuQuoin State Fair for two performances on Monday August 27 with showtimes at 6 and 9 pm. Reserved-seat tickets are 9 8 and 7 dollars. Tickets may be ordered by mailing to the fairgrounds address with a stamped self addressed envelope and payment.
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Dolly Parton
DuQuoin State Fair
Miss Parton
Showtime
P.O
du Quoin
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Big Muddy
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New Athens
Mississippi River
Springfield
UMWA
Thompson
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Jackson County Ambulance Service
Miss Evans
Herod
Southeastern Illinois University At
Harrisburg
Dave Neighbors
Donna
Butch Nevious
Eldon Hall
Richard Shore
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