Benton school district fails to draw bids on solar home sale
Benton Consolidated High School District 103 did not receive bids on a passive solar three bedroom home valued at 49748 dollars plus 10 percent. Superintendent Albert Gulley attributed the lack of interest to a parade and high interest rates. A June 12 bid date is set with potential listing with real estate agents as a fallback.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Benton Consolidated High
Albert Gulley
Rend Lake
Illinois
Zeigler
Boil Order Stretches Through De Soto and Elkville
De Soto and Elkville remain under a boil water order into its sixth day in De Soto and fourth day in Elkville as officials search for the cause of dangerously low pressure. District Director Robert Chapman is unavailable, reportedly out gathering clues. Historical bottlenecks persist with narrow 4 to 6 inch mains. The 1980 inline pump north of De Soto, once credited with reliability, is not believed to be the current issue.
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de Soto
Elkville
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
Robert Chapman
DeSoto
Elkvilke
Histori
Cally
Kinkaid
Energy OKs payment to ex policeman Grover Barron
The Energy Village Board approved a payment to former policemen Grover Barron for 60.2 hours of compensatory time owed him. Barron, tied to a $6.50 per hour rate, was fired earlier this month by Village Board President Bob Jeralds after an April 6 incident in which Jeralds allegedly struck Barron in the nose.
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Energy Village Board
Grover Barron
Barron
Village Board
Bob Jeralds
Jeralds
Elkville hikes out-of-town fire rates to 250
Elkville Fire Department raises rates for out-of-town calls from 200 to 250 to cover rising costs. Village Clerk Steve Foster said the village board approved the measure Monday night. The new rates start immediately and charge 250 for the first two hours, plus 25 per hour after that with half-hour minimums.
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Elkville
Elkville Fire Department
Steve Foster
Schools face deficit as state aid delayed by governor plan
Zeigler Royalton Superintendent George Connor warns of a deficit as Gov Thompson's proposal to defer June state aid passes both houses. District borrows 23 700 from working cash and 27 000 from building funds to cover about 100 000 in delayed aid for Zeigler Royalton. Remedial programs face potential 35 percent funding cuts next year. graduation set for June 2 and 3.
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Kathy K. R. Southern
Svallibandoes
James Thompson
Zeigler-Royalton
George Connor
Connors
Helen Welch
Hines Oil Co
Murphysboro
Prairie Farms
Carbondale
Bunny Bread
Jonesboro
Royalton board again lacks quorum in canceled meeting
Royalton Village Board failed to meet for a second time this month due to lack of a quorum. Only Trustees Jack Lesler and Ronnie Knox, Clerk Ted Kozer, and Mayor Willard Caldwell attended. Next meeting set for 7 p.m. June 7 at the old school building.
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John Belik
Royalton Village
Jack Lesler
Ronnie Knox
Ted Kozer
Willard Caldwell
Jerry McDowell
Roger Orlandini
Roger Lowry
Loren McPhail
Family Room Arcade
Community Cablevision Inc
Microwave tower planned near Benton fairgrounds
GTE plans an 180 foot microwave relay tower on the old Benton fairgrounds to serve customers. The Benton city council approved a variance for spring 1983 construction. The tower, one of six between Marion and Olney, aims to provide an alternative comms link if underground cables are cut. Harry Frank of GTE said the tower will not interfere with broadcasting or medical radio devices.
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General Telephone
Benton
Fairgrounds
Perhe
Marion
Olney
Harry Frank
GTE
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Royalton
Too
Ethan Allen
Southern
Tandy Corporation
Radio Shack
Tandy Corp
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Coleco
Muskin
HTH
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