Shawnee forest plan aims for more waterfowl habitat and lakes
Shawnee National Forest approves a plan to expand Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir by 6500 acres and add about 700 lakes and ponds. The five year program also enlarges wetlands, diversifies habitat with 40 percent old growth hardwoods, enhances wildlife recreation, and steps up anti poaching and traffic controls. Annual funding rises from 553000 to 1140610 with detailed restocking of ruffed grouse and wild turkey and possible new river otter study. Copies available at Shawnee NF headquarters in Harrisburg.
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Dave DeWitte
Illinois
Oakwood Bottoms
Greentree Reservoir
Shawnee National Forest
Illinois Department of Conservation
U.S. Forest Service
Oakwood Bottoms Greentree
Gorham
Vienna
Johnson-Pope
Forest Service and Conservation Department
Fea
Harrisburg
Plane crash kills 14 on carrier Nimitz off Jacksonville
A radar jamming EA-6B Prowler crashed on the USS Nimitz flight deck near Jacksonville injuring 45 and killing 14. Firefighters contained the blaze as the ship headed toward Norfolk. Navy officials confirmed the death toll and said the carrier and escort vessel would return to port.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Cmdr
Ken Pease
Norfolk, Va
Nimitz
Pease
Moosburgger
Norfolk
Dale Knee
Naval Regional Medical Center
Knee
Young
Marion issues six hundred thousand in industrial bonds
The Marion City Council approved its first industrial revenue bond issue totaling $600,000 for Korte Construction to build a new 8,800 square foot office and warehouse complex west of current offices. EDS Federal Corp plans to expand its Marion data processing operation, adding 40 to 60 jobs as space is leased between Korte and the Illinois EPA Division of Mine Pollution Control.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
Marion
EDS Federal Corp
EDS Ex
EDS
Ralph Korte
Korte Construction
Industrial Park Drive
Don Shubert
Shubert
Robert L. Butler
Korte
Butler
Rick Honeycutt
Town and Country Village
Honeycutt
Des Plaines
Springfield
Dallas
Texas
Illinois
West Frankfort approves up to 950000 in development bonds
West Frankfort City Council approves up to 950000 in economic development bonds to equip two new Kroger food store and SuperX drug store in West Frankfort Plaza. Plan aims to create 90 new jobs and expand the tax base, with bonds secured by a promissory note and backed by Kroger assets.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Kroger Food
Superx
Henry Kasson
Kroger
Supony
Kasson
Kroger Co
West Frankfort Plaza
Illinois 149
Herrin invites expressions of interest from 17 developers
The Herrin revitalization committee seeks up to 17 developers to express interest in commercial development. Chairman Bill Barras will invite expressions by mid June and written concept submissions by two months later. Alderman William Bonall says each member may contact businesses to revitalize downtown under the committee.
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Theresa Churchill
The
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Bill Barras
Bonali
Donald Swinford
Weather forecast into the weekend from the National Weather Service
The National Weather Service outlines fair conditions tonight with lows in the lower 60s. Thursday brings partly sunny skies with a 30 percent rain chance and highs in the 80s, then Illinois extended forecast predicts warm conditions Friday and Saturday with a chance of storms and highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s. Sunday turns partly cloudy and cooler with mid 70s to mid 80s highs and mid 50s to mid 60s lows.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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Cobden
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ED Greer
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