No bid insurance debate reaches Murphysboro school board
Murphysboro Unit District plans to vote on continuing its no bid insurance policy after years of local agents sharing commissions. Insurance agent Robert Castleton argues bidding could save money and calls current committee pay improper. district officials say state law allows current practice and Tindall Insurance remains agent of record for fleet policies.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro Unit
Murphysboro
Robert Castleton
Lauderdale and Decker Insurance Agency
Castleton
Commission On Insurance
New Hampshire
Illinois
James Tindall
Tindall Insurance
Tindall
Ernest Bozarth
Bozarth
Carbondale
du Quoin
Marion
Marion Unit 2
James Parker
Carbondale school additions bid planned amid debate
Carbondale district will seek bids Monday for about 4,500 square feet of additions at three elementary schools to add a shared library music and art area and additional classrooms. Board members split 5-1 on proceeding with the project amid concerns over library space and whether shared classrooms will suffice.
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Jean Ness
Carbondale
Judith Merritt
Springmore
Lakeland
George Edwards
Edwards
Ing
Jean McPherson
Gordon White
Springmore School
Lakeland School
Sagf Inc
Bax Carbondale
Charles Garrison
Lewis School
Garrison
Lewis
Thomas
Winkler
Kindergarten Thanksgiving lessons and class cooking
Amanda Woodland shares thankfulness as Jo Byars kindergarteners at Lesser-Walier learn the first Thanksgiving story. They cook pumpkin pies, cornbread, yams and corn with mothers handling the turkey. Students’ quirky turkey cooking ideas mix with gratitude for family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Amanda Woodland
Jo Byars
Lesser-Walier
Murphysboro Man Faces Rabies Shots
Walter Crane of Route 3 Murphysboro may require a series of rabies shots after his unvaccinated dogs were exposed to a rabid skunk found dead near his home. Open sores on Crane's hands prompted exposure concerns as the dogs chew marks prompted officials to destroy the canines with Crane’s consent.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County Animal Control
Linda Grammer
Walter Crane
Route 3
Grammer
Crane
Flying high local attorney vies in Albuquerque balloon festival
John Brewster of Herrin leads the Southern Illinois Balloon Transit Company with Randy Patchett Tom Coleman Tom Hestand and John Fisher to buy Sunbow a balloon from St Louis. He described the Albuquerque festival as a dawn patrol heavy with 475 balloons and a quarter million spectators. He recounted a near miss with Albuquerque Airport and a dramatic landing on the apron as police and security arrived.
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Dave DeWitte
Herrin
John Brewster
Southern Illinois Balloon Transit Company
Brewster
Williamson County
Randy Patchett
Tom Coleman
Patchett
Marion
Tom Hestand
John Fisher
St. Louis
Albuquerque
Southern Illinois
New Mexico
Governor’s Office
Cmai
CCHS delays decision on campus consolidation
Tony Stevens reports that Carbondale Community High School District 165 puts off a final vote on an $8 million bond to fund East Campus consolidation until December 17. A special building panel advised proceeding by year’s end if the board agrees, after months of study, feeder-school input, and options regarding Central Campus property.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Community High School
Board of Education
Reid Martin
Bob Brewer
Brewer
East Main
East Campus
Poshard seeks Democratic nod for 59th District state senate
Carterville resident Glenn Poshard 36 assistant director of the Southern Illinois Educational Service Center in Marion announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 59th District. He cites public trust in government and calls for new industries using local timber and microcomputers, favors a coal severance tax with local control, opposes higher income taxes, and argues for funding education locally with fewer state mandates.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Glenn Poshard
Southern Illinois Educational Service Center
Marion
Poshard
Carterville
Norris City
Gene Johns
Southern
Illinois
Springfield
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Joe Jines
Jennifer Mines
Louis and
Brenda Mines
Terry Hinds
Danny Hughes
Scott Kirk
Amy Payne
Jason Miller
Sara Brandon
Vicki Cockrum
Dana Newbury
Grandpa
Terry Ing
Brandy Bate
God
Chip Basso
Marion Rotary Club
Albuquerque International
Sunbow
CCHS
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