Murphysboro to add flashing lights at shopping center entrance
Murphysboro City Council approved a plan with Illinois Department of Transportation to install two yellow warning lights on Illinois 13 127 near the Jackson Square Shopping Center. The bid of 4,000 dollars covers half the cost. traffic turn lanes were discussed but deemed costly. The council also backed a Key Club rest area project near the junction of Illinois 13 127 and 149, a liquor age change to 21, and accepted Treasurer William Hardwig's year end resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson Square
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Illinois Department of Transportation
William Hardwig
Appleton
Florida
Mark Kennedy
State Transportation Department
Illinois
Kennedy
Key Club
Illinois 13
David McDowell
McDowell
Murphysboro Burglaries Move Beyond 14th Street
Murphysboro officials defend citywide burglary efforts after residents in a 14th Street block say crime fear spreads. Alderman Fenwick complains the story unfairly singled out one area, while Police Chief Tincher cites higher solve rates and calls for broader context. The piece notes FBI national 14 percent solve rate vs Murphysboro 38 percent this year and 53 percent last year.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Robert Fenwick
Tincher
Fenwick
14Th Street
FBI
Southern Illinois
When Is Retroactive Pay Really Retroactive
A former Murphysboro police dispatcher seeks back pay for a retroactive raise granted to city employees in October. The council split on paying about 135 dollars, with Aldermen Ryan Daum and Fenwick supporting and Kennedy McDowell Scuras Pullis Williams opposing. The dispute centers on eligibility for the retroactive raise and whether the employee must be city staff when the contract ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern
Ditzler
William Ryan
Sydney Appleton
Mark Kennedy
Ryan
Tom Jones
Bill Daum
Robert Fenwick
Kennedy
David McDowell
James Scuras
Leonard Pullis
Leonard Williams
Don: Morgan
Patrick McCann
Pullis
Southern Illinois Faces Tight Budgets and Shifting Federal Support
Southern Illinois hinges on state aid and local jobs as the 1980s bring modest general revenue growth of 3 percent. Public aid tops growth while transportation loses about 640 million, affecting higher education, corrections, and mental health. Defense spending remains a small share, with SIUC and prisons as focal points. bi partisan Southern Illinois lawmakers push for continued regional influence amid broader national cuts.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Southern
Illinois
United States
Soviet Union
Reagan
Oilin Corporation
Williamson County
Kenny Gray
Gray
Washington
Springfield
Chicago
Robert Wincheser
SIUC
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Siu
U.S
Alan Dixon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
Perry County
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Carbondale
Simon
James Rea
D-Christopher
William C. Harris
Banks and Trusts
Pontiac
Paul Powell
R. G. Crisenberry
Harris
Murphysboro school board weighs competitive insurance bids
Murphysboro District 186 considers switching fire, liability and related coverage to competitive bidding. The board, voting 6-1, will have the insurance committee consult outside advisers and review property appraisals before deciding in 1983 whether to bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro School Board
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Robert Casleton
Special Insurance Committee
Casleton
Trict
Insurance Committee
Janes Tindall
Ken Carr
Carr
Ernie Bozarth
Old Glory An American Voyage review
Ben Gelman reviews Jonathan Rabans Old Glory An American Voyage a 409 page hardbound account of a 16 foot Mississippi River journey from Minneapolis St Paul to the Gulf. Gelman notes Rabans cultural observations of Midwest Americans and contrasts the voyage with historic frontier travels while praising Rabans nuanced humor and travelogue style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Raban
Simon and Shuster
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Mississippi River
Mark Twain
New York
Grand Tower
Ole Man River
Hannibal
Huck
Tom Sawyer
St Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi
United States
Raban
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Zadok Gramer
Timothy Flint
Valley of the
Francis Baily
North America
American
Midwest
Baily
Rcude
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John McCutchen
Davies Gymnasium
Southern Illinois University
Knights of Columbus
Red Wing
Minn
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Jimmy Carter
Union City
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