Turco to buy Essex building in Du Quoin
Turco Manufacturing of Du Quoin plans to hire up to 150 workers within 18 months to prepare and then manufacture at the Essex International building on Du Quoin's southeast side. The city council approved issuing industrial revenue bonds to finance the roughly 750000 purchase, with Turco responsible for repayment.
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Turco
Essex International Building
du Quoin
Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan Turco Manufacturing Co
Essex International
Perry County
Robert Armstrong
Robert Feigenbaum
Essex
Feigenbaum
County Seat fire destroys restaurant on Chestnut Street
Murphysboro Fire Chief Chester Steele said the cause of the County Seat restaurant fire is undetermined and may take days to decide. The blaze began about 2 am Monday in the basement of the building at 917 Chestnut Street across from the courthouse, with damage estimated at $150,000. Firefighters cannot re-enter until debris is cleared. Owner Phil Pazanin and fianc�e Mary Fessler fainted during the incident and could not comment. rebuild plans are unknown.
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Murphysboro
Chester Steele
Chestnut St
Jackson County
Steele
Phil Pazanin
Mary Fessler
Pazanin
Wind roars through Gorham as roof, lines topple in storm
A gusty storm tore a roof off Butch's Hideout arcade in Gorham and downed power lines, leaving about 10 homes without power for an hour and two more without for four hours. Officials say winds may have reached 50 mph locally, with higher gusts in surrounding areas.
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Gorham
Raymond Graff
Jackson County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
ESDA
Butch
Butch Huffman
Graff
Richard Powers
Central
Mississippi Valley
National Weather Service
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Missouri
Lambert-St. Louis
Pinckneyville to raise water rates for 1982 project
Pinckneyville plans a small rate increase as it borrows 276000 from the Farmers Home Administration to fund the waterworks project, with a 410400 federal grant covering the rest. Mayor John Boyd noted the need to protect elderly residents and said bids may go out by January 1 while a 1938 taxi ordinance may be updated. Residents should expect slight water discoloration around October 20.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Pinckneyville
John Boyd
Farmer’s Home Administration
Boyd
FEHA
Economic Development Administration
City and state clash over Herrin 17th Street floods
Herrin officials say flooding along 17th Street ditch is a local duty not a state matter. IDOT Division of Water Resources cites a too small city drainage system and urges ditch enlargement. Mayor Swinford warns of a looming bond issue as funding gaps persist and Kroger development is blamed by some. Local drainage improvements and possible new ditches are proposed but funding remains uncertain.
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Herrin
17Th Street
Theresa Churchill
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Water Resources
Donald Swinford
Illinois 148
IDOT
Kroger Company
S. Park Ave
Water Resources Division
Donald Vonnahme
Cypress Street
Swin
Ford
Swinford
Christopher auto repairman may sue city
The city of Christopher may face a lawsuit from an auto repairman who failed to win council support for a business zoning request. The 5-3 vote fell short of the two thirds needed to override the zoning board. Clark plans to sue for loss of income and damages.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Christopher
Ronald Clark
City Zoning Board of Appeals
Clark
Bill Collier
Phil Steinmetz
Dean Overturf
Scott Richard
George Evalsizer
Judi Hudgens
Charles Burnam
Max Heinzman
Brian McGarry
S. Thomas St
Paul Gamber
Vaughn
Gamber
Chuck Cunitz
S. Thomas
John Regis
McAlpin to Leave Marion Civic Center Board
Dr. Joe McAlpin a founding board member announced he will not seek re appointment citing time constraints. Marion City Council to nominate a replacement later this month. Illinois Arts Council granted $7,450 to the board for six programs and functions, allocation details listed.
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Joe McAlpin
Marion Civic Center Board
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
McAlpin
Marion
Illinois Arts Council
Young Peoples
Paradise Alley Players
Southern Illinois Youth Orchestra
Appleton asks Carbondale to stop zoning push
Carbondale plans an Oct 19 public hearing on zoning over the Country Club Road area west of Murphysboro. Murphysboro Mayor Sydney Appleton urged cooling the move, saying Carbondale acts to push zoning while Murphysboro holds jurisdiction. Local officials will notify property owners and consider broader effects.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Country Club Road
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Appleton
Hans Fischer
Lake and
Chautauqua
Carroll Fry
Carbon
Illinois IBHE names Southern Illinoisans to special committees
Illinois Board of Higher Education named South ern Illinois residents to advisory panels. Jane Hayes Rader of Cobden and William Norwood of Elk Grove join the Medical Education Committee to boost retention of Illinois medical school graduates. Eleanor Hall of Rend Lake College and Paul Morrill of SIU Carbondale join the Faculty Advisory Committee. Four SIU C students join the Student Advisory Committee, while John Gilbert of Carbondale, already IBHE member, is appointed to the Joint Education Committee coordinating K-12 and higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Bloomington
Jane Hayes Rader
Cobden
IBHE
Illinois Medical School
William Norwood
Elk Grove
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Eleanor Hall
Rend Lake College
Paul H. Morrill
Siu-Carbondale
Siu-C
Rick Hampton
Stan Irvin
SIUC
Glen Stolar
Deborah Geisler
Hampton
John Gilbert
Carbondale
Gilbert
Illinois
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Armstrong
Christopher Industries
S. Madison St
Dorothy Samuel
Water Department
Christopher Auto Repairman
May Sue City
Ago
Altho
McGarry
Zoning Board of Appeals
Mildred Vaughn
Ers
Jeff Troutt
Jones Intercable
Steinmetz
Troutt
Dale
Carbondle
Mardale
Carbondale Council
Charles Watkins
Watkins
East Chestnut Street
Steven Sargent
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