Murphysboro Candidates Meet For School Board Seats
About 50 residents and teachers attended a meet-the-candidates session in the Jackson County Courthouse. Ten candidates debated three Murphysboro School District seats split inside and outside the township, with issues including budgets, discipline, art classes, grade retention, and ninth grade placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Joanne Cross
Dennis Elliott
Kenneth Carr
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Health Service
Mary Adams
E.L. McLaughlin
Somerset Township
Gerald Neil
Douglas
Wright
Arbeiter
Elliott
Adams
Carr
Gladden
Zimberman
Zeigler hikes trash water and sewer fees
Zeigler residents will pay higher fees starting November 1 for trash collection water and sewer service. City council approved average increases of about $1 monthly for garbage and roughly 25 cents per 1000 gallons for water and sewer to cover rising costs. The one year contract with George T Hill raises garbage rates and includes landfill cost coverage and billing fees. Water and sewer minimums jump to 4500 and 4 respectively with tiered per thousand rates. Mayor Raymond Owens says the move avoids losses in the systems. The session also noted riprapped lagoon and cleared ditches per EPA recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Zeigler
George T. Hill
Hill
Raymond Owens
Owens
Bob Partee
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Carterville School Lunch Drive Surges As Prices Rise
Carterville Unit 5 reports 12,881 meals served in September, up from 12,808 last year, with a $661 monthly loss. High School Principal Newton credits a survey led menu changes for better participation. Board delays railroad property purchase near Crainville to seek road upgrade costs, approves a $1,980 copier, six bid options, and sets in service days and parent teacher conference hours on listed dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Carterville Unit 5
Gale Dawson
Leroy Newton
Crainville
Robert Mees
Office Systems Center of
Cape Girardeau
Willisville Village Board Reschedules Monday Meeting
The Willisville Village Board meeting set for last Monday was postponed due to lack of quorum. It has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Monday.
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Willisville
Franklin Housing Authority approves rent hike plan
Franklin County Housing Authority adopts a resolution to raise overall rents from 18.45 percent of income to 20.6 percent. The measure now goes to HUD for approval, with higher income residents bearing a larger share of the increase, administrator Charles Dawson says as HUD seeks higher rents across income groups.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Housing Authority
U.S. Department of Housing
Charles Dawson
HUD
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Earl Renshaw
Carterville 5
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Seagram
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Bacardi
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First Federal
FSLIC
Congress
Tees Savings
Savings & Loan Association of Sparta
Sparta
Carbondale
Mardale
Walnut St
Steeleville
Franklin Housing
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