City officials refine emergency plan in event of disaster
Carbondale officials conducted a tabletop disaster drill simulating a bomb at Carbondale Middle School. The 2 hour session reviewed the emergency management plan, including notifications, water for firefighting, student transport, and the location of the command post. Emergency coordinator Louis Hertzer said drills are held biennially with full-scale exercises every four years to refresh plans.
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Louis Hertter
Hertzer
Pinckneyville district eyes gym floor upgrade and roof repairs
Pinckneyville grade school board seeks estimates for a wooden floor over the junior high tile as bleachers are replaced. The panel hires Holcomb Engineering for soil borings at $2,796 for an $1.5 million eight-classroom addition and rescinds a $15,000 site survey contract.
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Pinckneyville
Tim O'Leary
Holcomb Engineering
Henry, Meisenheimer and
Gentle
Carbondale to Ribbon Cut Middle School Open House
The Carbondale Elementary School District 95 will host a ribbon cutting and open house at the new Carbondale Middle School on December 18 starting at 4 p.m. The 1150 E. Grand Ave building will host a reception, with tours planned in January or February.
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New Middle
Carbondale
E. Grand Ave
Elizabeth Lewin
Memorial Park Nears Realization in Willisville
The Memorial Park Project moves forward as volunteers pledge concrete work and brick installation. Kenny Bierman will fund the memorial walk concrete, Wally Wathen will pour it and set bricks, while lighting will illuminate the flags and marker. The village board shifts oversight to the parks committee, which seeks a Bright Idea grant to add playground equipment and requests funding to repaint existing gear.
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Willisville
Memorial Park
Kenny Bierman
Wally Wathen
Steeleville
Parks Committee
Guard Charged in Murder Plot Case Involving Corrections
Reitz faces solicitation of murder charges for allegedly asking Roberson and Lindenman to commit murder. Burns, guard at Menard Correctional Center and Reitz's mother’s boyfriend, awaits trial in Randolph County on a misdemeanor domestic battery case. Clyde Burns Sr. posted his son’s $200 bail. Perry County officials note Lindenman not incarcerated. no further charges expected. Reitz to appear for a Perry County preliminary hearing November 21 at 9 a.m. Also, a county board approved tighter spending rules limiting purchases to over $100.01 and all emergency buys require board approval.
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Reitz
Roberson
Lindenman
Burns
Coulterville
Menard Correctional Center
Randolph County
Barb Brown
Linda Thoms
Clyde Burns Sr
Brown
Perry County
David Stanton
Stanton
Car dealer wins TIF aid to move Buick dealership
Ike Eigenrauch of Ike Buick Inc moves Honda inventory to a new Illinois 13 site in Butler Industrial Park under a TIF plan approved by Marion City Council. The nine year deal channels 70 percent of increases in real estate and sales taxes to the project and city, with a multimillion dollar expected impact.
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Marion
Ike Eigenrauch
Eigenrauch
Ike Buick Inc
Carbondale
Honda
Buick
Illinois 13
Pentecost Road
Butler Industrial
TIF
Tifs
Bob Butler
Butler
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