Water tower overflow floods Du Quoin garden
Du Quoin residents endure summer long standing water from a 44 year old water tower. Audrey Merseal recalls Niagara Falls like sounds as floodwaters ruin cucumbers peppers and other crops. City officials cite Rend Lake gauge issues and a levee attempt to redirect overflow while acknowledging maintenance bids may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Betker
Audrey Merseal
S. Walnut
du Quoin
Niagara Falls
Walnut Streets
City Water Department
Water and Sewer
Jerry Ozburn
Rend Lake
Ozburn
Anna considers new pool or major renovation
Anna city officials weigh building a new pool versus renovating the 30 year old facility. The pool task force contends renovation is costly and unreliable, favoring a new 40 by 80 foot pool with possible year round operation and school cooperation. Funds include 120000 from revenue sharing and 10000 from the Kiwanis drive.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Anna
Swimming Pool Task Force
Ben Edwards
Edwards
Anna Kiwanis Club
Six Jackson County levies push property tax up to 15 percent
Six levies approved for 1981 taxes payable 1982 could lift county service taxes by about 12 percent with a newly approved levy potentially raising the total to 15 percent. For a $60 000 home assessed at $20 000, the levy increases would add about 49.79 in taxes, based on a 230 million valuation, plus up to 13.04 more if a $150 000 workers compensation and liability insurance levy is adopted.
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Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
William Massey
Social Security
Ilinois
Flatts School Preservation Under Study
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 Board considers preservation request from Benton Historical Society for Flatts School, a one room building closed last year and annexed to the district. Letter from Alberta Lewis discussed. building committee led by Jack Stewart to study. Board also adopts a 3 million dollar budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 Board of Education
Benton Historical Society
Johnston City workers reach tentative contract pact
Theresa Churchill reports Johnston City and six LIU Local 567 employees reached a tentative contract after a 90 minute bargaining session. Audie Rains says no strike anticipated. tax levy set at 1.7 percent with cuts possible, city council to vote September 22. Union raises questioned for remaining city staff. current base pay 13616 supervisor and 12667 regular.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Audie Rains
Dan Chapman
Laborers International Union
Chapman
Design contracts awarded for Menard Vienna prison projects
The Illinois Capital Development Board and Tony Stevens report design contracts approved for a new 750 bed Vienna medium security prison near the Vienna Correctional Center and for major renovations at seven facilities including Menard. At Menard Chester, work totaling over 4 million dollars begins, with bids on the North II cellhouse renovation set after a 2.2 million dollar chapel and dining room package.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Illinois Capital Development Board
Vienna Correctional Center
Menard Correctional Center
Menard Psychiatric Center
Vienna
Capital Development Board
Phillips-Swager Associates
Peoria
Hillsboro
Centralia
Chester
Menard
Jim Greer
Greer
The
McLaughlin and Associates, Architects, of
Inmate Slur Case Targets Marion Prison Rights Group
Three Marion inmates accuse Abbott of slandering the Marion Prisoners Rights Project as part of a bid to regain full access to the U S Penitentiary at Marion. Attorneys seek to strike the charges as improperly obtained and part of a broader attempt to avoid prison scrutiny while prosecutors fight for access to witnesses in six cases.
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Marion
Abbott
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
New York City
Prisoners Rights Project
U.S
Michael Hursey
Bernard Brown-Bey
Keith Gaffney-Bey
Everett Burkette
Rights Project
Random House
Catholic SCAM group to triple budget with $40,000 grant
Herrin based Southern Counties Action Movement will receive a $40,000 grant from the Campaign for Human Development of the U S Catholic Conference. The funds support organizing in Southern Illinois to oppose CIPS rate hikes and push utility reform, with plans to expand chapters in West Frankfort and Carbondale. The group formed in 1976 with about 1,000 members and a $20,000 budget from the Belleville Diocese and local fund raising. The grant could be renewed for up to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Campaign For Human Development
U.S. Catholic Conference
Steve Banker
Southern Counties Action Movement
Scam
Illinois
Banker
Central Illinois Public Service
CIPS
Herrin
Johnston City
Murphys
Belleville
The
Catholic Church
Carterville Free Fair selects Little Mister and Miss Carterville
Carterville Free Fair judges chose Charlie Wayne Cox and Rebecca Lynn Pullum as Little Mister and Miss Carterville Free Fair at a Thursday night ceremony. A total of 16 babies from 94 entries won prizes in the Baby Show while top raffle sellers earned $50 savings bonds.
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Charlie Wayne Cox
Rebecca Lynn Pullum
Carterville
Mrs
Roy Dillingner
Teresa Rae Forbes
Daugh
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