Marion School Board Meets Amid Projects and Supt Search
Marion Community Unit School District 2 will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the Marion High School auditorium to discuss construction plans and approve fundraising efforts while planning for a replacement for retiring Superintendent Tom Oates. Board president Wayne Tate notes early stages of the search.
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Marion — School Board
Marion Community Unit School District 2
Marion High School
South Carbon Street
Tom Oates
Oates
Wayne Tate
Vandals Steal American Flags in Marion Neighborhood
Marion police investigate after vandals took American flags from two homes in the 700 block of North Harper on Friday night and Saturday morning. Police chief Ron Swafford called the theft akin to taking flowers from a cemetery on Memorial Day. No suspects named or arrests reported.
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Marion
Ron Swafford
North
Harper
Two more arrested in Benton assault case
Illinois State Police charged Joey Larsen and Amy Jo Vanhoorebeke, both 19 and 20 from Benton, with aggravated battery in the Sept 10 attack that left 19 year old Jacob Foster in critical condition at a St Louis hospital. Foster remained unconscious with Troy Karnes, 20, held on a $100000 bond in Franklin County Jail. Authorities responded to a 911 call at a Lawrence Street Benton residence where Foster was found outside the back door. No motive for the attack has been released.
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Benton
Jacob Foster
St. Louis
Illinois
Joey Larsen
Amy Jo Vanhoorebeke
St. Louis University Hospital
Troy Karnes
Cobden man seriously injured in Jackson County motorcycle crash
A Cobden man, Michael G. Kelly, 50, was seriously injured when his 2001 Harley crashed off Illinois 149 Sunday at 6:13 p.m. Witnesses say another motorcyclist traveling with Kelly fled the scene. police seek identification at 684-2177.
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Jackson County
Cobden
Festival of Art Education and Entertainment at Artisan Shop
The Southern Illinois Artisan Shop hosts the Festival of Art Education and Entertainment for the institutionalized disabled, featuring demonstrations and hands on activities. Illinois DNR and Corps of Engineers staff will present nature programs. Tue 10 a.m. call 439-4321 for details. Linda A. Krutsinger.
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Rend Lake
Southern Illinois
Kiwanis
Rend Lane Conservancy District
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Corps of Engineers
Linda A. Krutsinger
Anna veteran home takeover petition gains 3000 signatures
Anna resident Charles Kovach has gathered more than 3,000 signatures in a week urging state takeover of the Anna Veterans Home on North Main Street. He notes privatization has upset veterans and staff as contracts change and new providers withdraw.
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Anna
Charles Kovach
Anna Veterans Home
Kovach
North Main Street
Carbondale
Marion
W. Jefferson St
Flights of Fancy by Karen Binder
Ben Hartline’s aviation journey begins in 1944 with five days of lessons in Marion Illinois. He soloed on Sept 3 and later earned a private pilot license, receiving a Civil Aeronautics Administration letter on Christmas morning. He built about a dozen planes, calls his fleet the Hart Line, runs Hartline Orchards in Anna, and is a veteran weather observer and holly expert with 40 yard varieties.
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Anna
Ben Hartline
Hartline
Marion
Illinois
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Hart
Hartline Orchards
U.S. 51
National Weather Service
City mulls housing growth options by cutting property tax
Carbondale officials warn eliminating the nearly 6.5 cent levy could bankrupt the city in four years while funding police pensions street lighting and debt service for city hall. Council members urged exploring housing abatements urban decay tax relief and a not for profit housing corp along with state and federal programs.
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Carbondale
Brad Cole
Maggie Flanagan
Carbondale City Hall
Illinois Ave
Jeff Doherty
Ambulance task force appointed by Benton council
Benton city council on Monday night authorized Public Safety Commissioner J R Moore to form a task force to review ambulance service after Sanders and Rohr Ambulance closed over the weekend leaving 30 workers unpaid. Mayor Pat Bauer cited cash flow from Illinois Medicaid reimbursements as a factor, noting Odin's Sanders and Rohr location employs 50 at Odin and 30 in Benton. Odin facility unaffected. Benton Ambulance covered by others.
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Benton
J.R. Moore
Benton Area
Sanders and
Rohr Ambulance
Pat Bauer
Illinois Department of Public Health
Sanders
Rohr
Juvenile Center Vote Set in Franklin County
Benton Franklin County board lines up a vote to back a 32 bed juvenile center and related county offices. Sheriff Bill Wilson says the $4.3 million project has broad support, with over $1.8 million in grants already secured. The facility will serve a 47 county area and state funding changes next year affect costs.
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Benton
Franklin County
Bill Wilson
Wilson
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