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Remembering P.N. Hirsch and Company stores Page 8 Popeye’s Picnic Pages 15-19 www.countyjournal.org © Copyright 2016, County Journal Volume 37 Number 36 28 Pages Your Local News Leader Thursday, September 8, 2016 75¢ Seven more are nabbed in Tilden By Travis Lott bond set at $75,000; The Randolph County Charleen E. Smith, 47, of Sheriff’s Department contin- Tilden, unlawful possession ues to make arrests at the of meth, bond $15,000; Tilden trailer court. Justin K. Martin, 37, of Seven more individuals were Steeleville, two counts of bur- arrested last week after depu- glary and felony driving ties responded to a call there. while license revoked, bond “It all started with that one $75,000; call and blossomed into this,” Bobbie J. Bianco, 38, of Til- Sheriff Shannon Wolff told den, burglary, possession of the County Journal. a controlled substance and Wolff said deputies re- procurement of pseudoephe- sponded to the call August 19, drine for the production of and while investigating that meth, no bond amount re- ported; call, they discovered probable This beam, as displayed in the 2013 Red Bud Firemen’s parade, will be put in place Thursday Patrick E.S. Ogilvie, 44, of cause to get a search warrant in Belleville by United Iron Worker personnel. at another trailer. Sparta, burglary, bond Wolff declined to give details $25,000; on the initial call. Ayla M. Jones, 24, of Sparta, Five of the seven arrested two counts of burglary, bond Local firm will play a part in were charged with varying $30,000; degrees of burglary. The Carl W. Dickerson, 43, of Til- other two were picked up on den, burglary, bond $25,000. methamphetamine-related Dickerson was arrested by Belleville memorial project charges. the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Area parade-goers might morial Sunday, the 15th anni- will include a kiosk on the Although two of those ar- Department and awaits trans- have seen a piece of history versary of the terrorist attack site. rested were charged only con- fer to Randolph County. The over the past few years. on the World Trade Center, the The Moment of Remem- cerning meth, Wolff said all mugshot for Dickerson was Now it is ready to become a Pentagon and Flight 93 that brance ceremony will be held of the arrests are related. unavailable. memorial to those lost in the crashed in Pennsylvania. at 2 p.m. Sunday at the ad- “There are close to 20 or 25 All others were arrested by 911 attacks, and a Steeleville United Iron Workers of ministration building. The burglaries that will be solved Randolph County deputies, firm will be a part of the America in Steeleville will be public is welcome to attend. because of this,” Wolff said, according to Wolff. He said project. on hand at the Belleville Fire The point of the column is adding that the burglaries the arrests took place over For years, the Belleville Fire Department administration to bear solemn witness to the span over several counties. several days after the initial Department has been dis- building at Routes 15 and 159 terrorist attacks and to re- Those arrested include Rob- August 19 call. playing its 7,100-pound steel Thursday. Rasnick expects to member the nearly 3,000 ert J. Smith Jr., 47, of Tilden, Wolff said that, to the best column that came from the start his part of the project at victims, including those charged with unlawful deliv- of his knowledge, all of those World Trade Center. It was about 10 a.m. who risked their lives, some ery of meth, possession of arrested were still incarcer- part of the rubble from the Owner Kim Rasnick said he losing them, to save others, meth and theft over $500, ated as of Tuesday. two tall buildings after the and five volunteers from his according to the fire depart- September 11, 2001 attack. workforce will erect the col- ment. The fire department put the umn upright at the adminis- The Belleville Fire Depart- steel artifact in several pa- tration building as part of the ment has been holding rades, including the Red Bud September 11 Memorial Walk- fundraisers for the project Fireman’s parade. way of Southern Illinois, Phase since receiving the steel col- The Port Authority of New 1. umn. The goal is to raise York and New Jersey autho- “We are glad to donate the $500,000. rized the World Trade Cen- equipment and labor for this So far, about $125,000 has ter piece for Belleville. It is project,” said Rasnick. been raised. Of that, Phase 1 35 feet long and will be in- Phase 2 of the project will will have spent about Ayla Jones Bobbie Bianco Charleen Smith stalled as a permanent me- concentrate on Flight 93 and $115,000. Ava discusses how to spend $40,000 The Ava City Council spent $22,500. In other business, the coun- much of Tuesday night’s Alderman Dustin Benscoter cil approved a resolution to meeting figuring out how to suggested that the food stand apply for a $325,000 state spend money—$40,000 to be needs to be raised to keep it grant for housing rehabilita- Justin Martin Patrick Ogilvie Robert Smith Jr. exact. from flooding during heavy tion. If approved, seven to 10 The money is this year’s rains. homes in an area bounded by installment of Smysor Trust The final decision on Bower Davis, Second, Knauer and Fund grants, one of which is Park improvements will be South Fifth streets would be Perry has tight budget for $10,000 and the other for made by the park board and renovated. Those homes have By Travis Lott $30,000. the city council. not yet been determined. During Thursday evening’s The smaller of the two must Discussion then centered on Reiman reminded the coun- Perry County Board of Com- Clerk says county be spent on improvements at the remaining $20,000 avail- cil that the Bring Back Main missioners’ meeting, Clerk Bower Park. The remaining able from the Smysor grants Street festival will be held this Josh Gross addressed depart- needs a good rainy grant will be spent on im- and the drainage ditch issue Saturday, September 10. ment heads about the budget. provements to the downtown along Main Street from Fifth Activities will include a car He said this year, the county day fund set up Smysor Park ($10,000) and Street to Ava Road. The coun- show, craft booths, bounce needs to make some money city projects ($20,000). cil has been discussing tiling houses and food. for the reserves. Bareis talked to the board Mayor Shaun Reiman noted that portion of the ditch and A 50-50 raffle will also be “Perry County, for years, about the project to replace that some of the light poles diverting water from its cur- held with proceeds going to- has done a great job of tread- the glass block windows on and fixtures in Smysor Park rent path for a year, but cost ward refurbishing the city’s ing water,” he said, “but we the front of the jail and an need to be replaced. As for estimates have come in at 1953 fire truck. have no safety net if our luck upcoming audit of the Bower Park, the council re- $50,000 to $60,000. In other action, Police Chief runs out.” sheriff’s department. visited the possibility that Reiman said Smysor money Curt Ehlers informed the He said the county cannot Bareis has hired Doug Smysor grant money could could be allocated, but the city council that two of three part- maintain spending more than Eubanks Construction to re- be used to enclose the north- would have to borrow the re- time officers that were hired it takes in. place the windows, which west corner of the pavilion mainder to get the project com- recently did not pass the “It’s definitely time to draw Bareis said are original and using roll-up panels like pleted. There was not much physical test at the academy a line in the sand and protect cracking apart. those on the beer stand at the support for taking out a loan. for part-time police and will the county from some of these As far as the audit goes, park. No action was taken, but the not be members of the depart- unfunded mandates,” Gross Bareis said the federal gov- A previous estimate put the council might put the ditch ment. Ehlers did not recom- said. ernment has mandated the cost of enclosing the entire project out for bid to get a bet- mend anyone to fill those He said in the event of a ca- audit so the jail can continue pavilion with roll-up doors at ter handle on cost. spots at this time. tastrophe or even a higher- to house federal inmates, than-usual amount of medical which is a major revenue cre- claims, the county would not ator for the county. Sparta National be prepared. The cost of the audit is “The goal is to have a bud- $3,700. Guard update get where the revenues are Bareis said the feds gave him Sergeant First Class Daniel over our expenses,” Gross a list of auditors to choose Vize of the Illinois Army said. from. The one in Marion was National Guard was the He said he would like to see the closest, so he hired him. guest speaker at Sparta the county use any extra rev- In addition to hiring an au- Rotary Club’s September 6 enue to create a reserve sup- ditor, the department must meeting.