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Carmi High School Basketball Coaches Preview Squads for Kiwanis
Carmi Kiwanians got a sense of what to expect from the high school basketball season at their noon meeting Thursday.Carmi-White County High School varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball coaches Tracy Steed and Kevin Wolff, respectively, entertained the group at its weekly meeting at the...
David Port addresses Rotary on Thursday
At Thursday’s Rotary meeting, Kelly Pyle introduced David Port as the program. David is the Director of Service & Outreach for Southeastern Illinois College. One of his main jobs is to connect with businesses to see what courses they need employees to have. David...
Red Cross asks for blood donations this holiday season
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to end the year with real meaning by donating blood for hospital patients in need. Holiday activities, severe weather and seasonal illnesses, like the flu, can pull people away from their regular blood donation schedules. This creates a...
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
(SPRINGFIELD,ILLINOIS) December1, 2015 —Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016. December 2015 also marks the 30th anniversary of CRP,...
CRIME PAYS: UNITED STATES ATTORNEY STEPHEN R. WIGGINTON ANNOUNCES MONIES COLLECTED IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
United States Attorney Collects $19,428,426.20 in Civil and Criminal Actions for Southern Illinois Taxpayers in Fiscal Year 2015Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that his office collected $19,428,426.20 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year...
Extended hours announced for Spring 2016 at RLC
INA, Ill. (Dec. 2, 2015) – Returning and first-time students will have more chances to cross everything off their “to-do” list next month with extended hours at Rend Lake College. During these times, students can register for courses, pick up textbooks, get their Student...
FMH ER SEEING IMMEDIATE RISE IN K-2/SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA OVERDOSES
After having several young adults and teens present to Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room and hearing of other surrounding hospitals with patients presenting to their emergency departments with the same diagnosis, FMH Administrative Leadership is taking the lead to educate and alert parents, teachers,...
Shimkus Addresses the Human Toll of the War on Coal
WASHINGTON – As the House debated energy legislation this week, Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) reminded his fellow representatives of the human toll of the Obama Administration’s War on Coal.
