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State Partners with Rural Health Inc. and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital to Expand Equitable Distribution of Vaccine in Southern Illinois

New Pilot Program with FQHCs and Safety Net Hospitals to Help Reach Underserved Communities (SPRINGFIELD)- Building on existing efforts to ensure equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health today announced a new partnership with Rural... Read More.

Rep. Niemerg Says Only 25% Capacity for Spectators at School Events is Not Enough…Need to get back to 100%!

Thursday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

TEUTOPOLIS…State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) says a bipartisan group of 44 legislators and school association leaders are correct to request expanded access to student sports events, but 25% of fans and audience is not enough. A was letter sent this week to Governor JB... Read More.

RLC Nursing Program Application Deadline is March 31

Thursday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The deadline to apply for the Rend Lake College Nursing program is fast approaching. All applications and required materials are to be sent in by March 31.The Associate Degree Nursing Program is designed to prepare future nurses to give quality care to clients and... Read More.

RLC FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS AND HONORS EMPLOYEE DONORS

Thursday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Ina, Ill. (March 3, 2021) - For the 4th year, the RLC Foundation awarded We Are Warrior grants totaling $10,500 to RLC faculty and staff to provide new technology and equipment to enhance student learning and further the college's strategic plan.Most of the grant... Read More.

UPDATE TO FMH COVID VACCINATION CLINICS TO THE PUBLIC

Thursday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

As with all things related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there has been another change of plans for the FMH COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics. On March 3rd, the Illinois National Guard has notified FMH that they will be delivering Pfizer vaccinations instead of Johnson and... Read More.

National Ag Day, March 23, 2021

Thursday, March 4 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SIC’s Eisenhauer Awarded SIU Chancellor’s Scholarship

Wednesday, March 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

HARRISBURG, Ill. (March 3, 2021) – Luke Eisenhauer will transfer from Southeastern Illinois College with a full-ride scholarship to Southern Illinois University – Carbondale. Valued at $102,000, the SIU Chancellor’s Scholarship is the university’s top award. Only 26 of these scholarships were awarded for... Read More.

United Way receives School Library Grants

Wednesday, March 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Mt. Vernon, IL, Wednesday, March 3, 2021: Mt. Vernon, IL – In support of United Way's Education Initiative, UWSCI has received a grant in the amount of $6,400.00 from Healing Illinois to benefit many school libraries throughout our region. Healing Illinois is a racial healing initiative... Read More.

RLC NURSING STUDENTS GET CLINICAL STRENGTH, REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

Wednesday, March 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Jennifer Best, a second-year RLC nursing student from Bluford, practices checking on a patient during one of her labs this spring semester. Clinicals are one of the first opportunities for students to learn about their profession. Before they scrub... Read More.

Another Carmi Man Arrested on White County Warrant Tuesday

Wednesday, March 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

48 year old Merle Andrew Bartley, of Carmi, was arrested, after turning himself in to the White County Sheriff’s Department, Tuesday evening, on a White County Warrant for Unlicensed Auto Parts Recycler (Conducting business without a license). He bonded out to $250 cash plus... Read More.