SPRINGFIELD, IL – Relief is coming for farmers who experienced excessive moisture and flash flooding this spring and summer in 12 Illinois counties. USDA reviewed the Loss Assessment Reports and determined there were sufficient production losses to warrant a Secretarial natural disaster designation. Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a disaster designation for farmers in the
MARION – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to announce the 21st Take Back Day. Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Williamson County Administrative Building, located at
MT. VERNON – A 55-year-old Mt. Vernon man is scheduled to go to trial Tuesday for an incident over the summer in which he was shot during an exchange of gunfire with a Mt. Vernon police officer. Fredrick Goss is charged with two Class X felonies for armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated discharge
MT. VERNON – Route 37 near George in Mt. Vernon was closed Tuesday night while firefighters from multiple agencies spent nearly four hours fighting a blaze at the Economy Inn at 1317 Salem Road in Mt. Vernon. According to the Mt. Vernon Fire Department, they were alerted around 5 p.m. Tuesday of a fire at
BENTON, Ill. – Andrea Miller, of Franklin County, is the recipient of the 2021 Deb Stocker Illinois Youth Leadership Team (YLT) Scholarship. The scholarship was established by alumni members of the YLT who valued their time serving with this group and had the desire to provide financial assistance to other members as they advance their
HARRISBURG – The Fowler Bonan Foundation is partnering with the Arby’s Foundation to support the Southern-based charity and their ongoing Clothes for SI Kids program. The Fowler Bonan Foundation has been named a grant recipient of the Arby’s Foundation annual fundraising efforts, with donations now being accepted at the Arby’s location in Harrisburg. “We’re blessed
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois Research Park at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has received a $150,000 award, one of just eight given across the country by the U.S. Small Business Administration, in the competitive, inaugural Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst prize competition. The award went to SIU’s Southern Illinois Research Park Corporation, which
CARBONDALE – The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to learn more and comment about the proposed extension of Herrin Road from Cambria Road to County Line Road in Williamson County. Instead of hosting a regular public meeting, IDOT will share details on the project and encourage public participation from Oct. 18 through
MT. VERNON – Two of the region’s largest health care systems are expanding access to COVID-19 therapy. BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States, and SSM Health, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have expanded access to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies. For
MT. VERNON – Beginning on Monday, October 18, Crossroads Community Hospital is revising its visitor policy. The visitor guidelines will begin allowing one visitor per patient. Visitor/ Support Person guidelines Visitors/ Support Person will be screened for symptoms of COVID-19 and must pass the screening to visit a patient. Visitor / Support Person must wear
