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Online Petition Calls For Cancellation Of Houston Rodeo Because Of Coronavirus
Online Petition Calls For Cancellation Of Houston Rodeo Because Of Coronavirus (Houston, TX) -- A lot of people in Houston want to cancel the rodeo because of the coronavirus. The Houston Livestock Sh...
Mar 09, 2020
Pritzker Addresses Fifth Coronavirus Case, Price Gouging
Pritzker Addresses Fifth Coronavirus Case, Price Gouging (Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is updating the public and the legislature about a new Illinois case of coronavirus. The man in his...
Mar 06, 2020
SIU Raises Over 1M In Day Of Giving
SIU Raises Over 1M In Day Of Giving (Carbondale, IL) -- Southern Illinois University officials say over a million dollars was raised during Wednesday's Day of Giving. This year's Day of Giving celebra...
Mar 06, 2020
Lake Land College to Host Annual 8th Grade Career Conference
For Immediate Release Lake Land College to Host Annual 8th Grade Career Conference In an effort to expose young students to a variety of career and occupational choices, more than 2,000 local junior h...
Mar 06, 2020
United Way of Effingham County Accepting Grant Applications
For Immediate Release United Way of Effingham County Accepting Grant Applications The United Way of Effingham County is accepting requests for Grant Applications for funding support for the 2020 - 202...
Mar 06, 2020
Phi Theta Kappa Reaches Five Star Status for Second Year
For Immediate Release Phi Theta Kappa Reaches Five Star Status for Second Year For the second year in a row, Lake Land College's Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter reached Five Star Chapter status. The Phi...
Mar 06, 2020 For the second year in a row, Lake Land College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter reached Five Star Chapter status. The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is an international organization that ranks campus chapters on a five star system. Pictured from left to right: PTK Secretary Kyra Jackson, Findlay; PTK Treasurer Macy Vogt, Teutopolis; PTK President Tanner Clark, Strasburg; PTK Vice President and Chair of Honors in Action and College Project Trevor Elder, Sullivan; and PTK Advisor and Academic Counselor Krista Burrell, Mattoon. Photo submitted by Lake Land College.
State Leaders Respond To Coronavirus Concerns
State Leaders Respond To Coronavirus Concerns (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois public health leaders are responding to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in the state. Officials announced yeste...
Mar 06, 2020
NWS: Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 301 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2020 ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-061500-/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200306T1500Z/ McLean-Logan-De W...
Mar 06, 2020
Washington Savings Bank holds “Give a Heart” Fundraiser to help raise Heart Health Awareness
Washington Savings Bank holds "Give a Heart" Fundraiser to help raise Heart Health Awareness (MATTOON, Illinois - February 14, 2020) Washington Savings Bank's new "Give a Heart" Fundraiser was held Fe...
Mar 04, 2020 (Left-Right) Tabby Day, Kay Horn, Tami Wells, Terry Reel, Karen Littleton, Lori Richardson, Candy Clark. Photo submitted by Washington Savings Bank.
Annual Rural-Urban Luncheon
The annual Rural-Urban Luncheon, sponsored by the Mattoon and Charleston Rotary Clubs, will be held March 23rd at noon at the Lake Land College Field House. The featured speaker will be Paul Stoddard,...
Mar 04, 2020
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