Category Archives: Local News

Horizon Health Announces Full-Time Urology Care
For Release Horizon Health Announces Full-Time Urology Care Welcomes Dr. Michael Shanks (Paris, IL)-Great medical care requires teamwork, said Dr. Michael Shanks, full-time urologist at Horizon Health...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023 Michael Shanks, DO. Photo submitted by Horizon Health

HFS announces 11 applications approved to expand Illinois Supportive Living Program Dementia Care settings
For Release HFS announces 11 applications approved to expand Illinois Supportive Living Program Dementia Care settings SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) tod...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023

Youth Day and Youth Tour to Washington
For Release Youth Day and Youth Tour to Washington Each year Coles Moultrie Electric Cooperative, CMEC, along with its sister co-ops across the state, have sponsored Youth Day and Youth Tour to Washin...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023

SBL Mobile Mammography Unit Receives Donation from Lakeview
For Release SBL Mobile Mammography Unit Receives Donation from Lakeview Lakeview College of Nursing, located in Danville and Charleston, has donated $173 to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation to...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023 Left to right: Lakeview President Sheila Mingee, Dean of Nursing/Assistant Professor Brittany Lawson, SBL Special Events Officer Kim Lockart, Assistant to the President/Title IX Coordinator Karlee Thomen. Photo submitted by Sarah Bush Lincoln

E-Cigarette Use in Indoor Public Places to Be Banned in Illinois, Starting January 1, 2024
For Release E-Cigarette Use in Indoor Public Places to Be Banned in Illinois, Starting January 1, 2024 Update to Smoke Free Illinois Act just one of the new laws benefitting public health to take effe...
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Horizon Health a Top Hospital for Physician Communication
For Release Horizon Health a Top Hospital for Physician Communication (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health is ranked among the best hospitals in the nation for the care its physicians provide. Horizon Health ac...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023 Horizon Health staff enjoyed a sweet treat to celebrate the inpatient unit’s “5-star” rating for physician communication. The rating reflects results from patient satisfaction surveys. Photo submitted by Horizon Health.

IDOT, ISP and law enforcement working overtime this New Year's
For Release IDOT, ISP and law enforcement working overtime this New Year's SPRINGFIELD - As 2023 comes to a close, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and nearly 200 law e...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023

Create Custom Buttons in the Teen Zone
For Release Create Custom Buttons in the Teen Zone Teens in grades 7th-12th create custom buttons to wear and share in the Zone at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library on Tuesday, January 9, from 4:...
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Horizon Health CEO Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Horizon Health CEO Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Ollie Smith presented ICAHN's highest honor (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health congratulates Ollie Smith, president & CEO, who received the 2023 Life...
MyRadioLink Dec 29, 2023 (Center) Ollie Smith, Horizon Health president & CEO, recently received the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN). Also pictured (from left): Pat Schou, ICAHN executive director, and Ted Rogalski, 2023 ICAHN board president. Photo submitted by Horizon Health.

Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1
For Release Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1 Workers will begin earning up to 40 hours of paid time off SPRINGFIELD - Workers in Illinois will begin earning paid time off on Janua...
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