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IDNR Conservation Police Step Up Enforcement Patrols as Busy Boating Season Begins
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021 IDNR Conservation Police Step Up Enforcement Patrols as Busy Boating Season Begins SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Conservation...
May 17, 2021
Public Health Officials Announce 946 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 946 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 946 new confirme...
May 17, 2021
Illinois EPA Announces $1 Million in Grant Awards for Unsewered Communities
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021 Illinois EPA Announces $1 Million in Grant Awards for Unsewered Communities Planning Grants to provide funding for communities to develop plans to address wastewat...
May 17, 2021
Gov. Pritzker Announces $1.5 Billion in Housing Assistance for Illinois Renters and Landlords Hit Hardest by COVID-19
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Announces $1.5 Billion in Housing Assistance for Illinois Renters and Landlords Hit Hardest by COVID-19 State to Provide an Additional $400 Million i...
May 17, 2021
Horizon Health Awards Healthcare Scholarships
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2021 Horizon Health Awards Healthcare Scholarships (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health has awarded healthcare scholarships to help local students further their education in the ...
May 17, 2021 The PCH Volunteers recently awarded their annual healthcare scholarships to an area high school senior and a Horizon Health employee.
Pictured (left to right): Carol Keller, PCH Volunteer Scholarship Committee; Alexia Strow, graduating senior at Paris High School; Kim Calvert, finance manager at Horizon Health; Rose Marie Ketner, PCH Volunteer Scholarship Committee; and Peg Raley, PCH Volunteer president.
Photo submitted by Horizon Health.
Loop Lake Shelbyville Bike Ride
The Loop Lake Shelbyville Bike Ride will be held June 12th. Options are: 22, 34, 48 or 65-mile rides. Check-in at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center will be between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. Riders must be ...
May 17, 2021 Carsten Schertzer / CC
Berries & Burgers
SCAN (Strasburg Community Action Network) will host Berries and Burgers June 3rd from 4:30-6:30 at the Strasburg Community Center. They'll be serving homemade strawberry shortcake, grilled pork burger...
May 17, 2021
Poppy Days in Strasburg
Poppy Days are May 28th and 29th in Strasburg. Members of American Legion Auxiliary #289 will be selling the flowers from 3:00-7:00 on the 28th and 7:00-11:00 a.m. on the 29th. A portion of the procee...
May 17, 2021 hennasabel / CC
Lemonade Stand for EARS
Altamont third grader Jonah Jansen will open his lemonade stand for EARS (Effingham Animal Rescue Sanctuary) again this week. If you'd like to support the cause and get a tasty glass of lemonade, Jona...
May 17, 2021 Rob Bertholf / CC
ROE #11 to Support Future Teacher Organizations
ROE #11 to Support Future Teacher Organizations CHARLESTON, IL - As part of their initiative to highlight the teaching profession and remove barriers to becoming a teacher, Regional Office of Educatio...
May 17, 2021 Regional Superintendent Dr. Kyle Thompson. Photo submitted by ROE #11.
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