Union County Hospital Auxiliary is continuing to accept scholarship applications.
Presumably due to the schools being closed due to the coronavirus, response to the invitation from the Union County Hospital District Auxiliary to apply for health care scholarships has been minimal.
Therefore, the...
Centerstone has been awarded a $2 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, and Center for Mental Health Services to help clients who have experienced traumatic events.
Centerstone will use the...
Rural Health Inc. this month is awarding scholarships of $1,000 each to graduating seniors from high schools located within the organization’s service region.
Recipients were chosen based on their desire to pursue a career in the healthcare field.
Rural Health announced that the following students...
Illinois Humanities on May 5 announced it will award 24 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grants, totaling $60,000.
A Union County organization is among those receiving grant funds.
The 24 organizations funded in this round include:
PAST of Union County (Jonesboro).
Gallatin County Historical Society (...
Students who choose to attend Shawnee Community College for the summer semester are being provided additional options for saving money on college costs during the current coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis.
The college has recently extended its low $125 per credit hour rate to all incoming students and...
The Shawnee Community College practical nursing program recently extended the deadline for admission for the upcoming semester, which is scheduled to begin June 1.
The deadline for applications to the program has been extended through May 29.
The college’s director of nursing, Dr. Connie Drury,...
The U.S. Forest Service is reminding the public that the use of all-terrain vehicles, ATVs, utility task vehicles, UTVs, “side-by-sides” and off-highway motorized vehicles is prohibited on national forest system roads and trails, as well as cross-country.
The ban includes roads and trails on the...
Food Works has launched a fund-raising campaign for the SNAP & Link Match Double Coupon Program to help low income families access fresh, healthy foods at Southern Illinois farmers markets.
Shawnee Health Services has kick-started the effort with a commitment to match the first $1,000 of...
Heavy rainfall during the weekend will help river levels in the region to rise once again.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah has issued flood warnings for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau and Thebes.
Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau
A flood warning continues until Monday, May...
Memorial Day services are planned on Monday, May 25, in Union County.
Services are scheduled at the Cobden Cemetery and at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post near Anna.
Organizers for the ceremonies are encouraging the community to not let Memorial Day 2020 pass without honoring the nation’s fallen...