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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded over $3.6 million to five Southern Illinois health centers to purchase and provide testing for COVID-19.
The funding was announced May 8 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill.
Health centers which are receiving funds include:
Rural Health Inc., $...
Shawnee Community College is planning to have a virtual commencement ceremony.
The college on May 13 announced that students who are graduating after the spring or summer semesters would be invited to participate in a virtual graduation ceremony which is planned in June.
Dr. Kathleen Curphy, the...
Southern Seven Head Start is enrolling students for the 2020-2021 school year.
Although normal registration events have been cancelled due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, that isn’t stopping Southern Seven Head Start from planning for the 2020-2021 school year.
Families can contact their...
The Illinois Department of Corrections, IDOC, recognized its past and present heroes during Correctional Officers and Employees Week, which was May 3-9.
On Wednesday, May 6, the department hosted a Memorial Wall Ceremony live on Facebook.
Like many other events right now, this time-honored...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, IEPA, on May 6 announced that its Office of Energy has awarded $422,250 in grant funding to four Illinois wastewater treatment facilities.
IEPA announced the awarding of the following grants:
City of Anna, Union County, $52,250.
City of Rock Island,...
Union County CEO’s young entrepreneurs should have just finished another successful regional trade show at the Dunn-Richmond Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and their dynamic end of year celebration/trade show at the Davie School Inn in Anna.
Instead, they are sheltered in place...
During the challenging times which have been caused by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, some Union County churches are ministering to the community by making food available to those who are in need.
The First United Methodist Church in Anna has for some time offered free Loaves & Fishes meals...
WSIU Public Broadcasting, the public media arm of Southern Illinois University, is offering new instructional television programming to help with home learning.
WSIU has preempted its daytime educational block for young children with instructional content for middle school students and expanded...
Shawnee Community College reports that students will be able to purchase and return textbooks by using a new online portal on the college website this semester.
Students who want to utilize the online option can find all of the details for both obtaining and returning textbooks by visiting https...
The Illinois State Police, ISP, Division of Criminal Investigation, DCI, on Monday, April 20, unveiled plans to realign zones and add an investigative zone in Southern Illinois.
The state police said in a news release that the purpose of the realignment is to provide an increased ISP investigative...
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