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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, Prevent Child Abuse Illinois advised the cancellation of activities which involved large gatherings.
Those activities included a Union County Proclamation Day. The event was planned April 1 at the Union County...
The month of April looks different at Shawnee College.
The ongoing issues the nation is facing in combating COVID-19 means lots of changes for the institution.
However, April again brought with it the beginning of summer semester enrollment on April 6. Fall semester enrollment is set to begin...
This Easter, April 12, marks the 84th consecutive year for a sunrise service atop Bald Knob Mountain near Alto Pass.
Organizers of the long-standing Southern Illinois Easter tradition have announced that due to current health restrictions, the public will not be able to attend the service.
However...
Southern Seven Health Department executive director Rhonda Andrews-Ray shared the following coronavirus/COVID-19 situational update on Friday, April 3:
To the Residents of the Southern 7 Counties,
This has been a busy week for the Southern Seven Health Department.
On April 1st the first positive...
The City of Anna and Union County as a whole are leading the way when it comes to responding to the 2020 Census.
The nationwide count continues in the midst of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
The City of Anna reported March 24 on Facebook that the city’s Census response rate was 34.2 percent....
Flood warnings continue for the Ohio, Mississippi and Big Muddy rivers in the region.
Updates about flooding were posted on the website for the National Weather Service office in Paducah:
Ohio River at Cairo
A flood warning continues until further notice.
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, the river’s...
Operations to eradicate feral swine in Southern Illinois were planned
The U.S. Forest Service/Shawnee National Forest, in cooperation with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection, APHIS-Wildlife Services, planned operations to eradicate feral swine (wild pigs) in the Lusk Creek Wilderness Area of...
When interim president Dr. Kathleen Curphy asked faculty if PPE supplies were available to donate to local medical facilities, Shawnee Community College faculty members Lori Armstrong and Tony Gerard wanted to get involved.
The pair sprang into action, gathering numerous items that had been...
Southern Seven Health Department is working hard to promote participation in the 2020 Census by area residents.
This week, the health department has launched a “Census Challenge.”
The health department shared the following message about the “Challenge”:
“The 2020 Census is a great activity to do...
Take a drive around town these days in the Union County area when it is possible, and you might see a bear out there.
The bears are a way to help make children feel a little safer during a very challenging time.
Stuffed animals are appearing in windows, and in other places, around the world as part...
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