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Illinois quick hits: State unemployment rate hits 5%; Decatur Public Schools adopt new phone policy for students
Illinois unemployment rate hits 5% The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that unemployment increased to 5 percent. The May revised unemployment rate was 4.9 percent. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in June, up slightly from the previous month. The number of unemployed workers in the state was 327,900, up over 3 percent from the prior month, and up nearly 19 percent over the same month one year ago. ...
U.S. Rep Kelly, State Senator Faraci Meet with Locals to Talk about Rural Issues, Including Health Care
ABOVE: State Senator Paul Faraci and Congresswoman Robin Kelly during Thursday afternoon’s Illinois Soybean Association – sponsored rural health discussion at the Gilbert Street Cafe. An early afternoon roundtable took place Thursday (July 18th) at the Gilbert Street Cafe, hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association; designed to discuss...
Sen. Rose props up new bill to protect Central IL drinking water
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Mahomet Aquifer is an important source of drinking water for much of Central Illinois. State officials often referred to it while discussing a bill recently signed by Governor JB Pritzker, which allows the carbon storage of aquifers statewide. Now, State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is filing a new bill to protect […]
West Frankfort Mayor’s Email Breach Has Been Resolved
WEST FRANKFORT – The City of West Frankfort is reporting that the recent breach in the mayor’s email account has been resolved. According to a post on the City of West Frankfort-Mayor’s Office Facebook page, measures have been put in place to prevent future issues of this type.
Carbondale Police Dept. investigating deadly stabbing, vehicle theft
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - An investigation is underway in Carbondale, Illinois after an early morning stabbing on Saturday. According to the Carbondale Police Department, officers were called to the 500 block of E. Sycamore Street just before 3 a.m. on July 20 for a report of a stabbing and a vehicle theft.
Applications Open for the 2024 Carbondale Steering Committee
Do you love Carbondale? Do you have ideas about how Carbondale could continue to thrive? If so, you have an opportunity to be involved in shaping the City of Carbondale’s future. Since the 2010 plan, Carbondale has evolved, along with market preferences. Now is the time to update the...
SIU women’s basketball announces signing of Ternadoo Agatha Agba from Nigeria
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University women’s basketball head coach Kelly Bond-White has announced that the program has signed Ternadoo Agatha Agba, a 5-foot-9 guard from Lagos, Nigeria. “I am beyond excited to welcome Ternadoo not only into our program, but on touching down in Carbondale,” Bond-White said....
Deadline for Tim Rice Scholarship on Aug. 15
CARBONDALE – The deadline for the Tim Rice Scholarship is coming up on Aug. 15. The scholarships is the first to be offered by the Rainbow Café LGBTQ Center in Carbondale. It’s named after one of the center’s founders and is for LGBTQ+ students in Southern Illinois.
Carbondale Police learn how victims are impacted by violent crime
The Director of Violence Prevention Programs for the City of Carbondale talked with the Carbondale Police Department this week about some of the ways victims are impacted by violent crime and how officers can better empathize with victims when they interact with them. Dianah McGreehan expressed her appreciation for how...
Regional rehab facility lauded as place of restoration, hope
By Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent ROAN MOUNTAIN – The former prison complex on Old Railroad Grade Road still looks foreboding on the outside with its guard tower and razor wire, but the most common word uttered in what is now a regional recovery center may be “hope.” Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado and […] The post Regional rehab facility lauded as place of restoration, hope appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
4th annual Summer Market in downtown Centralia on Saturday
The 4th annual Summer Market in downtown Centralia is set for ten to two on Saturday. The market is led by Mimi Hawkins who says once again this year a large number of vendors will be there. “We cater to the kids and that’s the big thing. We want families...
Low market costs bring lower profits for area farmers despite strong crop yields
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. — Despite strong crop yields this year, Edwards Farms in Paducah expects to take in $150,000 less than it did in 2023. Third generation farmer Daniel Edwards spoke Friday about the impact that major economic trends are having on small-scale farmers like himself. “Just because you...
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