January 2021

Virginia Rose (Newell) Claxton

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 5:59pm admin

Virginia Rose (Newell) Claxton, 99, of St. Charles, Mo., died on Dec. 29, 2020.

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Raymond Addison Fish

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 5:57pm admin

Raymond Addison Fish, 74, of Grand Chain, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at his home.

He was born on Oct. 22, 1946, in Woodstock.

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Patricia Ann Bingaman

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 5:54pm admin

Patricia Ann Bingaman, 75, of Vienna, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Metropolis Rehab and Health Care Center.

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Ouida Lee Morehead Haralambidis

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 5:52pm admin

Ouida Lee Morehead Haralambidis, 69, of Olive Branch, died at 3:54 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

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Legislator announces Valentines For Seniors

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 10:28am admin

In an effort to lift the spirits of Illinois’ senior citizen community, State Sen.

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Region 5 moves to Tier 1 mitigations

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 11:40am admin

The Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, on Saturday announced that Region 5 has met the metrics to move out of Tier 2 mitigations and into Tier 1 mitigations, which will allow limited indoo

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High school students invited to enter Shawnee Community College annual writing contest

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 3:57pm admin

Shawnee Community College again is hosting an annual high school writing contest.

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Choate workers encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 11:07am admin

Public health organizations and state medical programs are banding together to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations for employees of the Choate Developmental Center in Anna.