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Flood warnings are in effect this week for three rivers in the Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky region.
The warnings included the Mississippi River, the Ohio River and the Big Muddy River.
Minor flooding was reported on all three rivers as of early this week. Minor...
Southern 7 Health Department, S7HD, has announced Wellness on Wheels, WOW, Van Clinics which are scheduled during May in the region.
The health department reminds the public that it offers STD and HIV testing and free condoms on the WOW van and at each of its seven public health clinics in the...
Jockey Lillian Jenkinson Holder will be the subject of a free book talk which is planned Saturday, May 18, at Stinson Memorial Public Library in Anna.
The talk by author Roger Peach is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The library is located at 409 S. Main St. in Anna.
Lillian Jenkinson Holder...
The return of an annual children’s fishing derby has been announced by the Shawnee National Forest/U.S. Forest Service.
The fishing derby is planned May 18 at the Oakwood Bottoms Interpretive Site near Grand Tower.
This is a free event which is open to children ages 5 to 15. Organizers note that...
Vectors are insects, ticks, rats, mice, birds and other animals that transmit disease-producing organisms to humans.
To prevent the human diseases caused by these vectors, the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, works closely with local health departments, governments, mosquito abatement...
The return of an annual children’s fishing derby has been announced by the Shawnee National Forest/U.S. Forest Service.
The fishing derby is planned May 18 at the Oakwood Bottoms Interpretive Site near Grand Tower.
This is a free event which is open to children ages 5 to 15. Organizers note that...
The Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, and the Illinois State Water Survey, ISWS, are reminding private well-owners to properly maintain their wells and recommend that they test their wells for potential contaminants.
Most private wells which are properly constructed and maintained...
Each month at local public libraries in the First Judicial Circuit in Southern Illinois, volunteer attorneys are working to help self-represented litigants through the Lawyer in the Library program.
With eight locations across the Southern Illinois region, free legal advice is available nearby....
By Cole Longcor
Capitol News Illinois
clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Six fallen police officers were honored at an annual memorial service outside the State Capitol Thursday, May 2.
The Illinois Police Officers Memorial occurs annually on the first Thursday of May to honor...
Earlier this year, WIBH Radio in Anna launched its third Warm Soles, New Hope Campaign to benefit children in Southern Illinois. Now, a deadline is approaching to make a donation to help support the campaign.
For more than a decade, WIBH Radio in Anna has raised awareness of child abuse and neglect...
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