CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester has released its October 2021 Newsletter “The Lamp”. In this quarter’s issue of The Lamp: COVID-19: What we Know & Antibody Treatments Rural Health Clinics News Therapy & Sports Rehab Center News Welcome New Providers Sleep Lab Re-Accreditation COVID-19Vaccinations and BoostersQ&A Taking Steps to Reduce Falls Breast […]
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RED BUD, Ill. — ComWell and Sparta Community Hospital are expanding psychiatric service accessibility by partnering to contract two psychiatric care providers through a shared staffing model. This collaborative solution came after closely monitoring “Access to Care” data that reflected room for improvement of increased access to care by decreasing the wait time for Randolph
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ST. LOUIS — The National Weather Service in St. Louis last night reported their damage survey teams found evidence of five tornado touchdowns in its coverage area Sunday. One of the tornadoes passed through the River Region. An EF3 twister with winds up to 150 miles an hour, was on the ground for more than
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SPRINGFIELD — A new book will help downstate Illinois fire and police pension fund members to plan for retirement. The Illinois Public Pension Fund Association (IPPFA) is pleased to announce the publication of the IPPFA Retirement Guide, which is written for the men and women who serve or have served in Illinois as police officers
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CHESTER – The Chester Planning Commission will meet in regular session Thursday at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CH PLANNING AGENDA
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The attached document was written by WWII Veteran Carl Lutes, age 95, who traveled with Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois four weeks ago on his Honor Flight. As always, Honor Flight is dedicated to honoring our veterans with a free trip to Washington DC to visit their monuments and memorials. These memorials were built to
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — An agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will provide mentoring and educational opportunities, summer camps and potential scholarships for junior high and high school students and encourage them to pursue STEM careers. On Monday, Oct. 25, Austin Lane, chancellor of SIU Carbondale, and Loretta Graham, chief
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Juwan M. Moore 24, Chicago, arrested October 18, 2021 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for bringing contraband into a penal institution. Released after posting $1,000 cash bond. Zachery E. Triefenbach 37, Baldwin, arrested October 19, 2021
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CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported five new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Monday. There are 24 active cases with no one in the hospital. There have been 5,621 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,498 recoveries and 99 deaths. The Illinois Department of
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ST. MARY – The National Weather Service Storm damage survey crews found at least three tornadoes yesterday. The highest rated was EF-3 in Fredericktown with a maximum wind speed of 140 MPH. The tornado that went through St. Mary was at maximum an EF-2 with 120 MPH winds. The tornado that hit Coffman was at
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