GPP News
GCHD awarded grant for overdose fatality review team
By Carmen Ensinger The Greene County Health Department (GCHD) is proud to announce that it has been awarded $50,000 in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to support the development and implementation of an Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) team. This initiative is part of the IDPH’s ongoing efforts to reduce overdose…
Read MoreMeth possession leads to 5 year sentence
By Carmen Ensinger Greene County State’s Attorney Craig Grummel announced that on June 2, Nicky Steveson, age 47, pled guilty to the offense of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class 3 Felony, before Greene County Circuit Court Judge Zachary Schmidt.
Read MoreA little family fishing
The Two Rivers Family Fishing returned to Pere Marquette State Park over the weekend for the 36th year of the event. Although it was a little rainy this year, the event still attracted a huge crowd to Illinois’ largest state park to learn more about fishing and the wildlife in southern Illinois. “I wanted to…
Read MoreGreene County man gets 10 years for child porn
By Carmen Ensinger Greene County State’s Attorney Craig Grummel continues to put criminals behind bars. The latest is a 20 year old Roodhouse man who was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for child pornography.
Read MoreEconomist: Rural economy softening, but not like 1980s
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index shows economic conditions are certainly tightening across America’s Heartland.
Read MoreLady Hawks celebrate State Championship win
FCI distributes $35M patronage to members
More than 8,100 local farm families receive their share of a $35 million cash patronage distribution this week from their Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) lending cooperative.
Read More$35 Million patronage paid to farm credit members
More than 8,100 local farm families receive their share of a $35 million cash patronage distribution this week from their Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) lending cooperative. “Patronage tangibly honors our member-borrowers,” says Kelly Hunt, FCI CEO. “Giving patronage back to our farmer and rural landowner members is a prime example of the value cooperative membership…
Read MoreDespite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in General Assembly
By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his biggest requests fell short. Pritzker’s wins include a $10 million increase in need-based student financial aid and passage of a direct admission program to make it…
Read MoreTwo Funding Opportunities Announced for Watershed Management Planning and Implementation Projects
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a total of $4.4 million in funding through the release of two Section 319(h) Grant Program Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to address nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. Illinois EPA is seeking proposals for both watershed-based planning projects as well as watershed-based plan implementation…
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