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What’s Happening In and around Jersey County Area – June 27, 2024
■ Friday, June 28 Jerseyville Public Library Groundbreaking Ceremony at 10 a.m. at the library.
Read MoreIllinois Valley Senior Citizens menu – June 27, 2024
Reservations must be made by 12 p.m. prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center at 618-498-3483. Whole wheat bread served daily except when noted with (*). 2% milk served daily. The menu may be subject to change based on product availability.
Read MoreAttorney General Raoul charges Macoupin County man with dissemination, possession of child pornography
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Brighton, Illinois man with dissemination and possession of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child pornography online.
Read MoreWild Harvest Honey Farm and others work to protect pollinators and educate
By CELESTE HUTTES Illinois Farm Bureau Partners After serving his country in World War II, U.S. Army medic Ernest Boring returned to the family farm in McLean County, Illinois. The land and his family’s beekeeping tradition helped restore his spirit.
Read MoreState of Illinois Celebrates Record-Breaking Export Sales for 2023 and Launches Governor’s Export Awards Application
Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced another record-breaking year with export sales over $78.7 billion in 2023. According to rankings by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Illinois continues to lead the Midwest as the top exporting state and fifth in the nation.
Read MoreISP combating shootings with license plate cameras
In 82% of interstate shootings this year, automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have helped Illinois State Police (ISP) identify an individual involved in or who witnessed the shooting. That jumps to 100% for fatal interstate shootings.
Read MoreExtreme heat crossing U.S. – Red Cross offers safety steps
The Illinois Region, as well as millions of people across the U.S. are facing extreme heat this week as record-breaking high temperatures scorch the country. Experts are warning that much of the U.S. could be facing hotter than normal conditions this summer as the climate crisis drives higher temperatures. 2023 was the hottest year on…
Read MoreYear-round work makes lavender season bloom
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Lavender season is here. It’s something sisters, Kim Hansen and Kris Straub, work for all year at Tenderloin Farms Lavender in Edwardsville. “This winter we made 200 Farm in a Jar (aromatic and textural collections of farm items including lavender, pinecones and sometimes soybeans) in glass jars, 300 candles and 700…
Read MoreTen years of tar spot: Bayer makes breakthrough in research
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Tar spot was first discovered in the U.S. in 2015, making this the 10th season farmers and researchers have battled the corn disease.
Read MoreLawmakers pass on oversight vote for Pritzker’s prison closure, rebuild plan
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] For the last two decades, each time a governor has moved to close a large state-run facility like a prison or mental health center, a legislative oversight panel has voted on the plan.
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