Hancock County, Illinois
CARTHAGE, Ill. — Dr. Rahul Basho will begin seeing patients at Memorial Medical Building, 1450 N. County Road in Carthage, on Aug. 27 while also continuing his practice at Midwest Orthopedic Specialists in Hannibal, Mo. Basho specializes in cutting-edge minimally invasive spine surgery. He sees patients suffering from back pain, neck pain, shooting pain or…
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The Girl Scouts are struggling to sell 15 million boxes of unsold cookies. The New York Times reported in June that cookies are stuck in warehouses because membership has declined and the scouts were not able to perform their usual in-person selling efforts. Around 12 million of the 15 million surplus cookies never left bakery…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. – Memorial Medical Clinic’s dermatology services, along with Dr. Krista Carle, have moved to a newly remodeled building at 630 Locust previously known as Women & Family Medical Group. Carle and her team started seeing patients in the new location on Monday. Carle and her team will treat skin cancers or lesions, eczema,…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Construction has started on an addition to Memorial Hospital on the south side of the main hospital building. This addition will house additional needed space that will have a variety of functions. Plans to expand the hospital were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the move of the convenient care and…
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QUINCY — The John Wood Community College Board of Trustees approved a $16,199,429 balanced budget and adopted the college’s strategic master plan for the 2022 fiscal year during its regular meeting Wednesday. The budget includes a tuition and institutional fee freeze for the fifth straight year. “Affordability and accessibility are vital for anyone seeking education,…
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QUINCY — A story about oversize goldfish causing problems in Minnesota caught the attention of the national news media this week. Authorities in Burnsville, Minn., are urging residents and owners of pet goldfish not to dispose of the family pet in lakes and ponds. The city wrote on Twitter to inform citizens one local lake…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday that Navy Fireman 1st Class Robert J. Harr, 25, of Dallas City, Ill., killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 12, 2021. Harr was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when the ship was attacked…
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RUSHVILLE – The Illinois Department of Public Health has updated its numbers and now says 85 teens and adult staff at The Crossing’s youth camp near Rushville have tested positive for COVID-19. The camp was held earlier this month. One unvaccinated young adult was hospitalized. Although all campers and staff were eligible for vaccination, IDPH…
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BARRY, Ill. — Want to win $15,000 in groceries? A 2021 Harley Davidson motorcycle? A 2021 Jeep Laredo or a 2021 Honda Pilot? Four season tickets in the Champions Club for the St. Louis Cardinals next season? A $250,000 home? Or maybe something simple like a million dollars? Anybody can win any of these prizes…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Six local fire protection districts are among the 149 recipients of $3.3 million from the Small Equipment Grant Program, according to a press release from the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal. Receiving money from the program were: the Clayton Fire Protection District, $25,962 the Liberty Fire Protection District, $25,885. the…
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From Illinois Policy Institute The Illinois Department of Employment Security was ill-prepared to handle record numbers of unemployed workers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, was slow to distribute federal help, exposed Illinoisans’ private information, then lefts thousands on hold awaiting answers. Here’s the latest: 458 Days since Illinois Department of Employment Security offices were open…
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SPRINGFIELD — The Senate passed its own version of legislation regarding changes with the FOID card late Monday. Supporters of the bill say it should ease the backlog of issuing FOID’s by The Illinois State Police. Opponents argue it hurts law abiding citizens rather than targeting criminals who should not have guns as the criminals…
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From Chicago Tribune – The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted a resolution requiring daily in-person learning next school year with limited exceptions for remote learning. Though some Board members expressed reservations about the resolution’s language during an hour-long discussion, they voted unanimously in favor. The vote came after several parents asked the board…
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Western Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes is teaming up with Westown Ford-Lincoln for girls and boys all-star basketball games on Sunday, June 13. Girls tip-off at 2 pm, boys at 5 pm at the former MacMurray College Sports Complex in Jacksonville. Fans will be allowed, encouraged to protect themselves as they see fit. Social distancing…
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