Masks mandated indoors in Illinois; vaccines required for teachers, health care workers
State warns of decreasing intensive care bed capacity amid latest surge By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] 8-26-21 The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday amid an ongoing surge in the pandemic…
Read MoreHardin County Schools receive millions in funds from ESSER as part of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Published in the Hardin County Independent August 19, 2021. Superintendent Edmondson shares how the money has been and will be spent In 2020 and 2021, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided a total of nearly $190.5 billion to the Elementary and Secondary…
Read MoreObituary of Ronal G. Jackson
Ronal G. Jackson Sr, 77, of Elizabethtown formerly of Anna and South Elgin, IL, passed away at 4:54 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, IL. He was born on December 4, 1943 in Anna, Illinois to Jewel Collin and Lucille (Barker) Jackson. He married Linda Rae Olson on December…
Read MoreChristy Lynn McClenahan
Christy Lynn McClenahan, 46, of Herod, IL died on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Montgomery Medical. She was a member of New Life Christian Center. She is survived by her husband, Donnie McClenahan; sons Joe (Alexa) McClenahan and Dylan (Michaela) McClenahan; grandchildren, Colbie Walsh, Zaiden McClenahan, Carver McClenahan, and Sariah and Draco McClenahan; mother,…
Read MoreObituary of William Robert McMaster
William Robert McMaster, 89, of Elizabethtown, Illinois passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sue (Jackson) McMaster of Elizabethtown, IL; sister, Betty (McMaster) Cox of Paducah, KY; daughters: Cindy Hendley of Suwanee, GA and Mindy Angleton of Rosiclare, IL; son, William C. McMaster of Harrisburg,…
Read More100s of bills signed: Pritzker takes bill action in July and August 2021
Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action on Friday, July 23, 2021: Bill Number: HB 14 Description: Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue an explanation to licensing, certificate, or grant registration applicants that are denied due to a criminal conviction. Action: Signed Effective: January 1, 2022 Bill Number: HB 20…
Read MoreObituary of Claude David Lanham
Claude David Lanham, 92, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. He was born in Elizabethtown, Illinois on December 24, 1928, to William Henry Lanham and Daisy Chancey Lanham. Claude was a veteran serving with the U.S. Army from February 1951 to December 1952, and serving in Korea from June 1951 to April 1952. He was…
Read MoreObituary of Sheila Marie (Gosser) Lampert
4/12/1962 – 07/25/2021 Sheila was born April 12, 1962. She was the daughter of Ola M. (Pete) and Amy (Suits) Gosser. She ended her journey on this earth on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 6:09 p.m. at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana after a long illness. Sheila was a Christian by faith and is…
Read MoreMoreland Donnie Steele Jr.
Moreland Donnie Steele Jr., 68, of Harrisburg, IL died Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Harrisburg Medical Center. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Survivors include his children, Jeremy, Chad, James and Kristen Steele; sisters, Georgianna Hayden and Cynthia Steele; brothers, Robert, John and Albert Steele; and several grandchildren. He was preceded…
Read MoreMary McCaughn
Mary McCaughn,78, of Cave In Rock, IL, died on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Rosiclare Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Rosiclare, IL. She is survived by husband, Vernon McCaughn; and five sisters, Doralee, Pat, Diana, Roselle, and Roberta. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Lizzie Foster; two sisters, Julie…
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