SIU Accepting Nominations for Women of Action Awards
Southern Illinois University Carbondale opens nominations for the fourth annual Women of Action Awards honoring "everyday heroes" among female faculty staff students and community members. Nominations due online by Aug 14 with ceremony at 4 30 p m Aug 26 in Ballroom B Student Center.
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Carbondale
Women of Action
Southern Illinois University
Women’s Resource Center
Network Empowering Women
WCSO marine patrol boat adds AED for life saving
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office marine patrol boat now carries an Automated External Defibrillator donated by the Harrison Bruce Foundation. Sheriff Jeff Diedrich emphasized public safety and noted every deputy is trained to use the device, ready to respond when seconds count on water or land.
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Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Harrison Bruce Foundation
Jeff Diedrich
WCSO
Diedrich
New COVID variant NB 1.8.1 Nimbus prompts caution
Health experts monitor NB 1.8.1 Nimbus as a rising COVID strain. Paducah pediatricians urge prevention with frequent hand washing and masking, and advise staying home until fever free 24 hours. Seek guidance from primary care if symptoms worsen.
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Paducah
Baptist Health Paducah
Heath Cates
Cates
Harrisburg Native Earns PhD From Georgia Tech
Harrisburg resident Chelsea Johnson earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was among 6,660 graduates at Georgia Tech's 268th Commencement exercises on May 13, 2025.
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Atlanta
Chelsea Johnson
Harrisburg
Georgia Institute of Technology
Johnson
Georgia Tech
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Harrison Bruce
Williamson County Sheriff Office
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Baptist Health
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