State fire marshal awards $1M to Southern Illinois fire departments
Illinois State Fire Marshal Michele Pankow visited Shawneetown to present 350000 each to Shawneetown and Carrier Mills fire departments and 300000 to Equality Fire Department through the Fire Station Construction Loan Program. The funds aim to improve safety, infrastructure, and resources for firefighters and communities.
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State Fire Marshal
Southern Illinois Fire Departments
Shawneetown
Illinois State Fire Marsha
Michele Pankow
Carrier Mills
Equality Fire Department
Pankow
Resignation demanded in Cairo school dispute
Cairo Illinois residents clash at a Cairo School Board meeting over Head Start plans. Former board member Robbie Koen calls for Board President Brittany Matthews to resign citing a perceived conflict of interest due to her job with Southern Health Department as talks to open a Head Start classroom resume.
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Jaron von Runnen
Forther
Cairo
Ill
Illinois
Southern 7 Health Department
South
Mounds Head Start
Robbie Keen
Brittany Matthews
Southern Health Department
Koen
S7HD Hosts Diaper Drives Across Southern Illinois
During National Diaper Need Awareness Week Southern 7 Health Department runs diaper drives Sept 2 to 29 at ten sites across Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union counties. Community outreach head Shawnna Rhine notes diapers curb infections and doctor visits while citing one in two U.S. families struggle to afford them. Diaper use for newborns can reach 300 in a month. Dropoff sites include Edward Jones Anna, Dollar General Cairo, Rosiclare, Golconda locations with dates Sept 2–30, Sept 3–5, Sept 8–10, and Sept 10–12.
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Ullin
Southern 7 Health Department
Illinois
Alexander
Hardin
Johnson, Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Union
Shawnna Rhine
Commu
Nity
Health Department
U.S
Rhine
Edward Jones
Leigh Ave
Suite C
Anna
Dollar General Store
Cairo
Rosiclare
Golconda
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Southern Illinois
Susana Mendoza
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