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Letter to the Editor
RE: Dog Bite Awareness Week 2021 Villagers Voice Norris City, IL 62869
Dear Editor,
Did anyone bite you at work today? On average, nearly 15 mail carriers per day will say, “Yes.” Postal Service officials report that in 2020, over 5,800 letter carriers experienced dog bites or dog attacks. With deliveries every day, including Sundays and holidays, carriers continue to experience dog bites in urban, suburban and rural settings. [Read more...]
Land Transfers
• Linda A. Mayberry, Susan G. Watkins, Cynthia D. Watkins Wilmore, Michelle E. Weber to Jonathon David Goematt, Laura Nicole Goematt, Fackney’s 2nd Add Carmi Block: 8 Lots: 15-16 Lots 15-16 JR Williams Subdivision, Quit Claim Deed [Read more...]
Ayanna M. Allen, St. Louis, Mo. – Speeding 26-34 MPH over limit – Charge amended/reduced; Driving 21-25 MPH above limit – Ex parte/guilty/fine - $326.30 costs, $25 fine; Child restraint vio/child <8 – Ex parte/guilty/fine - $326.30 costs, $25 fine; Child restraint vio/child <8 – Ex parte/guilty/fine - $326.30 costs, $25 fine; Child restraint vio/child <8 – Ex parte/guilty/fine - $326.30 costs, $25 fine; Veh fail right-of-way emer veh – Ex parte/guilty/fine - $326.30 costs, $25 fine; Regis Expiration/1st & 2nd – Ex parte/guilty/fine - $326.30 costs, $25 fine [Read more...]
Wabash Area Development, Inc. (WADI) Head Start/Early Head Start is now enrolling families for the Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Program Year. Head Start/Early Head Start serves income-eligible pregnant women and families with children aged birth to five. The Head Start/Early Head Start program works with families to provide activities and education to help children and their families grow developmentally, physically, socially, and emotionally. Services are also available to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. Transportation is provided. To complete an application, or for more information about the Head Start/Early Head Start program, contact your local WADI office.
HARRISBURG, Illinois (June 15, 2021) -- Southeastern Illinois College has announced the President’s and Vice President’s lists for the spring 2021 semester. To be eligible for the President’s and Vice President’s lists, students must take a total of six credit hours in the summer and 12 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters, in addition to having a stellar grade point average.
The following students made the Southeastern Illinois College President’s List (GPA 4.00) for the spring 2021 semester. [Read more...]
Local State Representatives Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) and Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) are calling on Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Employmenrt Security (IDES) to follow the lead of 25 other states to immediately end the $300 extra pay for unemployment weekly benefits. The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program for the additional $300 began January 4, 2021 in Illinois and runs through September 4, 2021. [Read more...]
