SPRINGFIELD, IL – May is Mental Health Awareness month and also coincides with the spring planting season. Spring and fall are often the most stressful times for farmers and this year is no exception. The late start to spring has left many Illinois farmers scrambling to get their crops in the ground, causing stress to many in our rural communities. In 2019, the Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI) was established in Illinois to specifically address the mental health needs of farming and agricultural communities. Led by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, the FFRI launched a six-county pilot program to provide resources to Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Morgan, and Sangamon counties through a telephone hotline connecting farmers with mental health resources and providers. Funded through a USDA grant, FFRI expanded to all 102 counties in 2021. During the last legislative session, the General Assembly appropriated an additional $500,000 to ensure the program
Last week, Justice Alito’s leaked opinion confirmed my worst fears: The Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey without regard for the dignity, health, safety or even lives of pregnant people. If this decision is formalized, anti-abortion extremists in Missouri will push to criminalize pregnant people and those who support them.
EAST ALTON – Volunteers are needed to help the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC sm ) and the Three Rivers Project plant trees in Alton on Wednesday, May 25. The effort is made possible in part by a Recover, Replant, Restore! (RRR) grant from Trees Forever, as well as funding from Ameren Illinois’ “Right Tree Right Place” project and the Swarovski Waterschool. Tree plantings will take occur at Riverfront Park and the Broadway Corridor. “We are excited to be able to increase tree cover and access to green spaces in parks throughout Alton,” said NGRREC Director of Environmental Education Sarah Fisher. “This fall, students from the Swarovski Waterschool program be helping to care for the trees and learn about the importance of trees and green space in communities.” All necessary tools will be provided but if participants have their own gardening gloves, those would be great to bring along. Anyone interested
A bipartisan proposal to extend postpartum care for low-income women in Missouri to a full year after they’ve given birth is “hanging on a thread,” its sponsor said, due to …
As we recently noted, Netflix is preparing for a big crackdown on users who share account passwords with folks outside of their home. When Netflix was a pesky upstart it declared password sharing a good thing and a form of free advertising. Now that it’s facing Wall Street pressure to keep quarterly earnings up in […]
ST. LOUIS - A crash has closed eastbound I-70 at Jennings Station Road Wednesday morning. The crash happened at about 8 a.m. It is unknown at this time how many cars were involved. It is also unknown if anyone was injured. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.
The song takes a somewhat sassy look at the idea of karma, but it’s also a song of power, with potent lyrics that encourage listeners to find the strength to take hold of their life once again.
When buildings are not maintained or occupied, they quickly become susceptible to the elements. Think of the extremes we experience here. An unoccupied home freezing and thawing over the winter and then baking under the summer heat and humidity year after year eroding the bones and chipping away at the insides. A small hole in […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would strip “woke corporations like Disney” of special protections enabling companies to hold copyright material for decades.
In an expected move, a disciplinary panel this week has recommended St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner get a reprimand for her misconduct during an investigation into former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
Gardner appeared before the panel April 11 after reaching an agreement with the Missouri Disciplinary Counsel, which also recommended Gardner be given a reprimand for withholding evidence from Greitens’ defense attorneys in 2018. The panel typically upholds recommendations from the Disciplinary…
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