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GREENE COUNTY — Greene County, a rural community of about 11,500 residents in Illinois, is making strides to combat substance use disorder and reduce recidivism through a targeted recovery support program launched in 2023. The Greene County Health Department (GCHD) received a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services to implement the Recovery Corps program, which pairs individuals with peer Recovery Navigators to help them overcome addiction and avoid the justice system. The program emerged after years of rising substance use challenges and limited local resources. In 2019, Greene County reported one of the state’s highest nonfatal overdose rates, and behavioral health providers struggled to meet demand. In response, stakeholders, including law enforcement, public health officials, and community members, formed the Greene County Mental Health Coalition in 2022 to improve access to recovery services. “Individuals with persistent substance use-related

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SAINT LOUIS - A local doctor and her research team are using artificial intelligence to change the outcomes for children diagnosed with cancer. Dr. Kim Johnson, PhD, and PhD student Cindy Kang work at Washington University in St. Louis. They recently received a Summer Fellows Grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to advance their research into pediatric cancer, the ways this cancer spreads, and how social factors affect survival rates. “We definitely know that social factors do influence survival outcomes,” Johnson said. “Hopefully it can lead someday to less children getting diagnosed at a later-stage disease if we can start addressing these social factors, which impact the ability for a family to receive optimal cancer care.” Johnson and Kang are interested in metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads. Metastasis is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in kids. In their research, they have found that children from certain

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SPRINGFIELD – For just a few hours a month, you can build joy that lasts a lifetime for children in your community fighting critical illnesses. Make-A-Wish Illinois looking to recruit more than 200 new WishMakers to serve as wish celebration volunteers, working directly with families to transform lives through wishes. Working in pairs, wish celebration volunteers partner to establish a meaningful connection with the wish child and family, building hope and anticipation leading up to the child’s wish. Working with staff and generous local donors and businesses, these volunteers plan and carry out meetings, boosts, and send-offs or parties for their assigned wish kids. Join on your own or double the impact by registering with a friend to share this life-changing experience together. Make-A-Wish provides training and ongoing guidance as well as the opportunity to network with other volunteers. For just a few hours a month, you can craft joy that lasts a lifetime. To become

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Around 9:15 on Friday, June 20th, District 4 officers were called about people armed with guns near 20th and O’Fallon in the Carr Square neighborhood and then alerted to ShotSpotter activations in the same area. When officers arrived, they found a group walking in the same area and attempted a pedestrian check. Three people started […]

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A man was killed Friday night in a hit-and-run incident at the intersection of West Florissant and Pope avenues near O’Fallon Park.

ST. LOUIS – A multi-car crash in north St. Louis left one person seriously hurt. Firefighters were called to the intersection of West Florissant and Pope Avenues around 8:30 p.m. Friday night. The accident happened right on the edge of the O-Fallon and Penrose neighborhoods, near O’Fallon Park. Officials say an adult was hit and [...]

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A 26-year-old woman was killed and a 32-year-old woman seriously injured in a one-car crash Friday night on Interstate 270 at the West Florissant Avenue exit.

Police confirmed that Tori Milsak has been found, just over a year after she went missing in Hot Springs.

Kennedy Holmes returns to her hometown stage in her first lead role in Bring It On: The Musical. From The Voice finalist to leading lady, 11 seasons in the making.

Thomson, who died June 8, also was a reporter on higher education issues during her nearly three decades at the newspaper.

EAST ALTON — Firefighters responded early Saturday to a mobile home fire on Melody Lane that resulted in the total loss of the trailer but no injuries. The Rosewood Heights Fire Department arrived at around 3 a.m. to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the mobile home. A box alarm was requested, prompting additional crews from Cottage Hills, Bethalto, East Alton, and Wood River to assist. Alton Memorial Ambulance was also on scene for fire standby. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the single trailer, preventing it from spreading to a nearby trailer. The mobile home was vacant at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Since filing for bankruptcy, 23andMe officials said that they have received 1.9 million requests from customers to delete their genetic data.