By all accounts, it's been a rough few years. We've been cast into a fog of uncertainty for too long, wondering if we'll ever get our old lives back, and whether we can ever expect to return to the way things were in 2019. We've been asked to accept the unacceptable, a "new normal" that pales in comparison to the glory days of old.
CARROLLTON - The Greene County Health Department staff are working to address community needs through focus and determination. Recently the department has been awarded over $400,000 in grant funds for addressing Greene County community needs assessment results. The Illinois Project Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) in Greene County prioritized access to healthy foods, mental health, substance use prevention, and recreational activities. “It is our goal to cause the effect in improving our community public health by focusing efforts on prevention of disease and disparity,” stated Molly Peters, Public Health Administrator. Peters also states, “Public Health is more than just assuring healthcare access, vaccination rates, and evaluating causes of death or disease. It is working to increase resources to improve high school and higher education graduation rates, assurance of access to daycare for families to thrive, and assisting to improve the community environments such
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for Perdue’s frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast tenders “gluten free” that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically small pieces of clear plastic and blue dye. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase. The frozen RTE chicken breast tenders “gluten-free” were produced on July 12, 2022. The following product is subject to the public health alert : 42 oz. plastic bags containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS GLUTEN FREE” with a “Best if Used By: 07 12 23” and a lot number of 2193 above the use by date. The products bear establishment number “P-33944” immediately below the “Best if Used By:” date on the back of the plastic bag. These items were shipped to BJ's Wholesale Club retail locations nationwide.
Lie down with dogs, get put in the position of producing potentially damning evidence. That’s the lesson NSO is going to learn if this lawsuit goes any further. Israeli tech firm NSO Group has sold its malware to plenty of questionable customers and, thanks to an endless stream of revelations about misuse of its phone […]
This article was featured in the August 23, 2022 edition of Freight Business Journal of North America Late last year, devastating floods swept through British Columbia, destroying major highways and railways, and exacerbating the strained supply chain at the Port of Vancouver. With the flow of goods from Asia threatened, carriers diverted cargo 450 miles north to the Port of […]
Two brothers from Illinois have been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol.
An anti-drug legalization activist has filed a lawsuit arguing a recreational marijuana initiative petition was improperly certified by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and should not appear on the …
Criminal justice experts from around the country will take a hard look at St. Louis County's troubled jail for the next 18 months. On Wednesday, County Executive Sam Page announced the county has received $300,000 from the MacArthur Foundation to deploy a racial equity study to improve the jailβs culture and reduce its population. βRacism is a part of everything we see β we have to address that thoughtfully, intentionally,β Page says.
The Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company said the acquisition will expand its services and a subsidiary's ability to provide turnkey solutions in the New England market.