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Greene County Health Department Announces $170,000 In New Grant Funds For 2022

3 years 1 month ago
CARROLLTON - The Greene County Health Department announced on Tuesday that it will receive over $170,000 in additional funding for the budget year 2022. The additional funding will come from three separate competitive grant proposals that the department submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). The department submitted these competitive proposals against other organizations and local health departments from around the state and country, Greene County Health Department Administrator Molly Peters said. "The department will utilize the funding to provide our community with additional services such as family planning and an STD clinic," Peters said. "The department will also work to increase immunization/vaccination awareness, and enhance the department's work with the ongoing opioid crisis. "The Greene County Health Department is committed to assuring access to resources with a focus on prevention,

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Granite City Police Investigate Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash, Woman Later Dies

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GRANITE CITY - Granite City Police Department was called to a traffic crash that involved a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection of 20th Street and Iowa Street at 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Upon the arrival of officers and paramedics, the female victim was found to be unresponsive and she had sustained significant injuries. Granite City Police Department said Tuesday afternoon the female victim was transported to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries. The female victim has been identified as: Christine K. Clark 68 years of age Collinsville, IL. The Granite City Police Detective Division, as well as the Madison County Coroner’s Office, and the Metro East Crash Assistance Team are currently investigating this matter. Due to the ongoing investigation, no further information will be shared at this time. The Granite City Police Department said it wishes to send its condolences to the family of Ms. Clark for their loss in this tragic

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Beef processing facility near KC in violation of Missouri regulations for polluting waters

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A beef processing facility 40 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City polluted at least a mile of nearby streams and allowed septic tanks of sewage and entrails to overflow, state regulators found this month.  The facility, the former site of a beef operation that neighbors felt threatened a nearby botanical garden, was referred on Feb. […]

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Missouri GOP Senate hopefuls trade jabs as candidate filing opens

3 years 1 month ago

The first day of candidate filing is like the first day of spring training, with everyone excited for the future and hopeful that this is the year of the amazing upset that makes a champion out of last year’s also-ran. It is also the day for sharpening knives in hotly contested primaries, and the Republicans […]

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Federal lawsuit targets Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ food assistance program

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Mary Holmes, a 55-year-old St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, says she has struggled to put food on the table for more than a month. Holmes relies on food assistance, but she hasn’t been able to get through the state’s call center line to maintain her federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) […]

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Rebecca Rivas

Trump on Putin plan to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions: 'This is genius'

3 years 1 month ago
(The Hill) - Former President Trump on Tuesday called Russia's recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine a "genius" move ahead of its military invasion. In an interview on "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show," Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine on Monday was "smart" and "pretty [...]
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 312: Regulating The Internet

3 years 1 month ago

We've got another cross-post this week: Mike was recently a guest on the new Internet of Humans podcast by Jillian York and Konstantinos Komaitis, for a wide-ranging discussion about internet regulation issues today and where they might be headed. You can listen to the entire conversation on this week's episode.

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