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East Central Illinois Region

Montgomery County 911 board reconsiders dispatch consolidation

HILLSBORO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The 911 Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) of Montgomery County reconsidered a decision they made last month to move their operations center from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department to Taylorville following their board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17. A motion to consolidate 911 dispatch operations with the joint board of Christian and Shelby counties failed to pass with a 3-3 vote during a special meeting on September 12. Voting in favor in the 4-2 decision were […]

todayOctober 22, 2019 33

East Central Illinois Region

2019 Bob Price Memorial Scholarship golf fundraiser a success

STAUNTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Seventeen teams of four teed off at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton September 27 to raise money for their annual scholarship distributions to high school students in southwestern central Illinois. While some came to compete, others came for the fun, camaraderie and to remember the late Bob Price by helping such a great cause. Members of Bob’s family were present, from as close as Hillsboro to as far as North Carolina. Cash prizes went out to […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 91

Social Security card

Business & Lifestyle

Social Security benefits to receive 1.6% increase for 2020

Recipients of Social Security may notice an increase of their benefits for 2020, according to the SSA. A cost-of-living adjustment of 1.6 percent is set to be added to benefits payable to more than 63 million beneficiaries beginning in January 2020. Increased benefits to more than 8 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31. (Please note that some people receive both benefits.) The Social Security Act ties the annual increase to the increase in the Consumer Price Index, as […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 35

East Central Illinois Region

New PCH podiatrist set to offer services

PANA (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Pana Community Hospital welcomed a new podiatrist to their podiatry team Tuesday, Oct. 15, Dr. Andrew Ott, DPM, AACFAS. Following a residency in New York where he earned the highest score in the country on the in-training exam issued by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, he began seeing patients recently in Suite 103 of the hospital’s Medical Mall and will regularly see patients on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Ott, a 2005 […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 83

East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis council to ponder Safe Passage program at next meeting

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- There was no action taken regarding Nokomis joining the Safe Passage program during the City Council’s recent meeting on Monday, Oct. 14. Taylorville Police Department chief Dwayne Wheeler and Denise Evans, the Taylorville coordinator for the Safe Passage program spoke before the council to provide more details about the program and how it has reduced crime in the community. Wheeler and Evans attributed to most of the crimes – specifically theft, home invasions and other smaller […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 56

Wrestling Observer Live

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Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Wrestling Observer Live (October 21, 2019)

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including La Parka's injury and injuries in pro-wrestling, high-risk moves, the Impact Wrestling PPV on Sunday, New Japan's new US division, feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out! BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Monday (live): 3 PM Eastern/12 Noon Pacific (2 PM local) Tuesday (live): 3 PM Eastern/12 Noon Pacific (2 PM local) Wednesday (tape delay): 5 PM Eastern/2 PM […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 40

Business & Lifestyle

New area code coming in 2021 set to cause problems among 217 customers

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Prepare for a dialing headache beginning in spring 2021, as the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently announced the introduction of a new area code in central Illinois. ICC announced the 447 area code which will "overlay" the existing area code of 217. The 217 area code covers 36 counties across Illinois, includes the cities of Decatur, Springfield, Champaign/Urbana, Danville, Rantoul, and Quincy and is one of the original 86 area codes in the nation assigned by […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 86

Decision 2020

Nobody, formerly known as Rich Paul, de-platformed from Twitter over hyperbolic Clinton remark

KEENE, N.H. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Republican candidate for governor in New Hampshire was permanently de-platformed from Twitter Sunday following an obvious hyperbolic tweet made on the platform. Candidate Nobody (formerly known as Rich Paul) responded to remarks that Karen Lytle (@karenlytle711) made in response to a tweet made by Michigan Congressman Justin Amash. It’s like Pavlov’s dogs. The moment Hillary speaks, a lot of men lose their minds. It actually crosses political ideology. #misogyny — Karma's Quid Pro Quo […]

todayOctober 21, 2019 62

Wrestling Observer Live

Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network

Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network: Wrestling Observer Live (October 20, 2019)

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a look at all the news over the past couple of days, the Marko Stunt controversy, Hell in a Cell and Impact Wrestling line-ups, Smackdown ratings, and so much more. A fun time as always so check it out! BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Monday (live): 3 PM Eastern/12 Noon Pacific (2 PM local) Tuesday (live): 3 PM Eastern/12 Noon Pacific (2 PM local) Wednesday (tape […]

todayOctober 20, 2019 32

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