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East Central Illinois Region

Coalton board cleans up old business in August meeting

COALTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- While there was limited business discussed in their August 8 meeting, the Coalton Village Board did spent most of their 37-minute session touching up on previously discussed items of business. Water superintendent Tom Gonet is trying to get a hydraulic system and spreader on the new truck that was purchased with grant money with assistance from USDA Rural Development and Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation. Gonet will seek price quotes and will return to the board […]

todayAugust 20, 2018 13

freedom of the press

Columnists

EDITORIAL: Government needs re-education on the freedom of the press

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- It seems everywhere I turn around, government as a whole have tried repeatedly to interfere and infringe on the Constitutional rights of a free press. Governments are not fulfilling FOIA requests. They are also withholding pertinent information from meetings, a clear sign of internal corruption and/or incompetent politicians. The press corps are the Fourth Estate, essentially the fourth branch of government. We are essentially the governmental watchdogs for the people, holding politicians accountable and governmental bodies accountable […]

todayAugust 19, 2018 43

venezuela

Business & Lifestyle

Venezuela testing Petro-based minimum wage hike

CARACAS, Venezuela (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro announced that Venezuelans will be paid a minimum of 0.5 Petro (PTR) following the implementation of his monetary reforms this week. Considered to be a 60-time wage increase over the current minimum monthly salary of $1, the government-backed cryptocurrency will be able to be exchanged at the rate of $60 U.S. dollars (USD) with the new "sovereign bolivar" being tied into the digital coin. It is unclear on the reasoning for the […]

todayAugust 19, 2018 8

Tyler Wesley Witt

East Central Illinois Region

Witt prepares for upcoming sesqicentennial celebration

WITT (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Envision Witt organization, including Witt residents and youth, have been busy in preparing for the upcoming sesquicentennial celebration taking place over Labor Day weekend as the city marks its 150th anniversary mark. Envision Witt subcommittees have organized many events in the community, including trash cleanup, painting flowerpots and the local library and making touch-and-go improvements along the main street in town. Some youth have made their contributions by painting iconic businesses and current/former Witt residents, […]

todayAugust 16, 2018 8

Business & Lifestyle

New broadcast signal for WTIM goes live

SULLIVAN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- NewsTalk WTIM went live on their new FM signal at 107.7 FM in the city of Sullivan, according to a press release made available yesterday. As previously covered, the Miller Media Group enacted plans to expand their coverage area to Moultrie County and cited a completion point during the summer following approval of a broadcast license from the Federal Communications Commission. The expansion brings the station's news, agriculture and talk programming to Moultrie County, with the […]

todayAugust 16, 2018 23

Cardinals Rally Cat

Entertainment

Remember the Cardinals rally cat? A second bobblehead is out

ST. LOUIS/MILWAUKEE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- One year ago today, a kitten ran into the outfield area at Busch Stadium and following the capture of the cat by a grounds crew member, catcher Yadier Molina hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning from a pitch from the Kansas City Royals' Peter Moylan. Upon this anniversary, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead featuring the brave rally cat in […]

todayAugust 9, 2018 8

Ballot Access News

Contested primary comes to mixed conclusions at the polls

ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- From the special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District to primary elections in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, Tuesday's election came up with some surprising -- and not so surprising -- election returns. The special Congressional election in Ohio was ordered to replace Rep. Pat Tiberi, a Republican, who resigned from office to work for a business group. The race is considered too close to call, according to The New York Times, with more than […]

todayAugust 9, 2018 18

Kryssi Wichers

Columnists

COMMENTARY: Media coverage of alternative candidates shouldn’t include attacks

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- In an election cycle where Libertarian Party and Green Party candidates have received the most media coverage in years, there are still those in the mainstream media who want to drag candidates through the mud and attack their past. This has happened to several candidates over the past months and as of Friday, Ohio House candidate Kryssi Wichers became another target of the media. Spencer Remoquillo of the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette put out a hit piece on Wichers, who […]

todayAugust 4, 2018 34

Sara Wojcicki Jimenez

Business & Lifestyle

Jimenez to join HSHS Central Illinois in September

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- An Illinois state representative will begin a new career path in marketing and communications for the largest regional hospital system in the Midwest this fall. In a July 31 press release, state Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez has accepted a position with the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) to become the director of marketing and communications for the Central Illinois group of hospitals -- Springfield's St. John's Hospital, Decatur's St. Mary's Hospital, Litchfield's St. Francis Hospital and […]

todayAugust 4, 2018 7

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