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Dennis Werth Jayson Werth Werths

East Central Illinois Region

Werths to be inducted into BRS Class of 2021

NOKOMIS -- Several former major leaguers with connections to the area will be among an upcoming honoree induction this fall. In the June 2021 issue of the Bottomley-Ruffing-Schalk Baseball Museum newsletter “The Bullpen,” an Induction Day ceremony is being scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13 as part of an ongoing celebration of the museum’s 40th anniversary of operations. Tentatively, University of Illinois play-by-play announcer Brian Barnhart is set to emcee the event, as long as his basketball schedule permits. Previously revealed […]

todayJune 30, 2021 165

Moody's Illinois

Capital Area Region

Moody’s upgrades Illinois credit rating

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois received its first credit rating upgrade in 23 years on Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Services raised the state’s rating one notch, citing “material improvement in the state’s finances.” Although the upgrade still leaves Illinois bonds rated just two notches above so-called “junk” status, Gov. JB Pritzker said it marked a turning point for the state, and he credited the General Assembly and members of his own administration for bringing greater fiscal discipline to the […]

todayJune 29, 2021 57

Illinois economy

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois economy surges in first quarter

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois economy showed strong signs of recovery during the first quarter of 2021 as businesses continued to reopen from the pandemic and direct government payments flowed to businesses and individual consumers. Data released last week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed the state’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 percent during the quarter as its gross domestic product – the market value of all goods and services produced by labor […]

todayJune 29, 2021 15

East Central Illinois Region

Local man in Montgomery County jail on attempted murder, other pending charges

NOKOMIS -- An area man is currently in jail as a response to a domestic disturbance incident that occurred during the evening hours of Thursday, June 24. Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department responded to the incident report at 22204 East 20th Road in rural Nokomis. An unspecified 40-year-old female reported that she had been battered by her 57-year-old boyfriend Barry E. Spears. The victim also reported that Spears had damaged her vehicle with a baseball bat. When deputies […]

todayJune 26, 2021 69

HIV prevention

Heartland Newsfeed Podcast Network

HIV prevention experts urge regular testing

CHICAGO (Public News Service)  -- This Sunday is National HIV Testing Day, when people are urged to find out their HIV status and work to end the stigma around HIV and AIDS. Jim Pickett, senior director of prevention advocacy and gay men's health for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, said it's important for people to know testing can be done quickly, within a half-hour or less. He pointed out for those who test negative, there's the option to take a prescription […]

todayJune 25, 2021 138

Illinois child

Illinois

Illinois child well-being improved in past decade, although disparities remain

SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- Child well-being in Illinois was looking up in 2019 compared with 2010, but advocates say the full impact of COVID-19 is yet to be seen and has highlighted the need for strong supports. The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book shows 16% of Illinois children were living in poverty prior to the pandemic, down from 2010, and just 4% of children lacked health insurance. But in the last year and a half, many more households […]

todayJune 22, 2021 97

programs

Heartland Newsfeed Podcast Network

Groups urge training, mentoring programs over youth incarceration

EVANSTON, Ill. (Public News Service) -- Juvenile-justice reform groups say helping young people with work and life-skills training reduces recidivism more effectively than incarceration, and they cite an Illinois program as an example. Curt's Cafe, with locations in Evanston and Highland Park, also connects youth living in at-risk situations with other support services and has received a grant to expand its training curriculum. 'Incarceration is the wrong way to change teens' behavior' Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association of […]

todayJune 21, 2021 120

Great Western

Business & Lifestyle

New ownership looks to expand Great Western

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That quote is more than valid for Great Western Products in rural Assumption, who has built a 25-plus year tradition in Christian County. “A lot of folks do not realize that we are there,” stated Rocky Franklin, the company’s vice president, from their corporate office in Hollywood, AL. “It just looks like we’re an extension of the property in front of us.” A quick rundown of what Great Western does […]

todayJune 16, 2021 291

Coalton

East Central Illinois Region

Coalton receives updates on EJ Water project in June meeting

Prior to the monthly meeting of the Coalton village board on Wednesday, June 9, members of the board stood outside the village hall where the “cake” for Montgomery County’s bicentennial celebration stood. Once the meeting began, there was limited business for the board to discuss. Update on EJ Water Cooperative project Most of the meeting was dedicated to updates related to the EJ Water Cooperative project, which was having some slight procedural hiccups. There are some final business items that […]

todayJune 16, 2021 74

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