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SIC Summer and Fall 2020 Registration

HARRISBURG, Ill. (April 3, 2020) – The faculty and staff of Southeastern Illinois College have dedicated themselves to ensure students can continue the pursuit of their higher education, despite the current conditions mandated by the COVID-19 virus. Registration for summer and fall classes begins Monday, April... Read More.

Wabash General Hospital Confirms First Positive Case of CoViD-19

Saturday, April 4 by Jc Tinsley

Wabash General Hospital is confirming our first positive COVID-19 test result. The patient was tested in an outpatient setting and followed all protocols of self-quarantine with all of their immediate family since being tested. Patient and family are home and doing well. We continue... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Confirms First CoViD-19 Positive Case in Gallatin County

Saturday, April 4 by Jc Tinsley

Egyptian Health Department was notified of a Gallatin County resident who tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual, a female in her 60’s is at home and in isolation. This is the first laboratory confirmed positive of COVID-19 in Gallatin County. Illinois Department of... Read More.

WGH Opens Drive-Thru CoViD-19 Testing in Albion

Friday, April 3 by Jc Tinsley

Starting Monday, April 6, 2020, drive-thru COVID testing will begin at WGH’s Albion Medical Clinic. Testing will be available at this location Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. If patients have a provider order, the patient should call (618)445-8170 to notify... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Public Administrator Jamie Byrd gives frank Update on CoViD-19 with WROY/WRUL News

Friday, April 3 by Jc Tinsley

From Egyptian Health Department...As of 4:00PM today, Friday, April 3, 2020, Egyptian Health Department has not been notified of any new cases of COVID-19 in our tri-county area of Saline, Gallatin and White Counties. Saline County is currently the only county in our service... Read More.

State of Illinois Sees Revenues Increase for March; Gun Sales Up; Libertarians and Green Party Suing to Get on November Ballot

Friday, April 3 by Jc Tinsley

MARCH TAXES Even as part of the month the state was under a stay-at-home order imposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state still saw revenues increase by $174 million. The state’s non-partisan government forecasting group says that it may be surprising given the economic conditions,... Read More.

Shimkus Moving His Art Competition Online

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

WASHINGTON – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) has adjusted the submission guidelines for his 2020 Congressional Art Competition.Entries for the contest, which is open to high school students in the 15th Congressional District of Illinois, are still due by May 4.... Read More.

Corps of Engineers Extends Facility Closures at Rend Lake

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Rend Lake – Due to the shelter-in-place order in effect in Illinois and in an effort to ensure the safety of our visitors and staff members, the Rend Lake Project Office and Visitor Center, all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) campgrounds... Read More.

Pritzker Administration Expanding Available Services for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Survivors

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Additional funding to provide support to Illinoisans amidst ongoing public health crisisCHICAGO/SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced it is launching a $1.2 million plan to increase the capacity of its current statewide network of services for domestic violence and... Read More.

Pritzker Administration Announces Third Month Sales Totals for Adult Use Cannabis

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

State’s new adult-use cannabis industry generated nearly $36 million in sales in MarchCHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has announced preliminary numbers show statewide adult-use cannabis sales in March totaled $35,902,543.22. Dispensaries across the state sold 812,203 items over the 31-day... Read More.

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SIC Summer and Fall 2020 Registration

Wabash General Hospital Confirms First Positive Case of CoViD-19

Egyptian Health Department Confirms First CoViD-19 Positive Case in Gallatin County

WGH Opens Drive-Thru CoViD-19 Testing in Albion

Egyptian Health Department Public Administrator Jamie Byrd gives frank Update on CoViD-19 with WROY/WRUL News

State of Illinois Sees Revenues Increase for March; Gun Sales Up; Libertarians and Green Party Suing to Get on November Ballot

Shimkus Moving His Art Competition Online

Corps of Engineers Extends Facility Closures at Rend Lake

Pritzker Administration Expanding Available Services for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Survivors

Pritzker Administration Announces Third Month Sales Totals for Adult Use Cannabis

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