Stories tagged with: rural
FMH Clinical Practice Coordinator Selected for ICAHN Rural Health Fellowship
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Nurse and Wayne County local Jessica Sterling, BSN, RN, has been selected through a competitive application process for the prestigious ICAHN Rural Health Fellowship. ICAHN’s Rural Health Fellowship is a six-month rural health leadership development program for new and emerging C-suite...
Crossville Telephone Company Awarded $7 Million Grant to Bring FTTP Service to Rural Crossville
The Crossville Telephone Company is being awarded a Connect Illinois grant for more than $7 Million through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development. The grant is a capital improvement project to build Fiber To The Premise (FTTP) service to the rural Crossville...
I Am a Rural Teacher Profile: Cole Carter
Story courtesy of Hailey Winkleman through NREA
Often, people who grew up in small towns and the countryside can’t imagine living and working in an urban area. Being accustomed to the rural way of life...
Fairfield Memorial Hospital Awarded for Effort to Eliminate Rural Health Disparities
People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than their urban counterparts and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality — a gap that has grown over the past two decades. Fairfield Memorial Hospital is committed to changing...
White County Ambulance Presents Fairfield Rural Fire With Special Flag for Logan Kreiter
The White County Ambulance Service recently presented the Fairfield Rural Fire Department with a keepsake for a recently fallen fire fighterLogan Kreiter was killed in a tragic automobile accident on July 15th in Wayne County at the age of 19.The keepsake is a metal...
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Awarded USDA Emergency Rural Health Care Grant for Epic EMR & Dedicates State-of-the-Art Isolation Patient
(McLeansboro, IL) – Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (HMHD) has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emergency Rural Health Care Grant totaling $895,000. This grant will assist in funding the implementation of the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system installed in...
Barnhill Man Facing Charges Following Alleged Criminal Trespass in Rural Hamilton County
A Barnhill man is facing charges in Hamilton County court after the Sheriff’s Office arrested him Thursday afternoon. 43 year old Cody Cropper was found trespassing a residence in rural Hoodville, outside of McLeansboro at around 2:11pm Thursday. Deputies arrived to find Cropper standing...
Young Couple Alright After Early Morning Crash and Burn in Rural Carmi
Law enforcement and emergency personnel have been called to deal with the aftermath of a single vehicle accident in rural Carmi this morning. The accident happened around 7am on County Road 1200 North about a hundred yards east of County Road 1075 East. White...
Oilfield Motor Dumped in Rural Field Tuesday
Freshly sworn in Deputy Matt Wicker saw some action for the White County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday. Barry Baker of rural Carmi phoned the department to let officials know someone had dumped a 15 horsepower electric oilfield motor dumped in one of his field. Baker...