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Rural White County Crash Tuesday Injures One

Wednesday, August 29 by Jc Tinsley

A Harrisburg man is in the hospital this morning following a rural White County accident Tuesday afternoon. Illinois State Police say 59 year old Robert Sisky of Harrisburg was northbound on Highway 45 when, according to the preliminary report, he made an improper lane... Read More.

Wabash Communications CO-OP Sponsoring member for the Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship

Friday, February 2 by Jc Tinsley

The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) offers an annual college scholarship program to help further higher education among rural youth. FRS awards a one-time $2,500 scholarships to students from rural America for their first year of college, university or vocational-technical school. Each student is... Read More.

Governor Signs Reis’ Bill to Help Rural Water Customers

Tuesday, November 28 by Jc Tinsley

Representative Reis is pictured here with Bill Teichmiller, Diane Aherin, President of EJ Water, and Mike Hall, Board Member Governor Bruce Rauner has signed a bill into law sponsored by State Representative David Reis... Read More.

National Rural Health Day Nov. 16th

Tuesday, November 14 by Jc Tinsley

Fairfield Memorial Hospital will join the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state/national rural stakeholders in celebrating National Rural Health Day on Thursday, November 16, 2017.NOSORH created National Rural Health Day as a way to showcase rural America; increase... Read More.

Grayville City Council approves Rural Development grant application

Tuesday, July 11 by Jc Tinsley

The Grayville City Council met Monday night for the first time in July. Before the meeting, a public hearing was held on a Rural Development Community Facilities Grant application for a new police vehicle. The Council approved going forward with the application that will... Read More.

Reis legislation helping rural communities seeking wastewater services heads to Governor

Wednesday, June 7 by Jc Tinsley

On the final day of the spring legislative session in Springfield, the Illinois Senate passed legislation sponsored by State Representative David Reis (R-Ste. Marie) which was drafted as a constituent initiative aimed at helping rural communities seeking wastewater services. HB1914 allows water districts... Read More.

South East IL AHEC to hold Rural Health Careers Summer Camp

Thursday, May 25 by Jc Tinsley

South East Illinois Area Health Education Center (SEI-AHEC), in collaboration with Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) and Frontier Community College (FCC), is planning a Rural Health Careers camp for June 30, 2017. The camp is open to incoming freshmen and sophomore students in the surrounding... Read More.

Rural Wabash County Water District bills delayed

Tuesday, May 2 by Jc Tinsley

"Due to unforseen circumstances, April billing for the Rural Wabash County Water District was delayed on being mailed out. As a result, the due date has been extended for this month only to Monday, May 15, 2017. Please contact 618-299-6101 if you have... Read More.

Righter legislation to help rural teacher shortage

Tuesday, April 11 by Jc Tinsley

Rural school districts struggling to find good teachers to hire would see a much larger pool of applicants, under legislation sponsored by State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon).Right now, students seeking a career in teaching must score at... Read More.

Governor Addresses Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs Economic Conference

Wednesday, March 8 by Jc Tinsley

Governor Bruce Rauner joined Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti today to discuss issues affecting our rural communities in Illinois at the Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs' 28th Annual Economic Development Conference in Springfield."Our rural communities may be small, but their impact is... Read More.