Archive for November, 2009
DUBBLE, FLESHER LEAD CAMPAIGN PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY TAX in IROQUOIS COUNTY …
On Tuesday, November 10th the Iroquois County Board pledged support for a one-half cent sales tax that’s expected to generate more than one million dollars to help support the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department budget. This money will help keep Sheriff’s Deputies on the road for patrol duties. Because of budgetary issues the County Board had [...]
H1N1 Clinics Resume
> H1N1 vaccine clinics resume today in Ford-Iroquois and in Livingston counties. The Gilman Elementary School and the Milford Fire Department is where the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department offers the free vaccine from 3-7 pm. Livingston County health officials conduct a clinic at the Streator Woodland High School from 3-5 pm. Kankakee County has a [...]
Long-awaited pipeline funnels gas across 8 states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A 1,679-mile pipeline crossing eight states is now fully completed and funneling natural gas from Wyoming and Colorado to the eastern edge of Ohio. The long-awaited Rockies Express Pipeline became fully operational Nov. 12 following the recent completion of the final 195-mile section between Warren and Monroe counties in eastern Ohio. [...]
IROQUOIS COUNTY BOARD PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TAX
> Iroquois County citizens are paying for public safety in Champaign and Vermilion counties; also in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. If you shop and dine-out when visiting the neighboring counties, you’re helping to support public safety there. Perhaps–reason why local citizens should support such a public safety tax here in Iroquois County. Tuesday, the Iroquois County [...]
H1N1 Situational Update for H1N1 rates in Ford and Iroquois County
Descriptive Statistics Ashkum 1 Gilman 1 Onarga 4 Roberts 1 Watseka 2 Total Cases 9 Case counts with Date of Onset October 1, 2009 1 October 13, 2009 2 October 15, 2009 1 October 17, 2009 2 October 18, 2009 1 October 21, 2009 1 October 26, 2009 1 Narrative The laboratory confirmed cases of [...]