Archive for March, 2010
FORD-IROQUOIS PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT APPLAUDED FOR FLOOD RESPONSE
CONGRATULATIONS TO FORD-IROQUOIS PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF > The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department’s response to the 2008 floods has earned the agency state recognition. The department received special recognition at the Illinois Disaster Assistance Program Statewide Conference held on March 12, 2010 in Springfield. According to Amy Dickenson-Ferguson, Statewide Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator, the [...]
IROQUOIS COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN CLOSE TO BEING FINAL
….. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE ….. MARCH 26, 2010 Iroquois County’s Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is nearing its end. A final meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 6:30 pm in the County Board Room at the Administrative Center in Watseka. A “Draft” of the Plan, produced by Stantec with valuable input [...]
FLOOD ADVISORIES ….
National Weather Service Update: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:58 am There is no immediate threat of flooding in Iroquois County. The Iroquois River and Sugar Creek remain in their banks following weekend rains March 13 and 14th, that produced 1.5 to 2.2 inches of rain (recorded at NWS observation point Watseka 2 NW). There was [...]