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IEMA’s Velasquez accepts Federal appointment, joins FEMA
FEMA ADMINISTRATOR FUGATE APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW VELASQUEZ III AS REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
WASHINGTON – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today applauded President Obama’s appointment of Andrew Velasquez III as FEMA Regional Administrator for Region V, which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
“Regional Administrators are crucial to our ability to [...]
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. The [...]
Newton County, IN remembers victims of Flight 4184
> A Newton County cornfield served as a remembrance setting Saturday for the 68 people who died 15 years ago when American Eagle Flight 4184 crashed in a farmers field south of Roselawn, IN. Family members came from as far away as Los Angeles to pay their respects and remember loved ones on Saturday. The [...]
RED CROSS FUNDRAISER SEPT. 12th in WATSEKA
The Iroquois County Chapter of the Red Cross welcomes the public to its Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Saturday, Sept 12th at the Masonic Lodge in Watseka. Serving from 7 – 11 am, this is a fundraiser for the local chapter. “Your chance to say ‘Thanks’ to dedicated volunteers. Tickets are available [...]
PREPARE FOR H1N1; ‘Big Influx’ of flu likely
Homeland chief: ‘Big Influx’ of swine flu likely
By The Associated Press
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that people should expect “a big influx” of swine flu cases this fall and prepare as best they can.
“The best thing we all can do are the very simple things, the [...]