Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program next month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to youths showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
McDonough District Hospital now offers the Forget-Me-Not Support Group for anyone who has been affected by loss during pregnancy or the loss of an infant.
Franklin Community Unit School District 1 accumulated $171,902 in debt between fiscal years 2008 and 2017, according to a West Central Reporter analysis of public schools data.
Winchester Volunteer Fire Department responded to 14 calls in 2017 - 40 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
The Brown County Fire Protection District was among 11 firefighting agencies in West Central Illinois to receive state grants this week for safety equipment.
North Scott Fire Protection District responded to 12 calls in 2017 - 33.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Rushville Fire Department responded to 13 calls in 2017 - 48 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Browning Fire Protection District responded to three calls in 2017 - 200 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District responded to 28 calls in 2017 - 180 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
For the second consecutive year, McDonough District Hospital participated in the Rural Student Physician Program (RSPP) through the University Of Illinois College of Medicine.
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that as a result of a recent load rating evaluation, the Bureau of Bridges and Structures has changed load limits for the Illinois 106 bridge over the Illinois River at Florence.