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Effingham announces summer programs to help new immigrants
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — Effingham Bridges is holding learning sessions this summer for to help welcome immigrants to the county. The programs will be held from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on the following Monday nights: May 20, June 3, June 17, July 1, July 15, and July 29. All programs will be held at […]
Central IL communities cancel monthly siren testing amid storm risk
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Several communities across Central Illinois are canceling or delaying their monthly tornado siren testing as weather conditions on Tuesday could turn severe. The Macon County Emergency Management Agency said it was canceling its testing on Tuesday, along with Clinton and DeWitt County. The St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District also canceled its […]
Effingham County officials push for bill to teach drivers about transporting hazardous materials on the road
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – After a deadly tanker truck crash in Teutopolis last year, James Niemann, the Effingham County hazardous material emergency planner, said officials talked about what they could do better if a tragedy like this happened in the future. He remembered his time as a police officer years ago when he taught first […]
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