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Voters in Massac County United Number 1 and Joppa Maple Grove Taxing District will decide on a possible change to the Joppa-Maple Grove School District. There is a proposal on

County, school district impacted by closing power plant Joppa power plant to close sooner than expected By Colin Baillie | April 7, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 5:26 PM JOPPA, Ill. (KFVS) - The timeline to shut down the Joppa Power Plant sped up. The Joppa plant first opened in 1952 and currently employs more than a hundred people. Now, county and school leaders brace for the economic impact the shutdown will have on Massac County. “This is not good for this area, said Gary H...