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Joseph Patrick Cobine, 58, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at 10:20 p.m., Monday, April 5, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton.
Joe was born on November 9, 1962 in Wood River. He was a son of the late James Robert and Dixie Jean (Major) Cobine.
Joe was a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree. He taught in the school districts of New Berlin, Lebanon, and White Hall for many years having also coached basketball. Joe loved children and was privileged to work them throughout his teaching career. For the past several years Joe had been working as a Medical Dispatcher for Best Med in Granite City.
Community Spotlight: Madison County can help during kitten season
Katherine Conder Contributing Columnist
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Spring is a wonderful time of year, with warmer weather, trees blooming, grass turning green, shorts and sandals and sadly lots and lots of unwanted kittens and cats in animal controls and shelters.
In most places across America, animals mate and give birth in spring. Unlike other animals, cats can keep on reproducing, having litter after litter right up until the weather is cold again. On average, a cat can have anywhere from four to eight kittens during pregnancy. Since a cat can be pregnant several times a year, the cat population gets bigger and bigger every year. This is why it is so important to spay and neuter your cat.
Metro East Humane Society rescues 33 dogs from Arkansas Kayla Wheeler
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The Metro East Humane Society transported 33 dogs from Arkansas this week.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison County Animal Control and other groups that MEHS typically pulls animals from have not been taking in as many dogs.
So, MEHS began partnering with various animal rescues, like Amy’s Animal Rescue in Arkansas, that have a surplus of dogs in their area looking for rescue.
Amy’s Animal Rescue pulls from area animal controls along with rescuing puppies that are dumped, which is a recurrent issue in Arkansas, according to a news release from MEHS.
Community Spotlight: Keep your fur-babies safe during the holidays theintelligencer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theintelligencer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.