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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 Hamm, the Massac County supervisor of assessments. “It’s going to have a devastating impact.” H...