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McDonough Telephone awards scholarships to local students Rachel Kerns, Dir. of Marketing and PR, MTC Special to McDonough County Voice, USA TODAY NETWORK McDONOUGH COUNTY — Over the last two weeks, McDonough Telephone Cooperative awarded four $500 scholarships to graduating seniors in surrounding communities who would have interviewed for the Youth To Washington trip. Each year, the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives hosts Youth Day, bringing together more than 300 students in Springfield from across the state representing their local electric and telephone cooperatives. Rachel ...

Saturday's torrential rains did not stop people from coming out to the COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in Macomb. Ben Thompson, Emergency Response Coordinator for the McDonough and Schuyler County Health Departments, said they inoculated more than 400 people. “Today (Saturday) has gone really smooth. Other than the rain, which I think has deterred some people, it’s been going great,” Thompson said. The clinic was open to people who live and/or work in McDonough and Schuyler counties. They received the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Thompson said they had enough vaccines for...