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May 18, 2021 LEWISTOWN, Ill. - 4-H is the youth education program of University of Illinois Extension. Through 4-H there are several local scholarships available. These scholarships go to current Fulton County 4-H members who actively participate in 4-H events, and who have shown great accomplishments through 4-H. This year Fulton County 4-H presented scholarships to eight graduates from four area high schools. Five scholarships were awarded from funds donated in memory of Hilda Rock, a long-time 4-H leader from the Cuba area, by her family. Receiving $500 each were Lydia Curless, Kendra Hart...

WIRC Board of Directors to meet Submitted News MACOMB—The Western Illinois Regional Council Board of Directors and its Community Action Agency Board of Directors will meet Thursday, May 20 at 5:00 pm at the Spoon River Outreach Center, 2500 East Jackson Street, Macomb.   Do Not Sell My Info / Cookie Policy

SRC receives $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant Submitted News WASHINGTON –U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Spoon River College, Canton, to purchase training equipment and renovate the college’s Vocational & Technical Education Center (VOTEC). This EDA grant is expected to create 275 jobs, retain 125 jobs, and generate $500,000 in private investment. “President Biden is laser-focused on fortifying American’s workforce so that ou...

Canton Art on Main Fine Arts Festival returns in June Submitted News CANTON—The Canton Art on Main Fine Arts Festival will return this year Saturday, June 5, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Jones Park. The 2020 Art on Main Festival was cancelled due to COVID, but was able to secure participation from most of its artist for the 2021 festival, that had planned to exhibit in the 2020 festival. The festival, presented by Canton Main Street, will feature 31 professional artists, as well as some student artists. Out of those 31 artists, 7 are new artists to th...

Share: EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Jason Stacy, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences' (CAS) Department of History, has been named the 2021 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award recipient. The highly competitive award is annually presented by the SIUE Graduate School to a faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship and teaching. The recognition demonstrates the belief that to be a good teacher, one must also be a good scholar. Award recipients have made significant contributions to...