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Knox County is applying for grant money to help its small business community suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic. The county is seeking $250,000 in OCRA funding. Up to $5000 will be made

The Lawrence Public Library Board has approved making preparations for the eventual reopening of the facility at 814 12th Street in downtown Lawrenceville.  Beginning on Monday May 4th, head

The Indiana State Health Department reports 61 more deaths Tuesday from the coronavirus. That brings the death toll from the pandemic to 630 and the number of Hoosier cases of the disease to over

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 1,551 additional cases of the coronavirus Tuesday with 119 more deaths. Total cases of the disease have now reached 33,059 with 1,468 deaths.

The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) has announced it has distributed more than $5.5 million to nonprofit organizations across the state marking the initial grants issued since the fund was

The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) has announced that due to the updated Shelter-in-Place order issued by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzger that runs through the end of April, all ERBA Outreach

The Illinois Department of Human Services has announced that the state has been approved to provide approximately 316,000 households with additional SNAP benefits. The U.S. Department of

The Indiana State department of Health reported 505 new cases of the coronavirus Monday with 7 people dying from the disease. The total number of cases in the state is now at 11,700 with 569 total

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,151 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 59 additional deaths. The death toll includes a woman in her 80s in Jasper