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By CARMEN ENSINGER Department Greene Prairie Press warns of phone Roodhouse Mayor Tommy Martin was one of many local mayors who attended a scam. at the Emergency Management See page A4 meeting Agency in Springfield on Feb. 23 where

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Lady Hawks shot down by Lady Rockets.

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Gov. JB Pritzker called for a low interest loan program to be established for small municipalities impacted by record high gas prices during the cold snap in February.

Pritzker called on the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) to develop a $15 million low-interest loan program to help small municipalities that have been financially impacted by record high natural gas prices because of extreme weather conditions.

“The catastrophic pricing surges have rained down on downstate communities in Illinois, demanding an unbearable financial sacrifice from small municipalities and their residents,” Pritzker said. “The State of Illinois will not leave our people out in the cold. I have called upon the Illinois Finance Authority to develop a low-interest $15 million loan program for impacted communities to support a manageable payment program for the recordhigh utility costs. Illinois will use every level of state government to support all our communities as best we can.”

The IFA approved a resolution in response to Pritzker’s request, authorizing the requested $15 million Natural Gas Low Interest Loan Program on Feb.

25. Any municipality operating a natural gas utility impacted by the dramatic price surge spikes is urged to apply for the program.

“What it will do is cushion the blow to everyone.”

Tommy Martin Roodhouse Mayor Applications became available on March 1 and will award these loans to municipalities who can show proof of incremental price increases impacting their communities, and not on the availability of financial reserves.

“This is going to be a three-year loan at one-percent interest,” Martin said. “What it will do is cushion the blow to everyone.

If we get the loan to go ahead and pay for our gas, which we don’t know how much it will be ‘til we get our bill, then it will give everyone else time to pay for their bill over a period of time.”

Natural gas on average during the winter costs the impacted municipal utilities around $2-$3 per dekatherm. Municipal utilities drawing from the Panhandle Pipeline paid $225 per dekatherm from Feb. 13 through Feb. 16. These bills are required to be paid within the next few weeks and small municipalities could be

financially crippled without any assistance.

While Martin said his gas supplier didn’t have a breakdown of the city’s gas usage, Winchester’s gas supplier did do a breakdown of its gas usage for the month of February, and since the two cities are relatively close in size, the following shows what a dramatic jump the cost of gas took from the first of the month to the middle of the month.

From Feb. 1-5, the City of Winchester paid a total of $6,900 for its gas. From Feb. 6-12, it paid $28,000. From Feb. 13-16, the cost jumped to an astonishing $320,000. On Feb. 17, one day, the cost was $55,000. The next day, Feb. 18, the cost was down to $12,000. They estimate their cost for natural gas for the month of February to be between $450,000$475,000.

Martin estimates the same amount for Roodhouse as well.

“We estimate that our bill is going to be right around the same as what Winchester is going to be paying,” he said. “We won’t know until we get it. Normally, our bill for the month of February is around $60,000$65,000.”

For the gas customers of Roodhouse, this means that they are going to see a gas bill seven and a half times higher than they see after this month’s bill. Martin said the March bill will not reflect the increase in gas prices – that is just the way Roodhouse does their utilities. Customers will see the

increase in their April bill because they are a month behind in billing.

So, if a customer pays $200 for gas on their January bill this month, they can expect to pay $1,400 for that same amount of gas on their February bill.

“We know there is no way our customers are going to be able to afford that,” Martin said. “At least the way our utilities are set up, it gives us a chance to set up some sort of payment plan for them whether it be an additional $40 a month or what. Otherwise, it will kill everyone. We might have to go longer than one year; we won’t know for sure until we see the bills.”

Illinois gas customers were not the only customers affected.

“This affected natural gas customers basically across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana,” Martin said. “But the Panhandle line that we are on took the worst hit. There are other lines in the state that didn’t get hit quite as bad as they did.”

Martin said Ameren customers won’t feel the sting quite so bad because Ameren is more prepared for such an incident.

“Ameren didn’t get hit as hard because even though they pull off the Panhandle line, they can subsidize themselves by two or three other lines they pull from,” Martin said. “Plus, they have their own inground storage that they can draw from, so it didn’t hit them as hard as it did us little guys all the way from Morton down south – all the towns along that line.”

White Hall residents working to improve city’s parks

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press

A fight for the shot.

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he White Hall Park Board consists of the members of the White Hall City Council, so when a group of ladies approached the city council with ideas about making improvements to the city’s parks, rather than just listen to their ideas, the council decided to create a new ad-hoc committee to allow them to pursue their ideas.

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Look what I can do!

Sixteen-month-old Haylee Driver of White Hall shows off her athletic ability at an early age by pulling herself up on the triangle bar while Grandma keeps a watchful hand below in case she falls. Haylee and her sister, Ruby, were taking advantage of the Open Gym at Greene Elite Athletics in White Hall Saturday morning where kids can plan on whatever they want. More photos can be found on A2.

“The city council approved the three of us, as well as anybody who wants to volunteer, to be the White Hall Park Board Ad-Hoc Committee,” Kelsey Nell, one of the members of the new park board, said. “They did it this way so that they didn’t have to pass any new ordinances, since they are essentially the park board.”

Nell explained how the idea for the project came to fruition.

“The three of us grew up in White Hall and all graduated in the same class in school, so we have all grown up together,” Nell said. “My husband, Casey, also grew up here. After we graduated, we both spent time away. He spent time in Alaska. I have

lived in Florida, Chicago and Dubai.

Once we got married and decided to start a family, we wanted to raise our family back in our hometown because we wanted to raise our family in the same community where we felt like we had a great opportunity and great support.”

But, as they say, you can’t have it all.

“The trade-off of that is that we miss some of the amenities that you have in a larger area,” Nell said. “If you want to draw people back to this community, which we think is a great place, you have to have a reason for them to want to be here.”

Since the pandemic, more people are working from home.

“These days, you really don’t have to move away to a big city to work at your job – you can live in rural America and still have a job via your computer,” Nell said. “We feel like we are on the cusp of something really great, but we have to have something to draw our young families to come or just to stick around in the first place.”

The three ladies put their heads together and came up with the one thing that could be the biggest draw for people to want to come to the area and came up with the White Hall Rez. (See, PARKS, A2)

St. John’s makes plea to participate in trap shooting league

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press St. John’s School in Carrollton, after choosing not to renew the long-standing co-op agreement the school has had with Carrollton Grade School for extracurricular activities, asked the Carrollton School Board to allow St. John’s students to participate in the High School Trap Shooting League, which also includes grade school students.

The Trap Shooting League is not an IHSA or IESA sanctioned sport, nor is it sponsored by the school. It is a self-funded sport with all practices and matches held off school grounds.

At the Feb. 22 Carrollton School Board meeting, two letters were read asking the board to reconsider letting St. John’s students participate in the sport – one from St. John’s Principal Julie Lake and the other one from St. John’s parent Kara Albrecht.

“We are asking that Carrollton consider allowing St. John’s students to participate in trap shooting with the Carrollton High School team. There are 10 to 15 students interested in participating and would appreciate the opportunity,” Lake said in her letter to the board. “I understand that St. John’s chose not to renew the IESA cooperative agreement this year.

However, trap shooting has never been part of a written agreement between St. John’s and the Carrollton School District since it is overseen by the Illinois Trap Shooting League. St. John’s choosing not to participate in the cooperative agreement should not deny any student the opportunity to participate in athletic activities.”

St. John’s cannot simply start their own trap shooting team because the Illinois Trap Shooting team requires that students participate under the name of a high school and St. John’s only goes up to the eighth grade.

“Therefore, we cannot create our own team,”

Lake said. “I know there may be some liability concerns, but it is my understanding that the fee paid by each student to the league provides insurance coverage for the student. In addition, the participation of our students would not be on school property, use school equipment or transportation or require any financial support.

There are also several parents of St. John’s students who have assisted Jim Cox (trap shooting coach) in this program since its inception and would continue to volunteer if their children could be a part of the team.”

Albrecht’s letter to the board took a different tone suggesting that the board denied St. John’s students the opportunity to be part of the team because St. John’s broke the co-op agreement.

“First of all, I would like to clarify that St. John’s did not break the co-op agreement – they just chose not to renew the contract,” Albrecht said in her letter. “Carrollton had actually broken the contract by not having a cross country team in 2019 after the dues had been paid to IESA.” Albrecht pointed out that St. John’s students will one day be Carrolton students.

“St. John’s students who want to participate and are being denied this opportunity now will one day be students of Carrollton High School,” Albrecht said. “I feel they should be able to participate under the league name they will one day be a part of.”

Two board members had comments after the reading of the letters.

“I would like to clarify a misconception that continues to come up in every conversation regarding the co-op,” Board Member Tammy Weber said. “If you want to be technical, St. John’s actually broke the co-op agreement long before when they pulled out of the Scholastic Bowl. That was prior to no cross country being offered.”

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Don’t forget the milk It is that time of year again – cookie selling time for some young ladies in the county! Girl Scouts and their cookies can be seen on just about every corner and every parking lot in every town selling boxes of their delicious cookies that only come around once a year. Last Saturday, these two young ladies, Alexis Stuller, 7, of White Hall and Olyvia Bridges, 8, of Roodhouse were selling in the parking lot of Kroger in White Hall.

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It’s all a wicked game

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press I have been a Direct TV customer since 1999.

In case you suck at math like I do, that is 22 long years. We joined Direct TV when we moved back to Carrollton after our six-month stay in Greenup.

That was when we got our first DVR. Back then, it was called TIVO. It was the thing to have, and I think you could record up to a whole 40 hours of television on it. It was the hottest thing since the emergence of the VCR. Back then, you could either pay for the service by the month, I think it was like $5 or $10 a month or you could pay for a lifetime service of $300. We were doing really good selling on Ebay so we paid for a lifetime service.

Do you know that 22 years later, I’m still taking advantage of that $300 investment? Someday, when I find out how much the monthly DVR service is since it is zero on my bill because I have the lifetime, I’m gonna do the math and see how much I’ve really saved over these last 22 years.

But, I digress, which I’m sure you all have come to expect by now. Anyway, about four years ago, Direct TV finally figured out that they were losing all their customers to Dish Network because they were offering such good deals.

That is when they got the bright idea of offering their old customers incentives to stay with them. First year, you call this number and they offer you a discount for 12 months, rather than lose you to Dish Network which was offering a two-year deal at a discounted price.

That first year my bill went from like $110 down to $65 for 12 months. Second year they had the number to call and it went down to like $50.

Last year, the number wasn’t available, and I actually forgot to call. I got my bill and it was $123. Whoa! I called to get a discount and they are like, ‘Well, we can give you movie channels for like three months free.’ I don’t watch movies so why do I want movie channels? They do that because they know, likely as not, you are going to forget to cancel them after three months and then they can charge you $30 bucks for at least a month before you remember to call and cancel.

I got really ticked off so I said no thanks, though not so politely, and called Dish Network and got set up with them. They had some old TV channels that Direct wasn’t offering, so I thought that was cool, plus they had new equipment that would store twice as many shows and allow me to record three times as many channels as I do now. I got kind of excited.

Now, I had to cancel with Direct. The next day was Saturday, so I had to do something in Winchester and after that I went to Jacksonville.

On the way there, I decided to call Direct and cancel. Mind you, I’m really looking forward to going with Dish even though I hate change with every fiber of my being. The only thing I hate worse than change is spending money, though, so we know who wins that battle.

So I’m driving down the interstate, on speakerphone of course, and get a representative and tell them I’m calling to cancel service. They ask why. I said because I signed up with Dish.

"Why?" Because last year I paid like $50 bucks and this year all you offered me was a lousy three months of movie channels I will never watch.

“Well, I see you have been with us for a long time, and we really don’t want to lose you,” he said to me. “Let me see what I can do for you.”

So, I’m driving down the road thinking he will come back and say he can get my bill down to something like $90 or something. He comes back on the line and asks me how $38 a month sounds.

I said “for what?” He said, “For everything.”

At this point, I’m thinking there has to be a catch somewhere. Nope.

Well, how can I pass a deal like that up? So, the next day, I had to call Dish and cancel.

Fast forward 12 months and we are at the same spot again.

I found out that he got to that price by actually taking my package down a bit, but heck, I didn’t notice it for nine months so it really didn’t matter.

For three months I have Much Ado been trying to negotiate my About next year’s contract with Nothing Direct. First, they tell me I have to wait until the con- BY CARMEN ENSINGER tract is up. Then, in January, they told me to call next month because they might have a better deal. So, this month’s bill was $93.

Last year they gave me a $50 discount for 12 months. I called last week and told them basically I wanted the same discount. I get this guy who tells me all he can offer me is $10. I said, “I’ve been with you 22 years, can’t you do any better?” He said nope. I said, “Well, I guess I will just have to cancel my service and go with Dish then.” He said, “I will transfer you to our cancellation department.”

No you won’t, you jack***! I still have four days left on your service and I plan to get use of all of it – I will cancel in my own sweet time.

You see, I know how the game is played.

After that, I called Dish Network and got the sweetest lady in Denver. They all work from home too, so we had the longest and nicest conversation. Reminded me of the time my mom talked on the phone for over an hour and I asked her who she was talking to and she said, “I don’t know – it was a wrong number.”

Anyway, she was so nice. Because I had excellent credit, I was able to get the top of the line equipment which included a receiver that would record 16 channels at once and was Google voice controlled. How awesome is that?

I would also get a $300 gift card. Not bad. Total bill was only like $3 less than Direct with taxes and everything, but it was the principal of it all, plus the gift card took the price down a great deal. Plus, the new equipment was a bonus.

Next day, I called Direct to cancel. Just what I thought. The dance started all over again. Oh, we don’t want to lose you. Well, what can you do to keep me? The other bozo only offered me $10 off and, by the way, he was a jack*** – yes, I really told him that.

He offered me $25 off. I kinda balked at that and said, well, I liked the idea of the all new equipment. He said, "We could do that but you would have to sign a two-year contract." Then he said, “If you do that, I can give you an extra $10 off. So, that brought my bill down to $55.”

And, that folks, is how it is done.

My next call was to Dish to cancel with them.

I got another lady in Denver and had another fabulous conversation with her. She was very nice and understanding and we talked quite a while – I would say at least a half hour. Even though I have a two-year contract, I might just have to call Dish next year just to talk to their people just because they are so darn nice.

My new equipment with Direct isn’t Google controlled, but it is wireless. I can now put my TV anywhere in the house if I want. I can move it to the opposite wall, which I had contemplated doing, but couldn’t because of the wire which came up from the basement. The sky is the limit now.

I’m thinking of selling my negotiating services because I really do find it invigorating to dicker with these people. I’ve got 12 months to think of what I’m going to do next year since I don’t have a bargaining chip to use. Never fear – I’ll think of something.

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Carrollton, Illinois

Future local gymnasts stretch their legs for open gym

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Top: She might not be shouting, but Taylor Schutz, 8, was doing an awful lot of twisting as she and a friend were demonstrating to the younger kids how to work the hula hoop. Children of all ages could be seen Saturday morning at Greene Elite Athletics in White Hall burning off excess energy after breakfast during their open gym, where kids have the opportunity, with parental supervision, to come in and play on the equipment inside the gym.

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Right: Brock Dixon, 4, might just have a gymnastic career ahead of him if he keeps practicing on the rings. Swinging on the ring seemed to be the favorite pastime of the 3-5 year olds.

Trap (Continued from A1) Board member Melissa Wade echoed Weber’s sentiments.

“For one thing, we did not break the co-op agreement,” she said. “I think if they would like to re-engage in conversations of coming back to the co-op, I think that we would welcome that conversation.”

Carrollton Superintendent Mark Halwachs said there was no formal denial of St. John’s participating in the trap shooting league.

“When they decided to leave the co-op, it was decided any extracurricular activity St. John’s would not be able to participate in, and trap shooting is an extracurricular activ-

ity,” Halwachs said. “The board’s opinion, and my opinion as well, is that for this to happen, it has to be all or nothing. You can’t pick and choose which things you are going to co-op in and which you are not.”

Like Wade, Halwachs would love to see the co-op with St. John’s re-established.

“I would love to see it work out because I think it would benefit both schools,” he said.

“I think, long term, it would benefit the high school athletics and academics. We would welcome them back.”

So, the proverbial olive branch has been extended, or one could say the ball is in St. John’s court.

Parks

(Continued from A1) “Our original thought was the Rez because it is absolutely beautiful out there,” she said. “You have great fishing out there, you have ballparks, volleyball courts, picnic areas and more, and then we got to thinking that maybe we need to encompass all of the public parks in the city.”

After getting approved through the city council, the second step requires a bit more public input.

“A lot of the grants we might apply for require you to do a Community Needs Assessment,” Nell said. “These grants want to make sure that the community is supportive of what you are trying to do. So we have to do an assessment to make sure the community thinks that bettering our parks would be a great thing to do.”

Nell said they currently have a Community Needs Assessment out through a Google Survey, which can be found on their Facebook page. A copy can also be obtained at city hall.

“Through this needs assessment, we are hoping to find out what it is that people are saying that they would like to see here in White Hall,” Nell said. “Would they like to see more water features? Would they like to see more picnic areas? Better playgrounds? We have to have input and know what the community wants – it can’t be just the three of us trying to make things better.”

As for grants, Nell said the city has employed a part-time grant writer who is looking into the different types of grants which might be beneficial to their cause. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, which might be able to assist them in their goal.

Parks within the city of White Hall include Whiteside Park, Custer Park (White Hall Rez), Tunison Park, Copley Park and Stickley Park.

Lions Park is a privately owned park, owned by the Lions Club.

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OBITUARIES Lorraine Margaret Ballard Lorraine Margaret Ballard of Brighton, formerly of Carrollton passed away on Thursday Feb. 25.

2021. She was 95 years old.

Lorraine was born in Iowa to Warren R. and Lillian Dodson Lodge on May 17, 1925. She finished her education in Alton, IL. She graduated from DePaul School of Nursing as a Cadet Nurse.

She was married to Louis J. Ballard for 67 years. He, her parents and four siblings predeceased her.

She is survived by her daughters: Margaret (John) Brass of O’Fallon, MO, Carolyn Ballard of Myakka City, FL, a granddaughter: Marissa (Jason) Ontis of Brighton and a great

grandson: Keegan Ontis.

Two brothers: Larry and Bill Lodge of Kansas City, MO also survive along with many loved nieces and nephews.

Lorraine’s career as a R.N. was her great passion. She nursed for Dr. Paul Dailey in Carrollton and nursed at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and at Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton as an O.B. Night Nurse, Head Night Nurse and first Director of Reisch Memorial Nursing Home in Carrollton.

Graveside services were held for both Lorraine and Louis on Monday March 1, 2021 at 10:30 A.M. at the Carrollton City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project to honor the family members who served our country. Airsman-Hires Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left online at: www. airsman-hires.com.

Roger Campbell Roger Campbell, 64, of Carrollton passed away Saturday Feb. 27, 2021 at Boyd Hospital in Carrollton with his family at his side.

He was born to Donald and Mary (Lutes) Campbell in the military hospital at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO on April 15, 1956. He married Deborah (Reif) Campbell Feb. 25, 1978.

He owned Campbell Trucking of Carrollton where he managed trucks, hauling grain, livestock and fertilizer for local farmers of Greene County, the local elevator and Tri-County FS. He enjoyed farming and watching his children and grandchildren take care of the show cattle.

He was, in the early years, an avid coyote hunter and enjoyed hunting mushrooms each year with his children and grandchildren.

He was an active member of the Greene County Fair Board for 30 years, serving as an officer for many years.

He enjoyed cooking for the

Carrollton Hawk Football Games and helping with the Fish Fry at the KC Hall. He was very proud of his children and grandchildren and their accomplishments.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Debbie, sons: Jonathan and wife Ashley Campbell of Carrollton, Michael (Tobi) Campbell of Greenfield, Daniel Campbell and Matthew (Melissa) Campbell of Carrollton. He is survived by grandchildren: Konnor Campbell, Addison Campbell, Wyatt Campbell, Aubrey Garrison, Kinley and Paisley Osterman. He is also survived by a brother Carl and wife Liz Campbell of Jerseyville. His Mother-inlaw, Betty Reif, 3 brothersin-law: Robert (Cathy) Reif, Rodney Reif, and Robert McPherson and several nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Don and Mary Campbell, father-in-law: Delmar Reif and two sisterin-laws: Mary Reif and Darla

(Reif) McPherson.

A walk thru visitation with controlled numbers will be held on Wednesday March 3, 2021 at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton from 4-7 p.m. Masks will be required in the building.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 4, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the AirsmanHires Funeral Home in Carrollton. Seating will be limited. Memorials may be made to the Greene Co. Fair. Condolences may be left online at: www.airsmanhires.com.

Henry ‘Bud’ Brinker

Henry “Bud” Brinker, 88, of Carrollton died on Tuesday Feb. 23, 2021 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Born in White Hall on August 8, 1932, he was the son of the late John and Frances (Rawe) Brinker. He married the former Ellen Schulte on June 13, 1964 and she preceded him in death on Dec. 22, 2016.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law: Lori and Stephen Weber of Jacksonville, a son Anthony Brinker of Bushnell, a sonin-law: Ronnie Hardwick of Carrollton, grandchildren: Shannon Peacock, Matthew (Ashton) Peacock, Hannah Hardwick, Elizabeth (Adam) Weber, Quinn Weber, Haley Brinker, Jordan (Hrishikesh) Saigaonkar, great-grandchildren: Michael Keene, Kirstyn Edwards, Jayce Edwards, Greyson Peacock.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, an infant son Stephen, a son Dennis Brinker, a daughter Denise Hardwick, broth-

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t can be difficult to hold our tongue when someone says something we disagree with, and even more so when they say something which we know is wrong. But the desire to have our say on every subject and on every occasion is pure egoism. When people want your opinion, they will generally ask for it, and if you have noticed that no one is asking for your opinion, that may be a sign that it isn’t wanted, or that they trust you will give your opinion unasked on every occasion. It is almost always better to leave others wanting more rather than less of our opinions. Of course, there are times when it is wise to speak up, but we learn more from listening than we do from speaking. A good

Sunday Feb. 21, Pastor Carl opened with announcements and prayer. Bro. Brad led the singing, and the sermon title was “Reaping the Grapes of Wrath.”

Scripture: Revelation 14: 14-20.

Feb. 28 is the last day for the collection of baby bottles for the Pregnancy Crisis Center.

Our only hope is in Jesus.

The Bible equals a blanket instruction before leaving earth. Jesus is still the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

We are going to have to account for the way we live.

There will be a judgement.

You will either spend it with him in eternity forever or in

Hell because you chose not to accept him as your saviour.

Jesus is the vine. Our Heavenly Father is the vine dresser.

We are attached to the vine if we are his. If we are not attached, we will spend eternal separation from our father.

Allow God to fight your battles. You will never win when you fight your battles.

You can either let God fight them if you can. We should pray and serve God while we are in the waiting period of our lives. Our timing and his are different. All of us have fallen short of his glory. We have all the remission of our sins. Without the shedding of blood, your sins are not covered.

Are you covered by the blood of Jesus? God will not wait on us forever. He is coming soon! We take time for granted. Tomorrow is never promised.

Be sure today before you end this day that you know my saviour. None of us are promised tomorrow. Do you know Jesus? I pray that you do, but if not, we can show you the way.

Repent for the Kingdom of God is drawing nigh. Jesus is coming soon. Be sure you know him.

Morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday night prayer meet is at 6 p.m. Children’s church provided. Come and worship with us!

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle– 473-1892: Rain and fog gave way to a really nice Sunday. We enjoyed a great fellowship this morning with God’s family. It is truly a blessing to come together in God’s house and praise his name.

We have made some changes in our worship area.

The walls and ceiling have been redone and several more changes are still to come. I want to thank everyone for their faithfulness in filling the baby bottles for the Pregnancy Resource Center in Jacksonville. The bottles will be delivered on Monday.

Our Wednesday evening Bible study will resume this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and

all are welcome to attend.

This Wednesday evening, we are going to look at “how to pray in a way God can answer.” We have set the date of June 12, which is a Saturday for the Gospel Music Fest and dinner on the Groundsman like it was in the past. There will be no charge for anything. Continue to watch for updates.

Our message this morning was from Psalm 139 1:6, 17, 18 and 23:24 to end. Our omniscient God – there is no one who knows us more thoroughly than the God of the universe. There is no one who accepts us more completely than our omniscient God. Read verses 1-6 to see God knows us completely,

verses 17-18, God thinks of us constantly, God searches us conclusively, verses 23-24, without and any doubt God knows us completely. I invite you to include this chapter in your daily Bible reading.

We enjoyed the praise this morning, and the home visit went great. Recent prayer requests are Sherry and Denny Farrell, Jody, Dale, Debbie, Vera and Bob, Dee, Janet and Richard, George and Sandy, Heather Hendrickson, Cheryl for her friend Dorothy, Dean and Malcoom’s family. We invite you to join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. for our worship time and at 6:30 p.m. for our Wednesday evening Bible study.

Barrow Baptist Church news Hello from Bro. Mancel Day and the Barrow Baptist Church family.

Starting Sunday, March 7, we will be having Sunday School, as well as our church service. We are still taking temperatures and requiring masks to be worn for the safety of all.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Jodi Carriger March 6. There are no anni-

versaries to report.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in your prayers. Others to remember include Gerald and Junia Day, Connie Sturgeon, John and Debra Yoder’s new baby daughter, Debbie Proffer, Nancy Stice and Roots.

Sunday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m., we will be hav-

ing a “Blessings Service.”

This will be a time for testimonies and blessings we have received and trials we have faced. Everyone is invited to share with us.

During morning worship, Bro. Bill Martin sang, “Follow Me,” and Rich Caskey sang, “On the Wings of a Dove.”

Have a good week and enjoy the warmer weather.

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Bud worked for over 50 years for the Tri-County Service Company (FS). He was a member of St. John’s the Evangelist Church in Carrollton and a member of the “Minute Men” of the church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He loved working with wood and made many gifts for friends and family from wood.

Private Mass will be held at a later date. He will be laid to rest next to the love of his life, Ellen, following the Mass. Donations may be made to St. John’s Church.

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rule of thumb is to listen twice as much as we speak, and to be aware of how much we are talking when in conversation. The philosopher Epictetus put it this way: “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” A wise person considers the context of whatever situation they are in when considering how much they should talk. A job interview calls for something different than a university lecture or a casual conversation. And when in doubt, hold your tongue. We more often regret something we said than something we did not say.

–Christopher Simon

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State prepares for Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By GRACE BARBIC Capitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday the opening of a new mass vaccination site in Aurora that will be focused on equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Black community as supply increases.

Black Vax Aurora, a coalition of Black churches, organizations, community advocates and elected officials, launched a community vaccination clinic Tuesday at the Cathedral of Grace St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Aurora.

“People of color disproportionately suffer from pre-existing conditions, which makes COVID-19 more dangerous for them,” Pritzker said at a news conference to announce the opening. “Black Vax Aurora recognizes this and is fully open to people of all ages...with pre-existing conditions.

That’s important to address equity in vaccine administration.”

The new vaccination site will receive vaccine doses from the Kane and DuPage county health departments.

Cases and hospitalizations continue to decrease as the statewide seven-day rolling case positivity rate remained at 2.4 percent Tuesday for the fourth consecutive day.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,577 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 of 56,181 test results reported, including 47 additional deaths.

As of Monday night, 1,231 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized. Of those, 281 patients were reported in intensive care unit beds and 148 were reported on ventilators.

The hospital bed and ICU usage both represented the lowest points since the state began reporting the numbers in April.

Meanwhile, the seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered reached its highest to date at 80,416 doses. On Monday, 61,061 doses were administered in Illinois. As of Monday night, a total of 2.8 million vaccine doses have been administered in the state, including 324,827 for long-term care facilities.

Pritzker said at Tuesday’s news conference that one in six Illinois residents have received the first dose of the vaccine. A total of 6.8 percent of the population has received both doses.

“With public commitments from the White House to send an average of at least 100,000 doses per day to Illinois by midMarch, we are getting closer and closer to widespread availability. That’s what we all want,” Pritzker said.

IDPH has reported a total of more than 1.18 million cases of COVID-19 of 18.2 million total test results reported, including 20,583 total deaths since the pandemic began.

IDPH said by Wednesday it expects to receive 83,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which received Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the weekend.

“The new Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be distributed for use at mass vaccination sites across the state, so that we are maximizing their capacity and getting as many eligible Illinoisans vaccinated as possible so that we can win the race against the new virus variants and end this pandemic,” IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in a news release.

More than 90 percent of the 83,000 doses of the new vaccine will be distributed to mass vaccination sites throughout the state, according to a news release.

The new doses are in addition to the approximately 288,000 doses the federal government allocated to the state this week.

Chicago also receives its own allocation of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government.

Officials also announced Tuesday that Illinois residents aged 65 or older can begin scheduling vaccination appointments at the United Center in Chicago starting Thursday.

More than 100,000 appointments are available, according to a news release.

The United Center site will have the capacity to administer 6,000 doses per day from a direct federal supply of vaccines.

Senior citizens are given priority for scheduling until March 7 when the remaining Phase 1B-plus eligible residents can start scheduling their appointments as well. The site will open on March 10.

Those eligible under Phase 1B-plus include non-health care essential frontline workers, inmates and those 16 years or older with underlying conditions.

Eligible residents can schedule an appointment online or register by phone at 312-746-4835. More information about vaccination site location and how to schedule an appointment in a specific area can be found at https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/.

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Decomposing Radishes can be an option for cover crops Ooooh that smell. Can’t you smell that smell (read to the tune of That Smell

by Lynyrd Skynyrd). If you have been driving around the countryside recently, you might already know what I am talking about; however, for those of you that don’t, as the temperatures warm up, a foul smell may begin floating around select farmer’s fields. Some say it smells like a gas leak while others might give their vehicle companion a nasty look, but the true culprit is the radish.

The smell comes from the decomposition of the radish plant. Radishes are commonly used as a cover crop due to their ability to perform “bio-tillage.” Dependent on the date of establishment and other environmental factors, these plants can produce a taproot that can disturb soil up to 8” deep (sometimes deeper) which can potentially help break up compaction. They are also known to be excellent scavengers of excess nitrogen in the fall. In Illinois, radishes are often winter killed which cuts down on the need to terminate in the spring. Overall, cover crops can provide many benefits by preventing soil erosion, conserving soil moisture, protecting water quality, increasing soil organic matter and so much more.

These radishes are often mixed with a grass species such as cereal rye which will overwinter and continue to grow in the spring. There are different types of radishes that can be utilized as a cover crop and include the oilseed, forage, and tillage radish. Cover crops can be seeded by drill after harvest, flown on with an airplane while the crop is still standing, or interseeded into the row while the crop is still standing with modified high clearance equipment such as a sprayer.

Radishes are just one of many options for cover crops that can be used. When it comes to determining what is the best option for personal use, it is important to know the cover crop’s specialty and how to best manage it. The Midwest Cover Crop Council (https:// mccc.msu.edu/covercroptool/) provides a cover crop decision tool that can easily be used to determine what cover crops meet your needs and when to plant them.

What’s even better is it being available for both row crops and vegetable crops as they can benefit our soils in both situations.

Good Growing Tip: Although radishes create this less than desirable smell as they decompose, the smell typically only lasts about three to five days. Hopefully

you will find that the benefits as a cover crop outweigh the negative of the smell.

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Sheriff’s department warns of phone scam

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents of a phone scam circulating around the county.

“Recently, many members of the Greene County community and elsewhere have been contacted by telephone by someone stating that they are with the Social Security Administration and needing to speak to them about their Social Security Number being compromised,” Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen said.

McMillen said he has first-hand knowledge of how the scam works because he received one of the calls himself on Feb. 24.

During the call, he gained valuable information about what these individuals were trying to obtain.

“During the call, they were interested in obtaining my Social Security number so they can, as they said ‘verify my identity,’” McMillen said. “They also wanted my credit card number or bank account number for me to pay the Social Security Administration a fee to ‘unlock my account.’ When I refused to provide any of this requested information to them, the individual on the line became angry and threatened to have a warrant issued for my arrest, stating that the local authorities would be arresting me for not cooperating.”

After hearing enough of the scam, McMillen identified himself as a law enforce-

ment official to the caller.

“The caller then began a tirade of profanities and disconnected the call,” McMillen said. “The call showed a fictitious local phone number on the caller ID. This is a form of spoofing, where scammers use computer software to hide the actual origin of the call by having a fictitious number appear on the individual’s caller ID.” McMillen said this is very common in phone scams, which makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find the individuals committing these crimes. It was also noted that the individual on the line spoke with a foreign accent and that several other voices could be heard in the background talking to people on the phone trying to sell the same scam to others.

“I do not recommend that citizens engage in conversations with these scam callers,” McMillen said. “However, I wanted to see what this scam was all about so I could inform the public.”

McMillen said the Social Security Administration would not be making these types of calls as most of their correspondence with individuals is done by mail.

“Anytime a stranger contacts you by phone or on the internet and inquires about your social security number, identity, address, financial information, etcetera, it is more than likely a scam,” McMillen said. “Do not provide any information to them. If they are legitimate, they will understand this and will handle it appropriately.”

Bob Price Scholarship available for this year’s candidates The scholarship committee is currently taking applications for the 2021 Bob Price Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship is available to graduating students living in Illinois State Police District 18 counties of Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and Montgomery. The $1,000 scholarship(s) will be awarded to qualifying

students with a major in criminal justice, fire science and public safety, which were Illinois State Police Msgt. Bob Price’s passions. The deadline is March 31.

High school students may contact their school counselors for details or from Ginger Barnes at 217-825-9175 or prbyginger@ yahoo.com.

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Hawks take down the Warriors

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Normally, when the Carrollton Hawks play the Calhoun Warriors, the gym is packed and the noise level is unbearable.

Last Friday, there were but a handful of Carrollton parents on hand to watch their sons take on the Hawk’s WIVC rivals, but the rest of the fans were no doubt there in spirit and on the internet thanks to today’s technology.

Carrollton limits each player to two tickets, and fans are assigned seats. Those tickets can be given to siblings, grandparents or friends, but no more than two fans per player are allowed into the game.

Carrollton’s Max Arnett and Kyle Leonard were on fire, scoring 16 out of Carrollton’s 18 points – Arnett with seven and Leonard with nine – as the Hawks ended the first with an 18 to 13 lead.

Calhoun regrouped in the second quarter, shutting Leonard out completely and limiting Arnett to only four points. This happened to be enough to crown Arnett

as Carrollton’s high scorer for the second quarter as the Hawks scored only 11 in the second, but held the Warriors to only eight, taking a healthy 29-21 lead into halftime.

Calhoun found their second wind in the third, scoring 17 points to cut Carrollton’s lead to only three at the end of the quarter, 41-38. Leonard also found the boards again, scoring five of Carrollton’s 12 in the third quarter. Arnett also had five, three of those off of free-throws. Kaidon Breckon had the other two points in the third.

The Hawks broke out in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Arnett scored 11 in the fourth, including two off of free throws and one three-pointer. Arnett ended the night with 27 points, Leonard with 14 and Coonrod and Breckon with six each.

For the Warriors, Ben Eberlin was the higher scorer with 23 points followed by Zack Quiller with eight points and Bryce Eilerman and Landon Sievers with six points each.

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Carrollton’s Gus Coonrod tries to squeeze between two Calhoun defenders going up for two last Friday as the Carrollton Hawks played host to WIVC rival Calhoun. Carrollton pulled out a 56-45 win over the Warriors.

Lady Hawks shot down by Lady Rockets

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Carrollton Lady Hawks had their feathers ruffled by the Routt Lady Rockets Monday night, though it looked through the first quarter like the Hawks might dampen the Rockets’ scoring for the evening.

The Rockets built momentum early on, establishing a quick 8-2 lead in the first.

The second quarter it was all Lady Rockets with Routt scoring 15 to the Lady Hawks’ five. Six of those points came from the free-throw line and another six off of three-point shots. Carrollton had only two baskets the entire quarter – one

by Haley Schnelten and one by Cassie McAdams to take a 20-13 deficit into the locker room at halftime.

The Lady Hawks regrouped after the half and managed to put 13 points on the board in the third quarter while limiting the Lady Rockets to only seven points.

Carrollton’s Kylie Kinser was on fire, scoring seven points while Ava Uhles

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Carrollton’s Kylie Kinser wrestles for the rebound from a couple of Routt players Monday night as Carrollton played host to the Lady Rockets. Kinser ended the night with 11 of Carrollton’s 32 points in their 41-32 loss.

added another four and Schnelten added the other two.

With the score Carrollton 25 and Routt 26, Kinser was fouled under the basket.

She went to the line and made the freethrow tying the game at 26 all. However, the Lady Hawks countered with a foul on the Lady Rockets at the other end of the court and the Lady Rockets returned the favor taking a 27-26 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Lady Hawks kept up the fight in the fourth and with 2:26 left in the game, they were within four points with the score 32-36, but the Lady Rockets were spot on with the three-point shots on the night when they needed them.

In the fourth, the Lady Rockets outscored the Lady Hawks 13-6 for a final score of 41-32. High scorers for the Lady Hawks on the night were Uhles and Kinser with 11 points each. Schnelten added four while Graci Albrecht, Ella Stumpf and McAdams each had two to round out the scoring.

Lady Spartans fall to Brown County

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press North Greene played host to Brown County Friday night, Feb. 26 with the Lady Hornets putting the sting to the Lady Spartans 62-36.

The Lady Spartans kept it close in the first, ending the first quarter only down by six with a score of 9-15.

North Greene’s Cami Hurt had six of those nine points.

But in the second it was all Brown County with the Lady Hornets scoring a whopping 28 points to North Greene’s seven to take a 43-16 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Lady Spartans came out refreshed after the half and ready to play some basketball. They managed

to put up 14 points in the third, almost as many as in the first half. Hurt chipped in eight of these points with Bailey Berry contributing four and Taylor Gilmore with two to cut the score at the end of the third to 53-30.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Spartans could only manage one threepoint score by Gilmore and

three free-throws out of four attempts by Berry for six points, while the Lady Rockets added nine more to their score.

High scorers on the night were Hurt with 16 followed by Berry with 11 and Gilmore with five.

Haley Thompson added three and Jenna Barnard added one to round out the scoring.

Hemp production drops slightly in 2020

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that 2,392 acres of industrial hemp, or 87 percent of the acres planted, were harvested during the year. That was down from just over 2,800 acres in 2019.

That translated into just under 1.3 million pounds of hemp flower, 48,000 pounds of hemp fiber, 39,000 pounds of seed Sherry Fraley/Greene Prairie Press

A fight for the shot Greenfield-Northwestern’s Alexis Pohlman scores on a breakaway layup against North Greene last week.

Pohlman had 26 points to lead the Lady Tigers in the win over the Spartans. The Tigers mauled the Spartans, 61-48.

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Carrollton teacher charged for violating protection order

STAFF REPORT Greene Prairie Press A Carrollton teacher has been arrested and charged with two counts of violating an order of protection.

Kyle A. Price, 48, of Carrollton was booked into Greene County Jail on Feb. 12, but charges for his alleged offenses were not filed until Friday, Feb. 26.

According to the Carrollton School District website, Price teaches at the grade school/junior high.

After Price was booked into jail on Feb. 12, an attempt was made to obtain records on the Order of Protection at the Greene County Courthouse. That initial request was denied because, according to those at the State’s Attorney’s office, the order of protection contained the name of a minor and therefore cannot be released because the name of the minor must be protected.

One count of the criminal complaint against Price alleges that after he was served with a no contact order, he contacted the person by making approximately seven phone calls to the protected person between 8:27 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 12.

The second count alleges that Price drove

by Carrollton High School, which was listed as a protected place on the order of protection, while the petitioner was present, when the no contact order requires the defendant to not be within 500 feet of the protected place

while the petitioner is present.

When asked about the possibility of further charges, Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen said, “It is the duty of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office to investigate all crimes completely and thoroughly. At the conclusion of all criminal investigations a report will be filed with the States Attorney’s office to decide if criminal charges are warranted or not. It is also the goal of the sheriff’s office to quickly handle investigations without compromising the integrity of the investigation.”

Greene County State’s Attorney Caleb Briscoe confirmed Price is under investigation, though.

“Mr. Price is under investigation by local law enforcement for possible other criminal violations surrounding the alleged incident,” he said. “However, no charges have been filed at this time.”

Price was scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. appearance in Greene County Circuit Court on Monday, March 1 to answer the allegations, but his attorneys asked for a continuance.

Price is being represented by Attorney Robert Bonjean, III of Jacksonville, and the case was continued to the March 31 setting at 1:31 p.m.

Price had been appointed as the girl’s assistant basketball coach prior to the start of the season, but resigned that position, officially, at the Feb. 22 school board meeting.

Greene County police and traffic The following police reports were filed between February 19 and February 25.

These reports are public information and are obtained from the Greene County Circuit Clerk’s office. All individuals have been arrested and charged, or cited in the case of traffic violations. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The following individual was charged with a misdemeanor: Rudolph, David A., dob 06-22-1977, aggravated fleeing police/21 mph over limit.

The following individual was charged with a DUI: Johnson, William E., dob 02-08-1935, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence/blood alcohol concentration 0.08.

The following individuals were charged with a traffic violation: Stockon, Granite Bret James, dob 02-112001, driving on suspended license, speeding 26-34 mph over limit, unlawful possession cannabis/driver.

Roberts, Rachel A., dob 06-05-1984, improper traffic lane usage, driving on suspended license.

Timberson, Marcus Jr., dob 11-21-1997, speeding 26-34 mph over limit, drivers license expired more than a year.

Vanmeter, Charles A., dob 04-301997, mufflers/1st, 2nd, registration expiration/1st, & 2nd.

Johnson, William E., dob 02-08-1935, improper traffic lane usage.

Neff, Hunter E., dob 07-24-2003, unlicensed.

Benton, Adam L., dob n/a, operate uninsured motor vehicle, disregard stop sign.

Green, Cassandra M., dob 01-06-1987, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Henderson, Kim N., dob 04-22-1977, unlicensed.

Werner, Ryan L., dob 12-30-1978, driving on suspended license.

Bryant, Stacy L., dob 06-24-1986, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Hufendick, Aaron M., dob 03-10-1997, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Pennington, Timothy Zachariah, dob 11-29-1993, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Moore, Mary Louise, dob 10-18-1973, operate uninsured motor vehicle, seat belt required/driver, improper traffic lane usage, failure to reduce speed.

Esparzqa, Jacob C., dob 12-22-1995, driving on suspended license.

Meza, Pedro B., dob 05-19-1952, driving on suspended license.

Ottwell, Tony R., dob 02-11-1974, driving 5-20 mph above limit.

Has your charge been amended, reduced or dropped or have you been found not guilty? Email gppnews@campbellpublications.net to be considered for a status update on your court proceeding. Please include name and case number.

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Dicamba rules in effect for 2021 growing season

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) released emergency administrative rules detailing additional restrictions for dicamba application on soybeans for the 2021 growing season.

In October 2020, USEPA announced that it had renewed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registrations for three dicamba pesticides for growing seasons 2021-2025. Contrary to prior practice, USEPA declared that the only way for states to add safety restrictions to these products is through Section 24(a) of FIFRA, which allows a state to add restrictions through its rulemaking process.

IDOA filed emergency rules effective Feb. 5. Impacted registrations include: XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology, Engenia Herbicide and Tavium Plus VaporGrip Technology.

In addition to the requirements of the federally-approved labels, all use of pesticides containing dicamba on soybeans in Illinois must comply with the following requirements: Q A pesticide containing dicamba shall not be applied on soybeans if the air temperature at the field at the time of application is over 85 degrees or if the National Weather Service’s forecasted high temperature for the nearest available location for the day of application exceeds 85 degrees. Local National Weather Service forecasts are available at https://www.weather.gov.

Q Application on soybeans of a pesticide containing dicamba shall not be made after June 20 of each year.

Q Before applying a pesticide containing dicamba on soybeans, the applicator shall consult the FieldWatch sensitive crop registry (https://www.fieldwatch.com) and comply with all associated recordkeeping and label requirements.

Q Application on soybeans of a pesticide containing dicamba shall not be made if the wind is blowing toward: any Illinois Nature Preserves Commission site that is adjacent to the field of application; or an adjacent residential area.

“After the announcement of the USEPA decision and as the lead agency of pesticide regulation in the State of Illinois, the Department quickly looked at options to allow farmers to make their input decisions for the 2021 growing season in a timely manner,” Acting Director Jerry Costello II said.

“Illinois is the number one soybean producing state in the nation, and it’s critical to balance the use of this important tool (dicamba) while also protecting surrounding farmers, landowners, specialty crops, trees, forests and natural areas.”

In 2019, IDOA received 723 dicambarelated complaints. Subsequently, IDOA initiated a June 20 application cut-off date and 85-degree temperature restriction, which led to an 80 percent, 147, decrease in dicambarelated complaints in 2020.

Prior to applying dicamba, applicators must complete dicamba-specific training on an annual basis. Training and certification programs are offered on-line at no charge by all three registrants

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Notice is given of the death of Vera Alberta Pyatt, of 337 Locust Street, Eldred, Greene County, Illinois, who died on the 14th day of January 2021. /HWWHUV RI 2I¿FH ZHUH LVVXHG on February 10, 2021 to Margaret Harrop, of 707 Fairway Drive, Moro, Illinois 62067, whose attorney is Kristine M. Tuttle, of Wittman and Lorton, P.C., 123 W. Pearl St., P.O. Box 190, Jerseyville, Illinois 62052.

Notice has been given to all heirs and legatees named in the petition by mail and is being given by this publication to any other heirs and legatees unknown to the executor whose names or addresses are therefore not stated in the petition to appoint an administrator, that an order was entered by the Court on February 10, 2021, appointing the above-named independent administrator, requiring notice and publication, was entered on that date.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF BEULAH F. CHAPMAN, DECEASED. NO. 2021-P-14 NOTICE OF CLAIM DATE Notice is given of the death of BEULAH F. CHAPMAN of Kane, Illinois. Letters of Of¿FH ZHUH LVVXHG RQ )HEUXDU\ 16, 2021, to ADA B. ISRINGHAUSEN, 310 S. East St., PO Box 404, McLean, Illinois 61754, and Ava L. Schmidt, 6SUXFH +LJKODQG ,OOLQRLV ZKRVH DWWRUQH\ is Richard N. Gillingham, GillLQJKDP /DZ 2I¿FH 6L[WK Street, Carrollton, Illinois, 62016.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVE SAID PARCELS WERE SOLD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2018 FOR GENERAL TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2017 AND PRIOR YEARS AND THAT THE PERIOD OF REDEMPTION FROM SUCH SALE EXPIRES JUNE 3, 2021. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT A PETITION FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF TAX DEEDS HAS BEEN FILED IN THE ABOVE SAID CAUSE AS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED PARCELS BY GREENE COUNTY, AND THAT ON JUNE 10, 2021 AT 8:30 A.M. SAID PETITIONER WILL APPLY FOR AN ORDER THAT A TAX DEED ISSUE AS TO EACH ABOVE SAID PARCEL NOT REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 3, 2021.

By:/s/Joshua Lawson, Petitioner FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 519 NORTH MAIN STREET, CARROLLTON, ILLINOIS 62016 TELEPHONE: (217) 942-5443 2.17, 2.24, 3.3

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30534 CRYSTAL LAKE RD. - BRIGHTON

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30251 JONES RD. - GIRARD

[ $359,000 ] 4BR, 3BA, 2.86 ACRES

23488 APPLE TREE LN. - ELSAH

22101 MOWEN LN. - FIELDON

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Madigan resigns from Illinois House after 50 years

By SARAH MANSUR

Capitol News Illinois Former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, 78, announced he will step down from the state House of Representatives after 50 years in office.

“I leave office at peace with my decision and proud of the many contributions I’ve made to the state of Illinois, and I do so knowing I’ve made a difference,” Madigan wrote in a lengthy emailed statement.

His current term, which he won in November, would have ended in January 2023.

Madigan, who was the longest serving state House speaker in the country, failed to earn enough support to win another term as speaker, resulting in the election last month of Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

Madigan’s support within the Democratic caucus began to fracture after federal prosecutors revealed last July that utility giant Commonwealth Edison admitted its executives were bribing associates of

Madigan in a yearslong scheme in order to ensure legislation favorable to the company.

Although he has not been charged and he denies wrongdoing, Madigan was forced on the defensive after Republican lawmakers launched a special committee to investigate his involvement in the scheme. That committee ended with a partisan finding that Madigan did not commit conduct unbecoming of a lawmaker.

“It’s no secret that I have been the target of vicious attacks by people who sought to diminish my many achievements lifting up the working people of Illinois. The fact is, my motivation for holding elected office has never wavered. I have been resolute in my dedication to public service and integrity, always acting in the interest of the people of Illinois,” Madigan said in the statement.

Madigan, who was raised in the Clearing neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side, is a graduate of Notre Dame University and Loyola University Chicago

School of Law. In 1969, just two years after graduating law school, Madigan was elected the Democratic committeeman for the city’s 13th ward, and slated as a delegate to the 1970 Constitutional Convention. In 1970, he was first elected to represent the 22nd district, which covers a portion of the southwest side of Chicago.

He was first elected Speaker of the House in 1983 and served, for all but two years, until January 2021. In 1998, he was elected to serve as Democratic Party chair, a post he continues to hold.

His term as party chair ends in March 2022. A spokesperson for Madigan did not comment on his plans for that role.

During his five decades in the General Assembly, Madigan has overseen significant legislative achievements that include the passage of a same-sex marriage law and raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025.

Welch, D-Hillside, said in a written statement that he appreciates Madigan’s

IDOA reminds farmers to stay safe while working in grain bins CLASSIFIEDS The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), along with the State Fire Marshal called on Illinois farmers to set aside time to recognize grain bin safety last week for recognition of Grain Bin Safety Week.

Based on Purdue University’s 2019 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries and Fatalities report, the U.S. had a five-year average of 58 agricultural confined space related injury and fatality (ACSRIF) cases documented.

In 2019, there were 67 (38 of 67 were grain entrapments) U.S. ACSRIF cases documented as

opposed to 61 (30 of 61 were grain entrapments) in 2018. Illinois contributed four ACSRIF documented cases in 2019 and five cases in 2018.

“It’s easy to become complacent when workers have been in and out of bins for years and never had any problems,” IDOA Acting Director Jerry Costello II said. “People often think they are big enough, strong enough, or fast enough to get out of flowing grain.

Unfortunately, problems can snowball quickly.

That’s why it’s important to set aside time to go over safety measures, to prepare farmers for a potential

grain bin emergency.”

Farm workers should attend required safety training as a reminder to utilize the best practices while working in and around grain bins. In addition to required training there are several online training resources available: Q The Grain and Feed Association of Illinois at: www.gfai.org Q The Grain Handling and Safety Council at: www.grainsafety.org Q University of Illinois Extension at: https://web. extension.illinois.edu/ agsafety/equipment/grainbinsafety.cfm

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contributions and wishes him well.

“Under him, we’ve had strong, sustained Democratic leadership in Springfield. We legalized same-sex marriage, abolished the death penalty and solidified abortion rights. Illinois also became the first state in the Midwest to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. These laws gave underserved populations a new sense of hope,” Welch said.

“Now we must build on that with a new generation of leadership focused on racial and gender equity in all dimensions, improving government transparency, and leading with the kind of conviction, compassion and cooperation expected by our constituents.”

Q Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government and distributed to more than 400 newspapers statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

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