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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis stopped in at the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the KC Hall in Carrollton on Friday, March 31 to speak with Greene County Health Department representatives, hear their concerns and see what he could do to encourage more Greene County residents to get the vaccine. Left to right: Ron Sprong, Molly Peters and U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.

Rep. Davis visits COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press U.S. Representative Rodney Davis made a visit to the Greene County Health Department drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Friday afternoon, March 31. It was one of many stops on Davis’ itinerary that day that had him also visiting clinics in Jerseyville, Gillespie and Collinsville. Davis had the opportunity to see, firsthand, how a well-oiled vaccination clinic operated. Public Health Administrator Molly Peters explained how the drive-thru clinic operated. “First of all, everyone has a scheduled appointment, and we encourage them to have their paperwork already filled out,” she said. “They check in at the first checkpoint and then drive around the building and are then directed to one of several different lanes we have set up for the vaccine.” After they have received the vaccine, they drive to the end of the lane where they are asked to wait for 15 minutes to see if they have any reaction. Health department workers are on hand to render aid if needed at this location as well. The entire process takes less than 25 minutes, including the 15-minute wait – which could be considered remarkable taking into account that there are reports of two to three hour waits in some of the large cities. Davis was very impressed with how quickly they were able to get the people

in and out and said that the county should be seeing more and more vaccines coming their way. “You are going to see the amount of vaccines coming your way exponentially grow,” he said. “We are not going to have supply chain issues in a matter of weeks. We are seeing the levels grow now, which is good.” Since senior citizens are the main focus of the vaccine, Davis asked how many Greene County seniors had received their vaccinations so far. “Right now, we are right at 60 percent,” Peters replied. “There are some people who were waiting for the Johnson & Johnson, one-dose vaccine, which we received today, so our percentage should have gone up because they were waiting for that specific vaccine.” Friday was the first time the health department received any of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and they only received 100 doses this time but are expecting more in the coming weeks. They also received about 250 doses of the other vaccines, bringing the total number of vaccines given up to around 6,000 so far. Davis asked Peters if she had any clinics scheduled for other locations since some people might not be able to make it into Carrollton, especially since students are in school during the time the clinics are held. (See, VISIT, A2)

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percent, while Ward 2 incumbent Dewalin Painter lost his seat to his to opponent David Meldrum who got 59 percent of the vote to Painter’s 41 percent. The city of Greenfield faces a dilemma in one of their wards. In the race for alderman in Ward 3, there was a tie. Three candidates were vying for the position. Terry Plogger and Jeremy Conrad were seeking to unseat incumbent Ronald Costello. Conrad and Costello each got 18 votes with Plogger coming in a close third with 17 votes. With no outstanding or absentee ballots to tip the scales in one candidate’s favor in that ward, Greene County Clerk Debbie Banghart said the tie will probably have to be broken by a drawing, with Judge Zachary Schmidt drawing the name of the ultimate winner of the seat. In the race for alderman in Ward 2, incumbent David Bishop will serve a fourth term after defeating his challenger, Chris McMillen with 63 percent of the vote to McMillen’s 37 percent. There was an upset in Ward 1 with Kari Alderfer defeating incumbent Robert Rives by a mere six votes. Alderfer ended up with 54 percent of the vote to Rives’ 46 percent. Hillview had one race to vote on – that of mayor. They voted to keep Mayor Arthur Long for another four years. He defeated Ray Newingham with 65 percent of the vote to Newingham’s 35 percent. Long received 21 votes to Newingham’s 11 votes. (See, ELECTION, A2)

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Carrollton 3 poll workers Shelli Martin and Gordon Rahe double check that the number of ballots handed out match the number that have been cast late in the afternoon Tuesday. Almost 29 percent of Carrollton voters made their way to the polls to cast their votes. In Martin’s ward, 34 percent of the voters cast their votes.

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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The voters of Carrollton elected a new mayor Tuesday as former Public Works Director Mike Snyder overwhelmingly defeated incumbent Mayor Joe Montanez with 68 percent of the vote to Montanez's 32 percent. Snyder had 396 votes to Montanez’s 190 votes. The race for Carrollton's city clerk position was a little bit closer. Donna Nonneman defeated Vicki Jackson with 58 percent of the vote to Jackson’s 42 percent. Both ladies were running for the position currently held by Karen Kirbach, who did not seek a second term. The only other contested race in the city was for that of alderman in Ward 3 where John Banghart was being challenged by Tammy Isringhausen, neither incumbents. Banghart squeaked by Isringhausen by a narrow 22 votes capturing 54 percent of the vote to Isringhausen’s 46 percent. There had been a race in Ward 2, but incumbent Maria Cox withdrew from the race after her name had already been printed on the ballot. Her opponent, Gary Witt, won the seat with 95 votes to Cox’s 33 votes. In White Hall, incumbent Mayor Brad Staats had no problem defeating his two opponents, Derek Kleidon and Phillip Shipley. Staats garnered 70 percent of the vote to Kleidon’s 26 percent and Shipley’s 4 percent. Ward 3 incumbent Sue Vinyard will retain her seat, defeating her opponent Shari Axley with 60 percent of the vote to Axley’s 40

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“We have a long and rich history, and we By CARMEN ENSINGER want to continue that history,” Joyce said. “We Greene Prairie Press hated having to cancel the fair last year, but not For those who missed out on the Greene knowing what the governor was going to do, County Fair last year, never fear. It will be here and being one of the earliest fairs in the state, in all its glory for 2021 – albeit an abridged ver- we really had no choice. But, we are back, and sion this year. we are going to be better than “We are going to have the ever this year.” fair this year, though instead “We are back, As for the reason behind of running from Saturday to shortening the fair by three Saturday like we normally do, and we are going days, Joyce said there is still we are going to run a shortened to be better than that little bit of uncertainty out version this year,” Greene Fair there. Board President Jerry Joyce ever this year.” “We just don’t want to go said. “This year we are going overboard not knowing what to run from Tuesday through could happen between now Jerry Joyce Saturday, June 22-26.” and June,” he said. “Plus, there Greene County Fair The Greene County are a lot more expenses now Board President Agricultural Fair is one of the than what we had in the past. earliest county fairs in the state We have to have more sanitizand one of the oldest. This year marks the 168th ing stations and just getting those and the porta year for the fair. Last year was one of only two potties are going to be challenging because times in that 168-year history that the fair has everyone is going to be having events now. Plus, had to be canceled. It took a pandemic last year we already run a lot longer than most fairs do.” to cancel it, and it took World War II to cancel the fair prior to that. (See, FAIR, A2)

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Having a mother/ daughter moment for Easter holiday While Easter egg hunts mean fun and lots of candy for the kids, for the parents, it means lots of fond memories to keep forever. That was the case in this mother and daughter moment between Morgan Coffey and her two-year-old daughter, Marin, after the Easter egg hunt at Greenfield Saturday morning. Marin was going through all of the different items she found during the hunt. Greenfield puts out more than just Easter eggs during their hunts. They also put out various prizes for the kids to pick up.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The city of Roodhouse has received yet another federal grant toward the purchase of a new vehicle for the city – the third in less than a nine-month period, giving the city three brand new vehicles for less than the price of one. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis announced on April 1 – and it wasn’t an April Fools joke – that the city of Roodhouse was the recipient of a $32,400 federal grant for the purchase of a new service truck. The funding comes from the Community Facility Disaster Grants program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. “This grant will go towards purchasing a replacement service truck for the City of Roodhouse,” Davis stated in a press release. “It will ensure that the city can support the water, sewer, gas and street departments in an efficient and reliable manner. This is a great example of the kind of investments the federal government is making in rural America, and I’m proud to support it.” Back in January, the city received a grant

in the amount of more than $50,000 for the purchase of a utility truck for the gas department, which included a utility bed and a snow plow for snow removal in the winter. During the latter part of 2020, the city received a grant in the amount of $35,000 towards the purchase of a new police car. The grants are typically an 80/20 matching grant with the city responsible for 20 percent of the purchase price of the vehicle. Roodhouse Mayor Tommy Martin was thrilled to learn of this most recent grant for the truck for the street department. “It doesn’t cost us anything to apply for the grants, so we just keep sending them, and as long as they keep awarding them to us, we are not going to turn them down,” Martin said. “In the last year, we have received three brand new vehicles for the cost of less than what it would have cost to purchase just one of them – that is not a bad deal.” That is not to say there is not a lot of work involved in applying for the grants. Martin and City Treasurer Suzanne Roundcount do all of the grant writing in-house. (See, GRANT, A3)

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The Greenfield Public Library, in conjunction with the Greenfield First Baptist Church, hosted a community Easter egg hunt Saturday morning on the Greenfield Square. The library also held their annual basket raffle giving parents one last chance to sign up for one of 55 different baskets. The First Baptist Church provided free hot dogs and chips to the children and the library made sure the Easter Bunny was on hand for the children to get their picture taken with.

(Continued from A1) Athensville had a close race for township supervisor. Alaina Hallock narrowly defeated Earlene Fox by only two votes. Hallock garnered 17 votes to Fox’s 15. Three were vying for the Walkerville Township road commissioner with Jacob Lawson defeating Donald Sprong and David Funk. Lawson had 54 percent of

the vote to Sprong’s 34 percent and Funk’s 12 percent. The other big race for road commissioner was in White Hall Township where Donald Smith, Eric Cox and Andrew McEvers were all vying for the position. Cox came out on top with 48 percent of the vote to Smith’s 37 percent and McEvers’ 16 percent.

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Kathy Varble and her granddaughter, Alexis White, 10, both of Greenfield, try to decide which baskets to put their tickets in. There were 55 baskets to choose from this year.

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One-year-old Samson Embry of Greenfield has spotted something he wants and he is going after it, dragging the person holding his hand right along with him.

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Arthur Halfacre of Greenfield has his Easter basket primed and ready to go for the hunt and tries to get his grandpa to give it a test run by putting in a couple of suckers.

Despite her excitement for the Easter egg hunt, two-yearold Jade Alexander of Carrollton found time to smile for the camera.

(Continued from A1) Nightly entertainment for this year’s fair will begin on Tuesday night with the Greene County Fair Pageant crowning a new Miss, Junior Miss and Little Miss Greene County. On Wednesday night, they will have harness racing, followed by the tractor and truck pulls on Thursday night, the demolition derby Friday night and the rodeo Saturday night. That will not be all though. There can’t be a county fair without a carnival, and Greene County has lined up one of the best. “Last year, we had booked this really nice carnival out of Missouri – different than we had before – and then we had to cancel the carnival,” Joyce said. “It is really tough to get a good carnival these days, and most of them want their money up front. These guys have been really good to us and are letting the money we paid them last year roll over for use this year.” However, there is one catch. Carnivals in the state of Illinois have to be inspected by the state inspectors prior to being given approval to attend the fairs, and the state is not going to begin their inspections until the first of June. “Hopefully, this carnival is going to be one of the first on their list, and they will

be okayed to operate,” Joyce said. “They are a lot bigger than the one we had before, and we think everyone will really enjoy them.” The fair, however, is not about the rides or the shows. It is an agricultural fair, and Joyce said the heart of the fair – the livestock shows, are thriving and continue to grow. “The last time we had our livestock shows, they were bigger than ever,” he said. “We expect them to be the same way this year as well. This is a rural area, and we have a lot of kids who look forward to showing their livestock at the fair. It is the highlight of their summer.” No doubt, COVID-19 has made putting on something like a county fair a lot more work. “There are a lot more rules and regulations which must be followed than before,” Joyce said. “We have been in contact with the health department, and they have given us some guidelines to go by. But county fairs are kind of like gambling – it gets in your blood. “When you are on the board, you just look forward to it. It is a lot of work for a board. We got 24 people and we are all excited about it. We are hoping that people who might not feel comfortable traveling yet will spend their money locally.”

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Visit (Continued from A1) “We do have some clinics scheduled to be held in some of our rural communities, and we even have one planned for a Saturday for those who are unable to make it to the ones we hold during the week,” she said. “We are getting a shipment of Pfizer in and are planning some clinics to be held in each of the school districts for the students who are at least 16 years old and who have permission from their parents.” Pfizer is the only vaccine that has been tested on those under the age of 18. When the other vaccines have been successfully tested, they, too, will be made available. Davis asked Peters what, if anything, she thought he could do to encourage the residents of Greene County to get the vaccine. “I think you just need to communicate to them that by getting the vaccine that you are being a good leader,” she said. “Explain the need for the vaccine. Explain that the vaccine isn’t for their safety; it is for the safety of their children, for their grandchildren, for their grandparents, for their elderly neighbors, for those with compromised immune systems they might come in contact with.” Health Department Nurse Tracy Whitlock put it in more literal terms. “People around here want their kids to play sports, and they want to be able to go to those sporting events and watch their kids play those sports,” she said. “We want

to keep our kids in school, we want to keep our small businesses open in this small community. This is the way to open us back up and keep our community going.” According to Gov. JB Pritzker’s fifth and final phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan, the bridge to Phase 5 will begin once, barring any reversals in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths for a 28-day monitoring period, 70 percent of residents aged 65 and older have been vaccinated and once 50 percent of those 16 and older have been vaccinated. While there, Davis shared some good news from the Centers for Disease Control that he was made aware of. “Just today, the director said she has no data that shows that anyone who is vaccinated carries the virus,” he said. “So, if that is the case, that is the only way that we can get policy makers to get rid of these masks. I am waiting for someone in Washington D.C. to walk that back, but I think that was a pretty good step today to hear that. We are one more step closer to normalcy again.” Davis said there are some perks to being vaccinated. “Some restaurants and sporting events are not counting vaccinated individuals towards their capacity limits,” he said. “While I am not for mandatory showing of vaccination or anything like that – let’s just get it done. That is why it is so important what you guys are doing here, and I really appreciate it.”

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Hello from Barrow Baptist Church and Bro. Mancel Day. Our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with kids church and nursery service available. On Sunday, April 4, we had 19 attending Sunday school and 28 attending morning worship. Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in

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your prayers. Others to remember include: Gerald and Junia Day, Lois Hart, Connie Sturgeon, Alan Barber, Brenda Pollard, Harold Winters, Chuck Roberts, Nichole Hambrecht, Lucy Yerion, Lance Eldred, Brad Fundel and the JoAn Garrett family. Sunday was a beautiful day to celebrate that Christ rose from the grave after dying on the cross for our sins.

There are no birthdays or anniversaries to report this week. Our quarterly business meeting will be at 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 28. That’s all for this week. Enjoy the nice weather, watch for farmers traveling with their equipment and share a smile with everyone you meet. Wearing a mask sometimes takes away the smile, but you can tell by their eyes they enjoy it.

White Hall Calvary Baptist Church news Lynn Hovland. In 1964 Irene and her four children moved to Roodhouse to assume the position of district manager for AVON. She later worked at Farm and Home Supply in Jacksonville. She loved reading and spending time with her grandchildren. The grandchildren will miss her famous chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon apples. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2021 at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall with burial to follow in Fernwood Cemetery in Roodhouse. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Roodhouse Public Library or Mandy’s Whine and Bark. Condolences may be left online at www.airsman-hires.com

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(Continued from A1) “They don’t just hand these grants out for nothing. You have to work for them,” Martin said. “There is a lot of paperwork and phone calls that have to be made once you find the grants, which can sometimes be the hard part.” Martin said most of the grants are for emergency vehicles, such as police cars, but if you get creative, almost any vehicle can be made to seem like an emergency vehicle using the right rhetoric. “Take, for example, the grant we wrote for the gas truck,” Martin said. “While you might not consider that an emergency truck, you would if there was a gas leak at your house, and that is exactly what I put in that grant. You have to write your request to match the grant, and then if they think your request is feasible, then you go through a preliminary approval and then the actual approval.” This process could take between four and six months, but the wait is more than worth it. “The way I look at it, if we don’t get the grants, then they are all going to go to the northern part of the state,” Martin said. “We are not out of anything except maybe a little bit of our time. That money has already been appropriated for these grants so someone is going to get it, and it might well be us because it is going to be spent on someone.” Martin credits Roodhouse Police Chief Kyle Robison for finding out about the USDA grant program.

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OBITUARY Louise Irene Grady, age 89 of Roodhouse passed away Monday, April 5, 2021 at her residence. She was born March 24, 1932 in Herrin, the daughter of John and Marguerite Mason Bailey. She married Everett Younkin on July 31, 1948 and later divorced. She is survived by a daughter, Claudia Reagor of Roodhouse, two sons, Brent (Donna) Younkin of Glendale, AZ, Carey (Ann) Younkin of Wichita, KS, a daughter –in-law, Cheryl Younkin of Schaumburg, eleven grandchildren, Courtney (TJ) Proffer, Brian (Sarah) Reagor, Joshua (Jori) Younkin, Jason Younkin, Todd (Jen) Bush, Brittney (Brent) Mann, Stacy Bush, Presley (Josh) Daley, Jacob (Sarah) Younkin, Jenny (Mike) Shupert, and Jamie Younkin, many great grandchildren, and several greatgreat grandchildren, and three sisters, June (Ray) Byers of Willisville, Audrey (Bob) Brown of Bush, and Voge Bailey of Roodhouse. She was preceded in death by a son Eric Younkin, son-in-law, William “Bill” Reagor, three brothers, Bobby, Johnnie Keith, and Willard Bailey, and four sisters, Marilin Patterson, Janice Moeller, Jo Ann Eldridge, and Patty

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“Kyle was the first one to find out about the grant program when he applied for the first police car,” Martin said. “I know he has told the other police departments about it. This is open to all of the local municipalities, so I don’t know if any of the others are taking advantage of it or not, but if not they should. They shouldn’t be paying full price for any municipal vehicle when they could get it for a fraction of the cost with just a little time and effort on their part.”

Sunday, March 28, Pastor opened with prayer and announcements. The song, “Evidence,” was played. Brother Brad led the singing. Message: “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming.” Scripture: Hebrews 2: 17-18, Hebrews 4: 14-16, Hebrews 9: 28, Philippians 1:6, Romans 8:28, Matthew 27:14, Isaiah 53: 4-6, First Peter 2: 24-25, John 16:33 and John 19:30. Jesus went to the cross to save us and forgive our sins, so we could reign eternally with Him in Glory. His love for you, and I held him to the cross. You don’t have to bear your trials and temptations alone! I will be with you through it all. Jesus paid it all. He

there a change in you, the way you live? If not, maybe there was no conversation. “You will know them by their fruits!” We should be walking in the spirit. As a Christian, you have victory in Jesus. You must have his power to walk in him. Jesus is coming back! I must get ready! And I want to take as many of you with me as I can. Jesus saves you from Hell, and you telling no one makes no sense. I tell others of your saving salvation. Come to him. Morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting is at 6 p.m. Children’s church is available for those small ones.

Hillview Baptist Church news Announcements: VBS informational meeting is Sunday, April 11, immediately following morning worship. Communion is Sunday, April 11, during evening service. Business meeting is Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. Also available on zoom. SCBA Men’s Ministry Fish Fry is Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m. at Sandy Creek Baptist Retreat Center. Women’s Priority Conference is Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24,

at Faith Baptist in Carrollton. We enjoyed an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. today. It was followed by doughnuts and coffee. Sunday School was at 9:30 a.m., followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Message: Brother Isaac brought another message on “God’s Love.” Scripture was found in John 15: 9-17 We are to love one another as Christ

loves us; but would you be ready to give your life for someone else as Christ did for us? God gave his only Son, Jesus, to be beaten and die on a cruel cross, for our sins. Jesus, who had no sin, paid the price, for our sins. He loves us that much. Do we love Him enough to live for Him? Everyone is welcome at Hillview Baptist.

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle – 217-473-1892: What a beautiful Easter Sunday morning it was to gather together for coffee, donuts and bacon – yes, I said bacon – and yummy it was all before our morning worship time. I really enjoy watching and listening to the family of God catching up on the past weeks events and the sharing and love that is produced in times such as these. As the donuts, coffee and bacon disappeared we found it was time to journey into our worship area, and what a great group of worshipers we were blessed with.

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Seeking Your Own Happiness “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35 NIV

appiness is one of those things which we are more likely to have if we focus on helping others find theirs. Consider this story which was recently sent to me by a family member: A professor gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it, and throw it in the hallway. The professor then mixed all the balloons. The students were given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon. At that point, the professor told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes everyone had their own balloon. The professor then said to the students: “These balloons are like happiness. We will

has promised to be with us through all things. He will come to you, when you are tempted by Satan. Sometimes Jesus chooses to calm the storm, and sometimes, he chooses to calm the child. God does not abandon us. He carries us through it all! The world hated Jesus, and it will hate you, too! Faithfulness in Him! Praise God! Jesus lived for an audience of one We need to be so different than the world. People will call us weird. Jesus is all that should matter to us. We have victory in Him and through Him. By his stripes, we are healed. Jesus paid it all Him. If there was no change in your life was there really a conversation. Conversation means a change. Has your life been changed? Is

never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people’s we’ll find ours too.” This inspiring story, whether it happened or not, contains a profound truth and is supported by research which shows that people increase their happiness more when they are given money and told to give it away or otherwise do something with the money which will help others than if they spend it on themselves. We are social creatures, built for sharing our lives and our possessions with others. –Christopher Simon

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Our message this morning dealt with the events leading up to the cross and the burial of Jesus in the tomb. Then, we also looked inside the empty tomb, and the response of the disciples and those who gathered with them. Jesus was not in the tomb. His resurrection on Easter Sunday morning gave proof that Jesus has overcome death. By doing so, all who believe in Jesus Christ share in the inheritance He won by His death and resurrection. Without the resurrection of Jesus our salvation would be void and worthless. But because of the resurrection of Christ, we are guaranteed a

new life for eternity. Our recent prayer requests are: Larry Nolan for surgery, Joe Arview for surgery, Tracy, Jessica, Jody, Dianne’s mother, safety for the farmers and those who work with the farmers this time of year, for the mother who is expecting a new baby this next week, Dan, Ava and Betty. If you have a prayer need or just need someone to talk to, please feel free to call me at the number listed at the beginning of the post. Wednesday evening Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Sunday morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m.

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Easter royalty The Greene County Pageant Royalty, Greene County Days Royalty and Greenfield Triennial Homecoming Royalty all joined together with the Easter Bunny Saturday morning on the Greenfield Square for a picture after the Easter egg hunt. Front row, from left to right: 2019 Little Miss Greene County Days Avery Wright, 2019 Greene County Days Queen Lydia Lansaw, 2019 Miss Greenfield Triennial Homecoming Courtney Meyer, 2019 Little Miss Greenfield Triennial Homecoming Braleigh Winters and 2019 Little Miss Greene County Fair Jade Range. Back row: Junior Miss Greene County Days Leah Wood and 2019 Junior Miss Greene County Fair Elaina Lansaw.

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Greenfield royalty crowned Greenfield High School crowned their homecoming king and queen at the bonfire on Wednesday in Palmyra. The 2021 Homecoming King is Isaac McAdams, and the Homecoming Queen is Delaney McEvers. Because the bonfire was a public event, all participants were required to be safe and wear masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tiger Tales Congratulations to Homecoming Queen Delaney McEvers and Homecoming King Isaac McAdams. The juniors are gearing up for the SAT test that will be administered next Tuesday, April 13. We enjoyed our last days off from school. We are now ready for the long haul to the end of the school year. Have a great week. Go get ‘em, Tigers! Here is the upcoming week’s athletic schedule: April 8 – High School Volleyball @ Griggsville-Perry, 6 p.m. and Junior High Girls’ Basketball vs. West Central, 6:15 p.m. April 9 – Football @ Pleasant Hill, 7 p.m.

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Getting into the Easter spirit Greene County Head Start in White Hall got into the Easter spirit last week by making Easter headdresses. Front row, left to right: Gabriella Thornton, Alexandria Speaker, Maeleigh Castleberry, Leah Feikert, Natalie Neff, Scott Mason, Lucas Apple, Alana Apple and Gracie Thornton. Back row: Mary Hawkins, Madison Weber, Nita Gound and Celeste Jackson.

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Spring Draft Horse Field Day event at Gregory Farm By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Gregory Farm will come alive once again on April 10 as they host the 2021 Spring Draft Horse Field Day beginning at 9 a.m., featuring the illustrious Percheron draft horse that Gregory Farm was known for. “The last time a Percheron Horse Association of America event was held at this location was in 2004,” Laura Dukett said. “This event will also be celebrating 200 years of family history here at Gregory Farm.” Gregory Farm itself has a wealth of family history dating back to the founding of Greene County back in 1821. The farm was entered into the Greene County Courthouse as a homestead on Jan. 9, 1821 by Col. Charles Gregory, hence the name Gregory Farm. The farm has been owned continuously by descendants of Col. Charles Gregory. Dukett is a fifth-generation descendant of Gregory. Her parents were Jim and Emily Esarey. Gregory Farm gained notoriety in the

early 1900’s when W.S. and Eugenia “Genie” (Gregory) Corsa purchased a stallion by the name of Carnot 66666. “Our great grandfather and grandmother purchased Carnot in 1909 for $10,000 when they went to an international stock show in Chicago,” Duckett said. “They already had one Percheron stallion, Radziwill, but they wanted another good sire to further their genetic line.” If there was such a thing as a horse celebrity back then, its name was Carnot. Carnot won every ribbon, silver cup or other top prize in any event he was entered in. He became the top stud percheron and sired hundreds of horses throughout the nation. “He became such a valuable asset that a few years later, they sold a half interest in him for $20,000, twice what they originally paid for him,” Dukett said. “The story was that he was worth his weight in silver.” If that was the case, in September of 1917, silver was going for $1.10 an ounce. A Percheron horse weighs an average of 2,000 pounds. At 2,000

pounds and given this exchange rate, Carnot would be worth a whopping $35,200 at that time. The Draft Horse Field Day will be held on the Gregory Family Farm, located one mile south of White Hall on the west side of Rt. 67. The event is free of charge and will feature draft horse plow teams from several states as they demonstrate and compete against one another in the annual Percheron Horse Association of America Spring Field Day. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day and into the mid-afternoon. There will be plenty of food available on the grounds including Steve Cantrell with Jacksonville Dream Center Concessions selling pork chops, hot dogs, brats and porky burgers along with cold drinks. Also, Ernie and Deb’s kettle corn will be for sale as well. “Spectators can come and stay for an hour or enjoy the entire day at the farm,” Dukett said. “Portable restroom facilities will be available onsite, including one handicap accessible unit, available for use.”

Record numbers turn out at the polls By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Greene County Clerk Debbie Banghart wasn’t too far off in her estimate when she estimated last week that the voter turnout in this election would be much higher than normal. Banghart estimated that because this municipal election included township races as well, that many more voters would make it to the polls. So instead of the typical 10 to 12 percent turnout, there would likely be more like 20 to 25 percent, if not more. She was spot on in her estimation. Almost 21 percent of the county’s registered voters either made their way to the polls or made their way to the courthouse to cast their vote early in this election. Highly contested mayoral races in both Carrollton and White Hall pushed the number of voters up significantly. In Carrollton, in the race for mayor between incumbent Mayor Joe Montanez and former Public Works Director Mike Snyder, nearly 29 percent of Carrollton voters cast their votes at the polls. Carrollton 3 had a

April 10 – High School Volleyball @ Athens, 10 a.m. and Junior High Girls’ Basketball @ Carlinville, 10 a.m. April 12 – High School Volleyball vs. Lindenwood @ NW, 6:15 p.m., JV Football vs. Pleasant Hill @ Greenfield, 6:30 p.m. and Junior High Girls’ Basketball vs. Lindenwood, 6:15 p.m. April 13 – High School Volleyball @ Brown County, 5:30 p.m. and Junior High Girls’ Basketball vs. North Greene, 6:15 p.m. April 14 – Junior High Girls’ Basketball @ Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m.

record 33.93 of its registered voters cast ballots in this election. They were also voting for a new alderman in their ward as well. In White Hall, where three candidates were vying for mayor, trying to unseat incumbent Brad Staats, 24 percent of the residents cast their ballots. White Hall 1 had the highest percentage of voters with 27.66 percent with no other contested races on the council. Greenfield also put up

some pretty impressive numbers with contested aldermanic races in all of their wards. Nearly 24 percent of their registered voters not only had the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice, but also had the opportunity take a look at the city’s new fire station, which is now the new polling place. While these are all impressive numbers in a non-election year, none can compare with the number put up by tiny Walkerville. With only

145 registered voters in the village, 80 of those voters made it to the polls. That comes out to a whopping 55 percent of the voters. The only contested race on the ballot was that of road commissioner with three men vying for the position. Roodhouse, which had no contested races, pulled in a paltry less than seven percent of its registered voters, and the smaller precincts averaged between 10 and 16 percent.

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The Morgan County Housing Authority is seeking 3 fulltime, seasonal grounds maintenance employees. Duties will include, but not limited to: grass maintenance (mowing, weed eating, etc.), litter pick up, janitorial and apartment refurbishment. This position will only run through mowing season. Working hours will be Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license. To apply you may pick up an application at Beecher High Rise (301 W Beecher Ave. Jacksonville, IL) Monday-Friday between 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. You may contact the ofﬁce with any questions at 217-243-3338. If you apply through Facebook, to ensure that your application is seen and reviewed, please also complete a physical application.

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Greene County police and traffic The following police reports were filed between March 26 and April 1. 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 individuals were charged with a felony: Kuhn, Amanda M., dob 07-13-1989, possession of meth less than 5 grams. Large, Ryan C., dob 07-27-1989, possession of meth less than 5 grams. Williams, Gregory D. Jr., dob 04-111992, attempted foil/defeat screen test. Crane, David N., dob 06-09-1990, aggravated battery/pregnant/handicapped, domestic battery/other prior. Shaw, Sunceree S., dob 11-11-1995, possession of meth less than 5 grams. The following individuals were

charged with a misdemeanor: Daniels, Chelsea M., dob 01-12-1999, reckless conduct. Nicholson, Allyssa, dob 11-13-1998, retail theft/display merchandise less than $300. Chapman, Heather, dob 02-13-1985, retail theft/display merchandise less than $300. Gilmore, Craig R., dob 10-30-1971, 2 charges guardian allows child truancy. The following individual was charged with a DUI: Little, Loretta F., dob 03-20-1961, driving under the influence of alcohol. The following individuals were charged with a traffic violation: Merritt, Sabina, dob 05-17-1962, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Northop, Clinton J., dob 09-14-1994, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Furguson, Emma A., dob 08-03-1999,

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driving 21-25 mph above limit. Pryor, Wanda L., dob 03-03-1957, driving on suspended license. Stephenson, Jasmine A., dob 12-231995, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Ornellas, Carlye T., dob 07-01-2002, failure to reduce speed. Shapiro, Tyler D., dob 07-25-1995, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Meza, Cheyenne M., dob 07-17-2003, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Janvrin, Hunter E., dob 03-08-2005, driving 11-15 mph above limit, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Little, Loretta F., dob 03-20-1961, driving on revoked license, operate uninsured motor vehicle. 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.

April marks one year since introduction of COVID in county GCHD administrator celebrates community’s success amid adversity By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The month of March marked one year since the world recognized COVID-19 as a reality. A lot has happened over the last year and among those at the forefront of this fight, Greene County Public Health Administrator Molly Peters has been keeping everyone informed and now, vaccinated. Peters, however, had no idea when she accepted the position what she was signing on for. Peters replaced former Public Health Administrator Ruth Ann Flowers who retired at the end of 2019 after more than two decades in the position. Her first official day on the job was Feb. 3, 2020, and within two weeks, word started coming in about the virus. “Around my second week on the job, we started getting quite a bit of information in about the potential for a new illness,” Peters said. “By the beginning of March, it was coming in much more quickly, and we started getting situational updates, and I realized it was not going to be good.” At this point, Peters said she was not thinking of global pandemic, but was rather just focused on what was going on in Greene County. “Overall, my focus was on Greene County and what was happening in the state of Illinois,” she said. “It was hard to pay attention to what was going on in the world when you are focused on what was going on in your own community, so I had individuals that would send me information on what was going on worldwide, which helped me to be able to see how all those things related to what was happening here.” Imagine your introduction to the superintendents of the county’s three school districts being to tell them of the potential of a pandemic just around the corner. “When we first learned of the potential of this virus, I started having conversations with the superintendents of the districts to prepare them as well,” Peters said. “It gave them at least a couple of weeks to prepare for the ultimate shutdown which ended up lasting for the duration of the new year.” At the end of March, when Gov. JB Pritzker announced the state would be shut down for two weeks to stop the spread of the virus – a shutdown which would stretch into three months – Peters’ job would get much more challenging. Bars and restaurants were

closed, business owners were struggling, employees were out of jobs and businesses that were allowed to be open were limited in the number of customers allowed in. For those that were able to go in, masks had to be worn. “In the beginning, I think there was a little resistance because the virus really hadn’t hit this area yet, but once we had our first case here, it became more real,” Peters said. “We used social media to keep the community updated with information about the virus. I think, overall, just communication is difficult when you are receiving a lot of information that is important to get out. We wanted to make sure we are giving out reliable information and that people are listening, because all of our information is coming directly from the CDC and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health).” Greene County received its first positive case on April 9. There would be two more that month for a total of three, followed by four in May, one in June and 12 in July. Earlier on, the numbers were nothing like what were being reported in the larger metropolitan areas, though. It wasn’t until the second wave hit in August that the county would really sit up and take notice. In August, the number of positive cases rose to 111, followed by 106 in September, 161 in October and a whopping 446 in November. By December, Greene County had also reported 46 deaths, and while that might not sound like that many given the millions of deaths caused by COVID around the world, it was enough in terms of the county’s total population to rank Greene County as having the most deaths per capita in the state. As a result, the county was first on the list to receive the vaccine when it was rolled out. Greene County received its first dose of the vaccine on Dec. 17, and that is when Peters’ expertise from her former position came into play. Prior to coming to Greene County, Peters was the Environmental Health Coordinator in Madison County, a position which prepared her for the mass vaccination clinics for which Greene County has received accolades from the Governor. “We were trained in emergency preparedness for many different kinds of emergencies including things like anthrax or other pandemics,” Peters said. “So, this is something we have been training for because it is inevitable that there is going

to be things that occur that we need to be prepared for.” While in Madison County, Peters had the opportunity to participate in a similar vaccination clinic for the H1N1 virus back in 2010. “I helped coordinate those clinics as well, so we basically replicated here what we did back then at those clinics,” Peters said. “Those were drive-thru clinics as well, but at the same time, it’s a pretty standard process of delivering the vaccine.” What really brought Greene County to the attention of the governor was how quickly they could get a clinic up and running. Within 48 hours of receiving 500 doses of the vaccine, they had it in the arms of Greene County residents. “It was delivered at 11 a.m. and we started putting it in the arms of residents by 12:30 that afternoon,” Peters said. “It was pretty tight planning, and we took a big risk in the fact that it was going to be here at 11 a.m. as planned because we had

scheduled everyone for that time and if it wasn’t, we would have had to call and cancel everyone. But sometimes you have to take a little bit of risk to get things done.” To date, the health department has administered 5,783 doses of the vaccine to Greene County residents. This results in 2,669 residents being fully vaccinated or 20 percent of the county population. “If I had to describe my first year here in Greene as public health administrator, I would say it was stressful, to say the least,” Peters said. “Not just for myself, but for all of my employees as well. We all gave up a lot of family time over the last year but we are all looking forward to the future of the health department and transitioning into the traditional strategies to help the community. We will be looking at long term planning and I think that, in general, our focus is on the community and how we can help with the many scenarios of what public health is.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE INTEREST OF M.H., A Minor 18-JA-1 AFFIDAVIT FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION CALEB L. BRISCOE, State’s Attorney of Greene County, on oath states: That, on information and beliefs, respondent named below cannot be found within this state, or has left this state and has yet to be located, so that process cannot be served upon him/her either SHUVRQDOO\ RU E\ FHUWL¿HG mail. The present address of respondent named below be ascertained despite diligent inquiry. The last known address of respondent named below is: Respondent’s Name: Malindy Farris Last Known Address: 218 W. Franklin White Hall, IL 62092 Respondent’s Name: Byron Harris Last Known Address: 218 W. Franklin White Hall, IL 62092 <RX DUH KHUHE\ QRWL¿HG WKDW a Hearing has been scheduled for April 29, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at the Greene County Courthouse located at 519 North Main Street, Carrollton, Illinois, wherein your rights will be terminated. Dated: March 30, 2021. /s/ Caleb L. Brisco CALEB L. BRISCOE State’s Attorney Signed and sworn to before me March 30, 2021. Susan Schnettgoecke Notary Public

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF WILLIAM H. TODD, DECEASED. NO. 2021-P-20

ESTATE OF DOROTHY LOUISE CRUM, DECEASED. NO. 2021-P-21

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540 EAST 9TH ST. - ALTON

[ $134,900 ] 2BR, 2BA, LUXURY VINYL TILE

203 WEST ELM ST. - ALTON

[ $135,000 ] 3BR, 3BA, HARDWOOD FLOORS NEW LISTING!

703 WEST NORTH ST. - GIRARD

[ $87,900 ] 3BR, 1BA, CORNER LOT, PATIO

16280 INDIAN LAKE RD. - JERSEYVILLE

[ $200,000 ] 20 ACRES, BUILDING SITE, POLE BARN

TBD CLARK ST. - GILLESPIE

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[ $1,200,000 ] 260.47 ACRES, TILLABLE, CRP, WHITETAIL/TURKEY HUNTING

30534 CRYSTAL LAKE RD. - BRIGHTON

[ $1,027,000 ] 3BR, 1BA, 158 ACRES, CRP, BUILDING SITE, HUNTING

HAVEN RD. - JERSEYVILLE

[ $165,000 ] 15 ACRES, BUILDING SITE

409 SOUTH MCGILL ST. - JERSEYVILLE

[ $205,000 ] OFFICE/RECEPTION/WAREHOUSE

TBD N. MISSISSIPPI RIVER RD. - HAMBURG

[ $125,000 ] 42.27 ACRES, RECREATIONAL, HUNTING

31 SUGARWOOD CT. - JERSEYVILLE

[ $24,900 ] BUILDING LOT, MATURE TREES

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

GREENE PRAIRIE PRESS

Carrollton, Illinois

LOCALS/SPORTS/REAL ESTATE

Tigers celebrate decisive win over Hawks

Sherry Fraley/Green Prairie Press Submitted photo

Photo courtesy of Virginia Wetmore

Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers and their fans and families huddled up at their homecoming victory, 20-6, over their rivals, the Greene County Hawks, April 2.

Greenfield’s Brady Pembrook and Blake Woelfel break up a pass meant for Carrollton’s Kyle Leonard in Friday night’s game at Greenfield. The Tigers defeated the Hawks, 20-6.

North Greene falls in Cougars matchup

Going in for the kill

Greenfield-Northwestern’s Alexis Pohlman gets up on the volleyball for a kill against Calhoun. The Lady Tigers defeated their WIVC rival, the Lady Warriors, on Saturday, April 3, in Greenfield.

Anniversary

Funks celebrate 64 years Carmen Ensinger/Greene Prairie Press

North Greene’s Gunnar Speaker holds off a West Central defender this week as the Spartans took on the Cougars. This week is Homecoming week for the Spartans as they play host to the Calhoun Warriors. The Spartans lost, 55-6.

Neal and Donna (Churchman) Funk of Jerseyville recently celebrated their 64th Wedding Anniversary. The couple’s wedding took place on Feb. 9, 1957, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Brighton. Funk retired from Laclede Steel Company in Alton as a pipefitter and welder with 34 and a half years of service. Donna was an advertising representative from the Southwestern Journal in Brighton. Their children are Jeff Funk of Brighton, Tammy Lewis of Plainview, Christina Hannar of O’Fallon, Mo., and David Funk of White Hall. The anniversary couple has five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

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North Greene’s Will Merriman makes a catch on the run against the West Central Cougars. Despite a valiant effort, the Spartans fell to the Cougars, 55-6. They will have time to recoup this week to prepare for Friday’s homecoming game against the Calhoun Warriors.

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