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Knox County Health Department pursues new grant
Tue, 15 May 2012 04:55:11 -0700

Policy change is almost always slow. And rarely funded. That’s why Heidi Britton, public health administrator for the Knox County Health Department, and Michele Fishburn, the health department’s director of community health improvement, think they’ve found something special in the form of the Illinois Department of Public Health’s fledgling We Choose Health program.

Public defender Jim Harrell among Top 100 trial lawyers
Sat, 19 May 2012 07:27:22 -0700

Knox County Public Defender Jim Harrell has been named a Top 100 trial lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association.

Reader report: Fire destroys rural Knox County structure
Sat, 12 May 2012 06:55:41 -0700

Firefighters from Rio and Oneida-Wataga fire protection District battle this fire of a detached structure behind the residence at 2475 Knox Hwy. 500 E. at approximately 7:40 p.m. Friday in rural Knox County. The structure was a total loss.  Firefighters also had to protect at least one adjacent structure that was in close proximity to this detached structure.  At one point during the fire ...

Knox County to get $52M in road funds
Wed, 02 May 2012 05:08:28 -0700

The state’s $9.2 billion road plan released this week calls for $52,375,000 in work to be done in Knox County between 2013 and 2018. That total includes $13.6 million for resurfacing of nine miles of Interstate 74 from Spoon River to east of Illinois 78, of which some goes into Peoria County. The resurfacing project is the largest on the Knox County repair list, which also includes replacing 13 ...

Local pork producer to address progress
Sat, 12 May 2012 08:25:10 -0700

Illinois pork production takes center stage on May 21, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Knox County Retired Teachers.

Sheley's Whiteside County trial delayed
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:02:04 -0700

A judge in northwestern Illinois has delayed the second trial of a man accused of killing eight people in two states.   An attorney for Nicholas Sheley asked for a continuance during a hearing Wednesday in Whiteside County. The lawyer says the defense is awaiting DNA test results and that their expert won't be available for trial until at least August.   The judge agreed and delayed the trial ...

Committee concerned about loss of tax
Fri, 18 May 2012 04:40:49 -0700

MT. VERNON — The Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax could be taken from local taxing bodies due to an amendment to a house bill, said Jefferson County Treasurer Dan Knox.

6 Knox County schools earn Gold Stars from Girl Scouts
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:06:57 -0700

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois announce that six schools in Knox County earned the Gold Star School award from the council.

Knox County Health Department expands free dental care
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:04:55 -0700

In a time when many adults — including those on Medicaid — have trouble finding access to affordable dental care, the Knox County Health Department has dedicated a day to put resources toward oral health. The health department and its partners will offer Adult Dental Day for the second time in as many years from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Carl Sandburg College School of Dental ...

County, landfill workers have tentative contract
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:20:16 -0700

Knox County and the union that represents landfill workers have tentatively agreed to a new labor contract, putting a possible end to the five-month negotiations that involved pickets, word-slinging and questions about political leadership.