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Railroad Maintenance During Next Few Weeks
The Illinois Department of Transportation (District 7) has announced that repairs to the Union Pacific railroad crossings in Moultrie, Shelby, Effingham, and Fayette counties will take place over the next few weeks.
The railroad will be performing maintenance operations, and IDOT will assist with the traffic control. The state route crossing affected will be IL 16 in Shelbyville, IL 33 near Beecher City, US 40 in St. Elmo and IL 185 in St. Peter. In addition many local roads will be affected.
Railroad personnel will be repairing damaged and deteriorated sections of the railway. Construction at rail/highway crossings takes place in two phases, each phase will require a one day closure of the road. Due to the uncertainty of construction schedules an exact date for the closures is not known. Truck traffic will be detoured, and local traffic is urged to find alternate routes.
Every effort will be made to minimize inconvenience to the traveling public, property owners and commercial establishments. Please be cautious, and reduce your speed while traveling through this work zone.
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Seasonal Flu Clinics at Shelby County Health Department
The Shelby County Health Department will begin Influenza and Pneumonia vaccination clinics for adults ages 19 and older on Friday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Health Department.
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Relay Total Tops $67,000 Mark
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Shelby County ended its 2010 year more than $12,000 over its fundraising goal.
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Grigsby Named Ass’t State’s Attorney
Bringing with him experience as a public defender, state’s attorney, and in private practice, Gregory Grigsby has been chosen Shelby County Assistant State’s Attorney.
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Langan Donates Hair to Pink Hearts Fund
Kary Langan, 11, recently donated 10 inches of her hair to the Pink Hearts Fund. She said that she had always wanted to grow her hair long to donate to a child that has lost all their hair.
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Farmers Already Picking Corn
After still working to bring in the harvest in November last year, this year many farmers have started cutting corn before Labor Day.
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Shelbyville Schools to Dismiss Early Wednesday
Shelbyville schools will dismiss at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, due to the heat index, according to the Shelbyville Superintendent's office.
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Local Diabetes Walk Set for Sept. 11
A group of parents of diabetic children and other supporters have formed a Walk to Cure Diabetes in Shelbyville fundraising event.
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Watershed Association Talks 'Tourism, Water, and Habitat'
The tenth annual Kaskaskia Watershed Association (KWA) held their meeting on Thursday, August 26 at the Yoder Kitchen Restaurant and Convention Center in Arthur, IL.
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Cowden Pioneer Days Has Great Start
The Cowden Pioneer Days got off to a great start, the weather was great, the crowds were huge, and the organizers were very pleased.
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Animal-a-Thon Pledges to Help Shelby Humane Society
The Shelby Humane Society is looking for a few good animal lovers willing to pledge to help keep the facility running.
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Seasonal Flu Clinics at Shelby County Health Department
