BENTON – The Franklin Hospital Auxiliary is now accepting applications for the 2018 Healthcare Scholarships, Mr. A Scholarships, Chlodene Williamson Scholarship, the Scholarship for Employees, and the Judy Durham Scholarship.

Auxiliary Healthcare Scholarships and Mr. A Scholarships are available to qualified Franklin County high school seniors entering the healthcare field.The Chlodene Williamson Memorial Nursing Scholarship will be available to a graduating senior who plans to enter the nursing field, and the Scholarship for Employees will be awarded to a Franklin Hospital employee who wishes to further his/her education in the healthcare field.The Judy Durham Scholarship is for a graduating senior entering the field of social work.

Scholarships are awarded based on grade point average, financial need, quality of the personal statements, and letters of recommendation.

The Judy Durham scholarship is worth $500.  Each of the other scholarships is worth $1000.  All will be payable directly to the recipient’s school.

Applications are available at the guidance counselor’s office at each of the high schools in Franklin County. For more information you may call Anna Marie Giacone at 618-435-4586.

Mail applications to Anna Marie Giacone, Scholarship Chairperson, P. O. Box 1004, Benton IL 62812.

Application deadline is March 15, 2018.

HARRISBURG — An overnight house fire in Harrisburg has killed at least three people, including a mother and her twin daughters.

Family and friends have identified the victims as Amanda Tashae (Wilkins) Peacock and daughters Alaysia Kenya Arrie Peacock and Malaysia Sierra Leone Peacock. The daughters were in eighth grade at Harrisburg Middle School; mom Amanda was a pharmacy technician at the Walmart Pharmacy in Harrisburg.

The fire broke out before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at 322 Pacific St. (formerly McIlrath Street).

Please click for the full story from Travis DeNeal from the Harrisburg Register

http://www.dailyregister.com/news/20180131/harrisburg-tragedy-a-mother-two-daughters-die-in-overnight-fire

From Gay Bowlin Manager, Franklin Count y Farm Bureau  

Trucking regulations got you scratching your head? Are you hearing conflicting explanations? To sort fact from fiction Kevin Rund, Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Director of Local Government who has specialized in farm transportation issues for more than 30 years will be at the Franklin County Farm Bureau office on Friday February 2 at 7:30 a.m. We will serve breakfast and Kevin will explain the new laws and answer any questions that you might have. Please call the office as soon possible 435-3616 to make your reservation.

On Saturday February 3 from 8 am to 12 pm, Extreme Exigency will be at the Franklin County Farm Bureau Building offering a Utah Conceal and Carry Class. The Utah CFP permit training class takes 4 hours. Firing of a firearm is not required to obtain the Non-Resident Utah concealed firearm permit. The permit is valid for 5 years and re-training is not required for renewal. This permit is perfect for people who travel and want to legally protect themselves and their family.

All the training materials are provided and for your added convenience we provide photos and fingerprint cards. The Utah permit is recognized in 34 states, 32 states for non-residents (Colorado, Florida, Michigan, and New Hampshire has residency restrictions). Non-residents from states that have CCW permits must obtain their state’s permit before applying for the Utah permit (this change in effect May 10, 2011). Illinois residents are exempt from this requirement.

Course Fee:$85.00 Non-Farm Bureau Members or $65.00 for Current Members and does not include the permit fee of $67.00 to the State of Utah. Call the office at 435-3616 to register for this class or if you have questions call Extreme Exigency at (314) 925-0869.

We have invited Dale Durchholz, Senior Market Analyst for AgriVisor to speak to our farmer members concerning the current market and conditions of the futures market. Dale will be at the Franklin County Farm Bureau on Tuesday, February 6 at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served.  The information he will provide will be beneficial in planning what to do with crops still in the bins and on what you will decide to plant in the Spring. We have been inviting Dale to speak for many years. His priority is to keep farmers informed. Please call if you would like to attend this meeting so we have the numbers for breakfast.  Call the office at (618) 435-3616 at make your reservations today.

The Franklin County Farm Bureau has had several calls in reference to their farmland assessments and we are going to take another opportunity to explain how this works.  Brenda Matherly, Assistant Director for Local Government from the Illinois Farm Bureau will be on hand to answer any questions that you might have.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday February 7 @ 5:30 p.m. at the Benton Civic Center  and is open to the public.

Reservations are not necessary but we encourage you to attend this meeting if you are having questions or issues with your farmland assessment part of your tax bill.

If you have questions please call us at 435-3616

 Remember we are farmers working together. If we can help let us know.