Jackson County Emergency Management Agency has just released the following information. The information is up-to-date as of 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
List of Feeding Stations in Jackson County
Murphysboro (please call first)
Murhysboro Christian Academy
Address: 17th Grace (behind American Legion)
Phone: 618-867-2222
Hours: 4-7 p.m.
Murphysboro Middle School
Phone: 618- 684-3041
U of I Extension Service (snacks [...]
A neighbor's house in Carbondale
Its been a crazy few days out here in Southern Illinois. Friday’s storm devastated much of the region and thousands remain without power still.
The newspaper is doing a great job of providing disaster coverage for the region.
Visit our web site to keep abreast of what’s happening.
Today is World Health Day.
What are local hospitals doing to keep themselves safe in emergencies?
I spoke to Bobby Whitledge, director of plant operations, and security and safety officer at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.
Whitledge, director of plan operations and security and safety officer at Heartland Regional Medical Center inspects the hospital's 1000 kilowatt generator, [...]
On Tuesday, I spent half a day at the cardiac catheterization lab at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The team effort I saw there was pretty impressive and drove home the fact that it takes more than a doctor to save a life.
I met some interesting folks at the lab, including registered nurse, Tina Wilson.
Wilson happens [...]
Starting tonight at 7 p.m. we’re supposed to witness the worst winter storm Southern Illinois has seen in decades.
Here’s what the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says you can do in preparation for the worst:
Add the following supplies to your disaster supplies kit:
Rock salt to melt ice on walkways
Sand to improve traction
Snow shovels and other [...]
While Northern and Central Illinois suffer through blinding snow and blistering cold, what can folks in Southern Illinois expect?
Wind chills late tonight and early Thursday resulting in low temperatures in the minus 10 to minus 15 range, plummeting into the single digits.
Bitter cold air is apparently on its way to the area and will gust [...]
It’s not uncommon for students to stay up all night cramming for tests. Their energy drinks keep them awake.
Now scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks, including Red Bull, Rockstar and Monster, need to carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health [...]
Like a lot of folks in the region, I woke up Sunday morning to a power outage.
After a quick cup of lukewarm coffee, I took my dogs for a walk around the Carbondale neighborhood.
I was in for quite a shock. I saw downed poles, trees and power lines all around.
It sure seems like the remnants [...]
On June 19, a 3-year-old child was horribly mauled by an English bulldog, right here in Carbondale.
The little girl was Rosie Gordon, daughter of Kendra Kennedy Gordon and Tom Gordon.
Rosie (pictured on the left) suffered severe facial lacerations and was flown to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis for emergency care.
She has undergone the [...]
