Scott Stuntz

The Illinois EPA has decided to renew a permit a for coal mine near Industry. The permit, called an NPDES permit, allows the mine to discharge certain amounts of pollutants into state waterways.

A delegation from Botswana visited Macomb to celebrate new educational exchange agreements between Western Illinois Univesity and universities in Botswana.

As a result of heavy rains and flooding, much of west-central Illinois has been declared a state disaster area and a federal disaster declaration could follow.

The Illinois department of natural resources held a hearing in Canton to gather public comments on whether to renew a permit for a proposed coal mine near Canton Lake.

The federal government will pay farmers not to damage wetlands this year,but there have been delays.

The recent heavy rains and flooding have caused problems for the water supplies in the tri-states.

McDonough County has not been declared a state disaster area but the county is working on it’s application to be declared one.

There are items we may want like a new cell phone, an iPad or a luxury car. Then there are items we need like food, water and shelter.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, last week, would remove the government mandate that requires corn ethanol to be blended with the U.S. Fuel supply.