WBGZ Radio 4/20/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
A summer collegiate wood-bat baseball league will come to Alton this summer and will have a new turf field to play on. The Prospect League’s new team the River Dragons will play at Gordon Moore Park’s Lloyd Hopkins Field beginning in late May, and improvements continue at the facility.
Alton Park and Recreation Director Mike Haynes tells The Big Z much of the work has already been done.
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There have been improvements to much of the park in recent years. New turf on the soccer field will see action by a semi-pro football team – the Central Illinois Cougars. And there are improvements to the walking trails, an additional entrance / exit to the park, and continued work on amenities like the rose and oriental gardens and the lake.
Update on Improvements at Gordon Moore Park
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St. Clair, Madison counties see big drop in COVID deaths compared to last spring
Belleville News-Democrat 2 hrs ago Kavahn Mansouri, Belleville News-Democrat
Apr. 19 COVID-19 summary for Monday, April 19
St. Clair and Madison counties have reported a nearly 75% drop in COVID-19 deaths in April, compared to this time last month.
Madison County has reported seven deaths in April and St. Clair County has reported three. That s compared to 19 deaths in St. Clair County and 16 in Madison County by March 19.
In total, St. Clair County has reported 474 deaths from COVID-19 and Madison County has reported 490.
According to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday, Madison and St. Clair counties have combined to vaccinate 320,989 people and fully vaccinated 145,545 against the coronavirus.
County adds early, late vaccination appointments
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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This March file photo shows the vaccination and waiting areas of the Madison County Health Department’s vaccination center at Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. Officials this week announced it will offer early day and evening appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at the center. Show MoreShow Less
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WOOD RIVER The Madison County Health Department is planning to offer early and/or evening appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at the mass vaccination clinic at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville.
Early appointments will be available beginning at 8 a.m. Evening appointments up until 6:50 p.m. are available on Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20. Additional dates, times, and locations are available to schedule through April 24. The Pfizer vaccine will be the only one offered at these clinics.
PEP Grants set for approval by county committee
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE – Park and recreation grants totaling more than $1.1 million were approved by the Madison County Board’s Grants Committee Monday for projects ranging from new and improved paths and trails to repayment of previous park loans.
Funding comes from the county’s portion of the park and recreation tax. In 2000 voters in Madison and St. Clair counties approved a 1/10th percent sales tax to fund recreation projects and create the Metro East Park and Recreation District. Half the money goes to the respective counties to be disbursed as grants, the rest to the MEPRD for its project, which also includes grants.
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