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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ today to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Hamilton County Ambulance Services gets grant for 4-wheel drive ambulance and equipment

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Hamilton County Ambulance Service grant

Pictured (L to R)

Mark Auten, Hamilton Co. Ambulance Board Treasure; Connie Lueke, Hamilton Co. Ambulance Board Vice President; Jody Gray, Hamilton Co. Ambulance Board Member; Brandon Morris, Lead Paramedic Hamilton Co Ambulance; Nathan Taylor, Hamilton County Ambulance Board President; Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, USDA Illinois State Director; Chad May, Hamilton County Ambulance Board Past President; Mike McKee, USDA Area Specialist; Kim Swisher, USDA Area Director; Kathy Pryor, Hamilton County Ambulance Board Secretary; Kelly Woodrow, Hamilton County Board Chairman; and Brad Criley, Hamilton County Ambulance Board EMT

 Hamilton County Ambulance Service

MCLEANSBORO, Ill. -- A southern Illinois ambulance company will be getting a new 4-wheel drive ambulance, along with other life-saving equipment thanks to a grant.

The USDA Rural Development awarded the Hamilton County Ambulance Services a grant for $210,800. This will help pay for a new 4-wheel drive ambulance and other life-saving equipment to help with serving patients throughout the area.

Personnel with the ambulance service met with USDA Rural Development representatives on Wednesday for the grant presentation.

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