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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

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

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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SSM Health announces Cancer Center art competition

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MT. VERNON (WSIL) � A Jefferson County hospital is giving you the opportunity to display your art.

Good Samaritan will unveil their new cancer center in 2020, and they are looking for art to display on the walls. 

The competition is open to all artists 18 years of age and older. All entries must be 2-dimensional pieces that can be printed and/or reproduced and framed by the hospital.

Original photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media and more will be accepted until October 11, 2019.

Images should be submitted via a flash drive or Google drive address. Submissions must include the completed registration and signed consent form. 

Artists will receive acceptance notifications no later than October 30, 2019. A reception to unveil the artwork is being planned for Spring 2020.

For more information about the competition, please contact Shawna Bullard, Regional Administrative Director, Fund Development at [email protected]  or 618-899-1047 or Carrie Gibbs, Director of Shrode Art Center at [email protected] or 618-242-1236, ext. 249.