15th Anniversary event of Magic Tree House books at library

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 1:21pm

15th Anniversary event of Magic Tree House books at library

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The C.E. Brehm Memorial Library will hold a 15th anniversary event for Magic Tree House books on Thursday, Oct. 13.

You can join as Robin Shuda portrays the Magical Librarian Morgan LeFay of the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne at 10 a.m.

The library is located at 101 South 7th Street and the event will be at 10:30 a.m. It will be for grades three through five.

The library says seating is limited, so reservations are required.

For more information, you can call 618-242-6322.

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Download our new weather app!

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 11:39am

The Heartland StormTeam is proud to announce a full featured weather app for iOS and Android devices.

Our new weather app has an interactive radar, 10 day and hourly forecasts for any city. Plus, you can get urgent weather alerts sent to your phone!

To get the app in the Android Market click here.

To get the app in the iPhone App Store click here.

Search for "KFVS" or "KFVSweather" in the Android Market or Apple App store.

Scan the image below with your Android phone to download the app.

Scan the image below with your iPhone or iPod to download the app.

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Rend Lake College to hold faculty recitals

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, 11:00am

Rend Lake College to hold faculty recitals

INA, IL (KFVS) - The Rend Lake College faculty recitals will be Wednesday, Oct. 12 and Thursday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m.

RLC says admission is free and the recitals will be in the RLC Theatre. Performances will include:

Eric McCluskey (baritone) - "Mamma, Mamma" from "The Most Happy Fella," "Ol' Man River" from "Showboat"
Matt Clark (guitar) - "Terminus"
Joe Palermo (guitar) - "Choros No.

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Free forum on co-insurance

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Monday, October 10th, 11:08 am

HERRIN, IL (KFVS) – State Representative John Bradley and the Arthritis Foundation will host a community forum to discuss the rising co-insurance costs for some specialty medications.

There are several “tiers” for prescription drugs. They’re often labled “generic,” “preferred,” and “non-preferred.” The prescription drug usually has a predetermined cost associated with the tier it falls under. Now, several health plans have instituted a fourth tier or the “specialty tier.”

According to a release from John Bradley, many health plans require the patient to pay a percentage of the cost of the most expensive medications that fall under the “specialty tier.”

A forum called “Navigating the Health System & Managing Your Co-Insurance” will focus on navigating the health system to maintain access to medications that patients need.

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Annual walk for diabetes in Mt. Vernon

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Friday, October 7th, 2011, 8:10am

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The 12 Annual Walk for Diabetes will be Saturday, Oct. 8 at Veterans Park.

Admission is free and the park is located at 800 South 27th Street at 8 a.m.

For more information, you can call 618-244-7775, 618-244-0508 or 888-342-2383.

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DMDC cruise night, car show

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Thursday, October 6th, 2011, 12:44pm

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The Downtown Mt. Vernon Development Corporation Promotion Committee will host their Cruise Night and Car Show on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Vehicle registration will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event will include a car, truck and motorcycle show along with food entertainment and a 50/50 raffle.

For more information, you can call Cyndy Mitchell 618-242-6866 or visit DowntownMtVernon.org.

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ISP cautions drivers to slow down, watch for farm equipment

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Thursday, October 6th, 2011, 10:57am

Illinois State Police are reminding drivers to use caution this time of year while traveling on Ill. rural roadways.

As farmers move equipment from field to field, they will be usually traveling at speeds of 25 miles-per-hour or less.

Drivers should be aware of farm vehicles and prepared to slow down when encountering them.

Here are some safety tips to consider when encountering agricultural equipment on the roadway:

-Farm equipment which travels at speeds of 25 mph or less is required to have a slow moving vehicle emblem (bright orange triangle) mounted to the rear of the vehicle.

-If traffic begins to back up behind the farm equipment, the operator should pull over in a safe location and allow traffic to pass.

-Farmers should avoid movements of farm equipment at sunrise and sunset as visibility is more limited during these times.

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