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WOMAN JUMPS FROM SEMI-TRUCK ON INTERSTATE

The Bond County Sheriff's department responded to the report of an injured person on I-70 just after 10PM Thursday night. According to the deputy, a female jumped from an eastbound semi truck traveling just East of the 45-mile marker ramp. State police handled the incident while a Bond County deputy directed traffic. The woman was taken by ambulance to Greenville Regional Hospital and later Arched to St. Louis.

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RWANDAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO VISIT BOND COUNTY

Two Greenville residents recently returned from a trip to Rwanda. Jeff Stone and Dan Jewett will be presenting information and pictures of the trip at the Free Methodist Church Sunday, April 29th at 7PM. Accompanying them to Rwanda was Ben Orebaugh from Indiana. Dwight Jackson, a former Greenville College faculty member, is now head of Food For the Hungry in Rwanda.

Jewett said that the three went on the trip to listen and learn and do their part as an environmentalist, corn breeder and business man, and to find out what the next step should be.

Next month, Bond County will serve as a host for a group of seven Rwandans, most of whom are government officials. Jackson commented that this trip is important for them to see Community Links with Agriculture and sustaining business. Out of the 8-9 million residents of Rwanda, a country the size of Maryland, nearly 92% live off of agricultural means.

Rich Smith ( Food for the Hungry), Dan Jewett, Jeff Stone, Ben Orebaugh and two workers in a farming co-op community of over 2000 farmers.

 

TRI-COUNTY LIBRARIAN DAY TO BE HOSTED IN GREENVILLE

The Annual Tri County Librarian event is being hosted today in Greenville. According to Elementary School Librarian Elaine Westbrooks, the day is sponsored by the Regional Superintendent of Bond, Fayette and Effingham counties. There will a speaker from the Lewis and Clark Library System presenting information to the group of librarians and library clerks. Ellen Poppit, from the Shawnee Library System, will also speak to the group.

Westbrooks said that during the day, the group will tour the Greenville Elementary and Junior High libraries and the public Library. There will also be a tour of the One Room School House and the Bock Museum at Greenville College. The last time the Tri-County Librarian event was held in Greenville, was over ten years ago. Westbrooks said that it's a great way to promote Greenville and the wonderful libraries located here.

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BOND COUNTY PRE-SCHOOL SCREENINGS

A special screening program called DIAL-3 is being offered again this year for all pre-school children 3 and 4 years of age. This system will measure the gross and fine motor development of the child, as well as the ability to express feelings and thoughts.

The School Social Worker will review the test results during the exit conference immediately following the screening. A child who scores below the cut-off, may need further testing. A child who scores above the cut-off, may be eligible for services provided by the Bond County 3-5 year-old Kindergarten Readiness Program.

The DIAL-3 Screenings will be held at the following locations:

Sorento School on Tuesday, May 1 from 8:30-10:30am

Pocahontas School on Wednesday, May 2 from 8:30-11:30am

Mulberry Grove First Baptist Church on Thursday, May 3 from 8:30am-12:00PM

Greenville First Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 4 from 8:30am-2:30PM.

Please call 664-5009 for appointments at all centers.