Rural King recalls deer corn

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 10:00am

MATTOON, IL (KFVS)- Rural King Distributing of Mattoon, IL is recalling 205 tons of Deer Corn, because it has the potential to be contaminated with aflatoxin.

Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mold by-product, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Animals that have consumed the recalled product may exhibit symptoms of illness including sluggishness, unthriftiness, or lethargy combined with a reluctance to eat, yellowish tint to the eyes, or diarrhea.

Consumption of feed containing high amounts of aflatoxin can be deadly to some animals, according to the FDA.

Deer Corn was distributed to 63 retail stores in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan.

There are Rural King locations in Benton, Carbondale, Harrisburg, Marion, and Murphysboro, Illinois.

Deer Corn is packaged in a green, black, and brown camouflage bags weighing 50 lbs. The product UPC Code is 689139348193.

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Hospice of Southern Illinois holds volunteer appreciation dinner

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 11:49am

Hospice of Southern Illinois holds volunteer appreciation dinner

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Several volunteers were honored at the Hospice of Southern Illinois' volunteer appreciation dinner held in April.

30 years of service:

Adrienne Villotti of Mascoutah, Clare Schmidt of Belleville, Lucille Trentman of Mascoutah, and Sr. Leona Luechtefeld of Belleville.

The Butterfly Award:

Kathy Murphy of Fairview Heights, Ginny Costello of Collinsville, Marie & James Broshears of Royalton, Linda Rozycki of Glen Carbon, Dennis Blom of Edwardsville, and Jeanne Arro of Maryville.

The Hospice would like to thank all volunteers for their continued support and for sharing their time and talents to help patients and their families.

These dedicated volunteers are an integral part of the interdisciplinary team helping to provide care for those individuals during their end-of-life journey.

Butterfly Award winners (Source: Hospice of Southern Illinois)

Adrienne Villotti of Mascoutah (Source: Hospice of Southern Illinois)

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Zeigler fire department to host “Heroes & Horsepower” car show

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 4:42pm

Zeigler fire department to host “Heroes & Horsepower” car show

ZEIGLER, IL (KFVS) - The Zeigler Fire Department will be hosting a car show on Saturday May 18.

It is appropriately named the “Heroes & Horsepower” car show. The car show will be held on the Zeigler Circle.

Registration begins at 9 a.m., with judging to begin at noon. Trophies will be handed out at 3 p.m.

The first fifty vehicles that register for the event will receive a free dash plaque.

Judging classes will be Chevrolet, Ford, Mopar, Import, 4x4, Street Rod, Truck, Motorcycle, Emergency Service Vehicle, Chiefs Choice, and Best of Show.

Entry fee is $15 per vehicle for participants, and is free to the public.

The fire department will also be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips and drinks the day of the show.

There will also be music provided by a DJ.

Proceeds from the show are to support the ongoing Raise the Roof fund raiser series for a fire station addition.

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West Frankfort City Council meeting May 14

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 3:00pm

West Frankfort City Council meeting May 14

WEST FRANKFORT, IL (KFVS) - The next West Frankfort City Council meeting will be Tuesday, May 14.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

For more information, you can click here to visit the City of West Frankfort online.

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5KFVS celebrating 5 years, share your race pictures with us!

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 5:21pm

5KFVS celebrating 5 years, share your race pictures with us!

The 5KFVS Run/Walk is coming up! It will be May 18 in downtown Cape Girardeau, Mo.

This year, to celebrate the 5th year, we're adding a 12K!

Have you ran the 5KFVS, or even ran all five years? We want to see your photos from past events!

Send your photos to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name and where you're from.

We'll share the pictures online and possibly on-air!

Have you signed up yet? You can click here to visit the 5KFVS website where you can find more information and the sign-up form for this year's race.

You can see the pictures we have so far by clicking here to see the slideshow.

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Zeigler fire department to host “Heroes & Horsepower” car show

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 5:00pm

ZEIGLER, IL (KFVS) - The Zeigler Fire Department will be hosting a car show on Saturday May 18.

It is appropriately named the “Heroes & Horsepower” car show. The car show will be held on the Zeigler Circle.

Registration begins at 9 a.m., with judging to begin at noon. Trophies will be handed out at 3 p.m.

The first fifty vehicles that register for the event will receive a free dash plaque.

Judging classes will be Chevrolet, Ford, Mopar, Import, 4x4, Street Rod, Truck, Motorcycle, Emergency Service Vehicle, Chiefs Choice, and Best of Show.

Entry fee is $15 per vehicle for participants, and is free to the public.

The fire department will also be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips and drinks the day of the show.

There will also be music provided by a DJ.

Proceeds from the show are to support the ongoing Raise the Roof fund raiser series for a fire station addition.

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IDPH: Avoiding tick-borne disease

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 9:00am

SPRINGFIELD, IL (KFVS) - Illinois Department of Public Health is offering recommendations tor avoiding Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, tularemia and ehrlichiosis.

As the weather warms up and people spend more time outdoors, it’s important to take precautions against tick bites and the illnesses they can carry.

According to health officials, tickborne diseases can cause mild symptoms, severe infections requiring hospitalization and even death.

Last year in Illinois, preliminary numbers show 50 cases of ehrlichiosis, four cases of tularemia, 204 cases of Lyme disease and 151 cases of Rock Mountain spotted fever, which included one death.

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