Press Releases

Many people may spend so much time caring for a loved one that they don’t even recognize themselves as being a caregiver.  Families are often the primary caregiver for older persons in this country.  According to the Illinois Department on Aging, one in four households (25%) takes on the role of providing care to older family members and friends.  Family caregivers serve as a critical component in providing the long term care needs of older adults.  Eighty-five percent of al

Local public health officials announced today that they will begin accepting water samples for testing at the Paxton health department office located at 235 North Taft Street in Paxton.  Water sample bottles may be picked up at this location and then returned to the office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays prior to 12:00 noon.  As in the past, samples will continue to be collected at the Watseka office during the following hours being Monday through Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. except for legal holidays.  

The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department has announced the names of the winners of the drawing offered at the Iroquois County Fair.  Cheryl Wessels of Watseka is the winner of the basket sponsored by the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.  Anna Kaeb of  Cissna Park has won the sno cone machine and those winning portable lawn chairs include:  Gayle Schuldt of Martinton, Sara Boatman of Watseka, Sandi Gray of Ashkum, Kara Nims of Onarga and Delores Gullquist of Milford.  Cathy McEwen, Schools and Community Health Coordinator said she was pleased with the number of fairgoers who vi

It’s summertime and along with the hot, muggy weather comes an abundance of mosquitoes.  The problem, according to Terry Eimen, Environmental Health Coordinator for the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department, is that mosquitoes may also transmit serious and sometimes fatal diseases in humans and their pets.