Yesterday’s ribbon cutting for the Kreher Agriculture Center was covered by WICS, the State Journal-Register, WFMB, WTAX, WMAY, Illinois AgriNews and Morning Ag Clips. Dr. Charlotte Warren, LLCC president; Ken Elmore, chair, LLCC Board of Trustees; Bill Harmon, professor of agronomy; Alexis Carroll, LLCC Ag Club president; and Brooklyn Wurm, LLCC ag student, provided interviews for the media. FarmWeek also published a story in advance of the ribbon cutting.

We are grateful to all of our community partners, donors, elected officials and media who joined us yesterday for the opening of the Kreher Agriculture Center.

Dee Krueger, director, LLCC-Taylorville, was interviewed on the WTIM Morning Talk Show on Thursday, April 29. She discussed commencement related events taking place the week of May 10 to celebrate our graduates, summer and fall class offerings, and the enrollment process.

Dr. Charlotte Warren, president; Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director, LLCC Foundation; and Bill Harmon, professor of agronomy, were interviewed this week by FarmWeek, a weekly publication of the Illinois Farm Bureau, for an online story and in the May 3 print edition on the opening of the Kreher Agriculture Center.

Curt Robinson, director, truck driver training, was interviewed by WCIA TV yesterday for a story about the shortage of truck drivers.

The Illinois Capital Development Board announced $431,250 in funding to LLCC toward the upgrade of exterior doors as part of the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan. Dr. Charlotte Warren, president, provided this quote: “Safety and security on campus are of the utmost importance. Funding for this door locking system project allows LLCC to invest in technology so we can more effectively manage and monitor our building entry and exit ways on campus.” Bryan Gleckler, vice president of administrative services, was interviewed by the State Journal-Register regarding the grant.

Lynn Whalen, chief communications officer, was interviewed by the Chicago Sun Times regarding LLCC providing COVID-19 saliva testing for the campus community.