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The American Red Cross sees internal restructuring

The American Red Cross says an internal restructuring will not impact services in west central Illinois or northeast Missouri. The changes took effect Monday morning.

The result is the Moline chapter now houses the local branch that includes McDonough, Hancock, Adams, Clark and Lewis Counties.  Those counties were previously part of the Peoria chapter.

Spokeswoman Erin Miller says this will not change how the Red Cross responds to local emergencies.

“We are still going to be responding to fires.  We are still going to be laying plans down and working with our partners in the community to make sure that if there is a large scale event, that we are able to respond quickly."

Miller says the restructuring eliminated the director positions in both Macomb and Quincy, but those offices will remain open.  The Macomb office will be available for volunteers while the Quincy office will still be staffed by full-time employees.

The Moline chapter of the American Red Cross now encompasses 19 counties in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.

 

Jason is the Southeast Iowa News Correspondent. He established Tri States Public Radio's news bureau in Keokuk in September 2003. The bureau has moved from his apartment to the Hotel Iowa before landing in its current location at the Daily Gate City newspaper at 1016 Main. Jason provides short- and long-form news coverage from southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and portions of west-central Illinois. Jason covers multiple governmental boards including the Keokuk City Council, the Lee County Board of Supervisors and the Burlington School Board. Jason was born in Burlington, IA and grew up in neighboring Henderson County before graduating from Monmouth High School. He graduated from WIU in 2002 with Bachelor’s Degrees in Communications and History. While in Macomb, he was a member of the WIU Track & Field team, serving as Captain during his senior year. Jason received his Master’s Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield in 2003. He and his wife Jamie have called Quincy home since 2007. They have two dogs (Howie and Sadie), one nephew, one neice and several god-children. During Jason’s free time, he enjoys watching sports, spending time with friends, playing fantasy football and traveling to the Lake of the Ozarks with his wife.