DUQUOIN, IL (KFVS) - The KFVS12 Summer Blood Drive event will be Friday, August 12 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

KFVS12 will be partnering with Subway and the American Red Cross to sponsor the 5th Annual Summer Blood Drive at 14 different locations in the heartland. This year donors are strongly encouraged to schedule an appointment to reduce wait times.

You can call 1-800-RED-CROSS or click here to schedule an appointment. Don't forget to enter the sponsor code: KFVS12.

Blood drive locations include:

Missouri

• Cape Girardeau - Plaza by Rays (formerly the Conference Center behind Holiday Inn Express)
• Charleston - First Baptist Church
• Dexter - Eagles Lodge
• Fredericktown - St.

PERRY COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The Illinois State Police would like to remind drivers that classes will be starting soon and that means an increase of vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic near schools.

According to ISP, drivers should focus on driving and limit distractions while driving, especially near a school. They should be on a lookout for school buses and be prepared to stop at the appropriate time and place when school buses are loading or unloading children.

They say it is also against the law to talk on a cell phone while driving through a school zone.

Police say troops will be conducting enforcement activities throughout the school year in and around schools to take care of unsafe driving.

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For those who still need assistance with flooding or storm damage, there's still time to get help but the deadline is fast approaching.

For Illinois residents, the deadline for individual assistance is Monday, Aug. 8.

That's for homeowners or renters.

You can visit FEMA's website, or call (800) 621-3362 to register.

Carl Henderson with FEMA says $15.5 million has already been awarded to residents in southern Illinois for disaster assistance.

In Mo. the deadline for applications is August 26.

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