(MIKE McCOLLUM AND COURTNEY COOK)
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham Noon Rotarians heard from Courtney Cook on genetic counseling at a recent meeting.
Cook, an Effingham native and Effingham High School graduate, works for a genetic testing lab fulltime, but is expanding her work in genetic counseling.
Cook’s focus has been on hereditary cancer pre-dispositions. You can find out more at cookgenetics.com. She said the next closest locations for such services are in St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis and Nashville.
Courtney is the daughter of Rick and Vicki Cook. Mike McCollum served as Rotary weekly program chairman.
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Crime prevention continues to utilize technology to increase its effectiveness.
One option growing in use is drones.
Effingham City Police Chief Jason McFarland and City Officer Matt Simpson were guests at a recent meeting of the Effingham Noon Rotary Club to discuss how drones are being used in law enforcement.
(FROM LEFT, EFFINGHAM CITY POLICE CHIEF JASON McFARLAND, CITY POLICE OFFICER MATT SIMPSON, AND EFFINGHAM CITY ADMINISTRATOR STEVE MILLER)
Simpson displayed how the drones can be utilized, while McFarland shared that not only can drones cover territory in a short amount of time to track a suspect, but they are also used to aid in searches for missing individuals.
Effingham City Administrator and Noon Rotarian Steve Miller served as Rotary weekly program chairman.
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