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Fayette County Hospital recently announced plans to open an outpatient wound care clinic on Aug. 2.
The clinic is designed to treat patients with chronic or slow-healing wounds that have shown little or no signs of healing over the course of 30 to 60 days. The clinic offers advanced treatments where only traditional methods have been available previously.

Lisa Moore, who has been a sales representative for The Leader-Union since April, has been named advertising manager following the retirement of Peggy Schulze.

Irene Webber, left, and Katie Schukar, right, reminisce with Bob Lindberg, retiring executive director of FAYCO Enterprises, at a reception held in his honor last Thursday.

Both women had children who needed the services offered at a sheltered workshop and were instrumental in getting FAYCO established in 1976. With Lindberg's retirement, Kim Taylor will be taking over the leadership of the organization.

A reception for state Sen. Kyle McCarter was held on Tuesday, June 4, at the Holiday Inn Express in Vandalia.