Author: Dani Tietz

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St. Joseph 4th of July parade scheduled

St. Joseph will be decked with red, white and blue for the 2021 Fourth of July celebration. A parade that will begin at  St Joseph Middle School at 12:30 pm, heading down Main Street, Grand and Park before ending at the St. Joseph Community Park will end with a Flag Retirement […]

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The Wheelhouse to host CU Comedy on June 25

Seven-year old James Draper knew his humor belonged somewhere, but he believed it was a far-off dream. “I would do impressions and tell jokes with my family constantly,” Draper said.  “But as I grew up in Rock Island, I could see there weren’t any opportunities to make that a reality. […]

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Indiana earthquake felt in East Central Illinois

Residents throughout East Central Illinois reported feeling a small rumble Thursday morning. They were not imagining things. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake, recorded as a magnitude 3.82, just north of Montezuma, Ind. a little after 2 p.m. on June 17. At just over 4.7 miles deep, […]

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Illinois Gas Tax set to increase July 1

Gas taxes in Illinois are set to increase from $0.387 per gallon to $0.392 per gallon on July 1. The state’s Motor Fuel Tax first increased from $0.19 per gallon of gasoline to $0.38 cents per gallon and from $0.215 to $0.455 per gallon of diesel fuel on July 1, 2019. At that […]

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Illinois expands COVID-19 testing to elementary schools

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is expanding access to no-cost and low-cost COVID-19 testing to elementary schools across Illinois. “Making testing widely available gives our schools another way to keep students and educators safe,” Senator Scott Bennett said. “The saliva collection is non-invasive and will be especially beneficial […]