Homer is gearing up for a Fourth of July celebration. Although the usual activities, like a parade and games a Village Hall will not be part of the event on July 4, the Homer Activity Committee has announced that vendors, such as Bud’s BBQ, the Moo Mobile, and the usual […]
Illinois is on track to move into a full-reopening on June 11. Statewide positive COVID-19 cases continued to plummet Tuesday with the Illinois Department of Public Health announcing 244 cases and new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional deaths. Attributing to the lower […]
There’s only one way to get to where you’d like to go: learn. This is the mindset Oakwood High School’s Brevin Wells, who was named the 2021 Valedictorian, carried through four years of high school. “I don’t really love school, but I do love to learn whether it is in […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve has announced that it will resume its annual Fourth of July celebration on July 2 at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve in Mahomet. The gates will open at 4 p.m. and the fireworks display will take place at approximately 9:15 p.m. Admission is $2 […]
The Homer American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will host a Memorial Day ceremony at GAR Cemetery on May 31. Guests are encouraged to gather at 11 a.m. This year’s ceremony will include a presentation of the colors, the laying of a wreath, a prayer and a 21-gun salute. A smorgasbord will […]
HONOR ROLL Heritage Junior High has compiled the list of honor roll students for the fourth quarter. A student must have a 3.67 grade point or above for high honors, and 3.0 grade point or above for honors. Following is a list of students who earned high honors and honors: […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that nighttime closures of one direction of Interstate 74 at Mattis Avenue in Champaign resume tonight, May 19. The closures are necessary to install new bridge beams and will run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. as follows: May 19-20: Westbound lanes closed May […]
For anyone who knows St. Joseph-Ogden’s Indira Robinson, there is not question as to why she became a co-valedictorian of the Class of 2021. “I’ve always been an inquisitive person,” Robinson said. “When I was younger, I was definitely the annoying kid that would always ask “why.” This trait has […]
As most days begin, I woke up thinking about my kids. On Monday, May 17, the three of them ventured out on their separate ways, two going to school, and one headed off to work. The oldest one hadn’t been to work since Pres. Joe Biden announced that vaccinated individuals […]
The Champaign County Soil and Water District is looking for help collecting plants animals, fungi, or any other signs of life at the St. Joseph Wetland from May 20 to June 20. Photographers can upload the photos to the iNaturalist app on Google Play or Apple fpr a chance to […]
