The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated mask guidelines Friday, saying students and teachers who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks while inside school buildings. Currently, COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency approval for children ages 12 and older. In the updated guidance, the CDC is […]
Brogan Hennesy and Julia Schultz took photos at the St. Joseph Fourth of July parade. Thank you to Christie Clinic for sponsoring this gallery. To see all the photos in gallery format visit https://sjodaily.smugmug.com/2021-Saint-Joseph-Fourth-of-July-Parade.
The Village of St. Joseph Board of Trustees approved the hire of Joseph Hackney as Village Administrator Tuesday night. Hackney has been the City Administrator in Valley Falls, Kansas, a town with a population of 1,039 (2019)since June 2019. St. Joseph Mayor Tami Fruling-Voges said that of 10 applicants, 4 […]
Tolono is ready to get back to the fun. The annual Tolono Fun Days are ready to kick off with a golf cart parade beginning at 8 p.m. A family movie at West Side Park is to follow, weather permitting. Saturday’s festivities will kick off with a Flag Ceremony at […]
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 […]
The University of Illinois will require students on their three campuses — Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield — to receive a complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before the beginning of the Fall 2021 semester, if they are able to do so. According to a Mass Mail on Monday, faculty and […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
