Central Illinois is just two months away from getting an additional area code. The new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 beginning March 29, 2021. As one of the original eighty-six area codes in the United States, 217 covers 36 counties including communities such as Springfield, Champaign, Urbana, […]
The Comets plan to host the Class of 2021 and their guests in an outdoor graduation ceremony on the Oakwood High School football field on May 22. A rain date of May 23 has also been established. Adjustments may need to be made as the Vermilion County Public Health Department […]
Dr. Ngozi Ezike said on Friday that regions in Illinois that reach Phase 4 of COVID mitigations can play all sports. That includes higher-risk sports like basketball, football and wrestling. Under the IDPH guidelines, regions in Phase 4 expands the level of play allowed for all sports to allow play […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health has Region 6 (Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby, Vermillion) into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan. “I am excited that 10 out of our 11 regions have […]
Everyone has the ability to make a difference. For Lily and Brynn Jones and Mia and Ellie Miller, it did not matter that they are children; that they have limited funds; or that they do not own a restaurant, they knew that they could do something to help their friends […]
The Heritage High School Scholastic Bowl team participated in their first virtual Scholastic Bowl meet on Jan. 15. The Hawks lost to ALAH and Sangamon Valley, but were able to defeat Arcola 250 to 110 on the back of sophomore Owen Askbrook, who answered an outstanding 17 Toss-ups. Ten of Ashbrook’s […]
The 2021 Illinois Christie Clinic Marathon has been postponed. Originally scheduled for April 29–May 1, 2021, organizers announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, the race will be moved to a tentative date of September 9–11, 2021. “What that event will “look” like, we don’t know at this point in […]
Champaign County voters will have another decision to make in the 2021 consolidated election on April 6: whether or not to eliminate the Champaign County Recorder of Deeds office, merging its duties with the Champaign County Clerk’s office. The language for the referendum was approved 18-3 by the Champaign County […]
Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt, Vermilion and the 16 surrounding counties that make up Region 6 have met the Illinois Department of Public Health requirements to move into Tier 1 mitigations, which include re-opening indoor dining. Restaurant owners will be required to limit indoor capacity to the lesser of 25 guests […]
Two Oakwood teenagers are dead after a shooting at a mobile home park in Oakwood around 2:45 Sunday afternoon. Vermilion County Chief Deputy Michael Hartshorn said the victims were 19 and 15 years old. Three juveniles and one adult are in custody. Hartshorn says the investigation is ongoing.
