Of the 261 St. Joseph residents who took a recent survey provided by the Village, the majority voiced satisfaction with services their tax dollars provide. Billed as a way to “evaluate how the Village is performing, with a focus on areas that community members would like to see improvement”, the […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District was recently awarded $726,900 in grant funding by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Museum Capital Grant Program to support the construction of an improved Discovery Garden, replacement greenhouse, and program facility at the Museum of the Grand Prairie, located in the Lake of […]
Quaint. It’s a word used by every realtor throughout the Midwest. Every Chamber of Commerce member uses this word to describe their downtown. It’s a word used to describe the unique, the small, the revived, the picturesque. These are the places where people listen to bird songs instead of trains […]
IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is leaving the agency after three years of service. Her last day in that role will be March 14. “With all her being, she has dedicated each day — and I mean EVERY day — to the agency’s mission to protect the health and wellness […]
The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team continued to show their strength and balance as they captured an IHSA Class 3A Regional title Friday night. Taylor Wells, a 6’3″ senior, has not only provided a presence in the paint throughout the season but also has led or shared the scoring lead […]
The Illinois 4th District Court of Appeals has upheld the temporary restraining order on masks and vaccine mandates handed down by Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow. The court called the appeal request “moot” after a JCAR, a 12-member committee divided evenly between the House and Senate, and between Democrats and […]
The Vermilion County Conservation District will host an “Illinois RiverWatch Network” training workshop on Saturday, March 19, 9 am – 4 pm at the Kennekuk Environmental Education Center, Kennekuk County Park. The workshop is offered by The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) will train and certify participants as citizen scientists […]
The Vermilion County Conservation District will offer a guided Maple Syrup Time Hike at Forest Glen Preserve on Sunday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. The hike follows Willow Creek Trail and participants will learn the history of syrup making from the time of the native Americans thru the settlement years to […]
Oakwood’s Grant Brewer captured an IHSA Class 1A Regional title wrestling at 145-lbs. Saturday. Brewer pinned all three opponents at the Heyworth Regional. With a 32-10 Brewer competes again on Feb. 11.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that the state of Illinois plans to lift the statewide indoor mask requirement on Monday, February 28, 2022, but still intends to continue masking requirements in P-12 schools subject to pending litigation which impacts a number of schools. Mask requirements will continue where they are […]
