Tuesdays Drop-In Crafts: 10 to 11 a.m. For Children ages 3 and up. Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to do a craft project. Most crafts take 10-15 minutes. Wednesdays 6 to 7 p.m.: Adult Coloring Do you enjoy coloring? Are you age 18 or older? If […]
Movie Matinee – held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1pm, the library shows a movie geared toward our community’s senior citizens and retirees. Free Family Movie Night – held the 3rd Friday of each month at 7pm, the library shows a rated G or PG movie aimed at families with […]
Tuesdays 10 to 11 a.m.: Reading BuddiesKelli from WILL TV will be at the library to read a story from one of the PBS shows. Children will also do a craft that pertains to the story. Each children in attendance will receive a copy of the book that Kelli read […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@sjodaily.com For many farmers in East Central Illinois, decision time is drawing near. In a typical weather pattern, farmers throughout Champaign and Vermilion counties have completed planting their crops and are waiting for the summer heat to kick in as the calendar year turns to June. But this […]
ST. JOSEPH — The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that resurfacing of Interstate 74 from about 2 miles east of St. Joseph to Illinois 49 will begin Monday, June 3. The project involves removal of old pavement and putting down a fresh layer and will require lane closures in both […]
CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that repairs to the bridge that carries Prospect Avenue over Interstate 74 in Champaign will begin Monday, June 3. The project involves making repairs to the bridge and replacing the bridge deck and will begin with placing protective shielding under the bridge […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@sjodaily.com Champaign County property owners can expect their property tax bills to arrive within the next few days. According to the Champaign County Clerk’s office, bills will be mailed out May 30 and May 31, and are already available to view on the Champaign County Property Tax Inquiry […]
Some sales will run Friday, but this list is for Saturday morning! 264 Barbara Drive: Moving Sale: Kitchen items, adult and kids clothes, and toys 109 Dolbee: Clothing mostly, and misc. 113 Dolbee: Girls clothes, household, and furniture 203 Longstreth: Misc. Items, 2 refridgerators, Bunk bed, toys and a stove […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@sjodaily.com Looking at a friend in a coffee shop, listening to the wind run between the leaves, feeling the sun’s warmth in the middle of summer. There are many ways within a day’s drive that humans are able to connect with something bigger than self. One of the […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@sjodaily.com It is always a solemn morning. No matter what the weather, how many people show up or what is said, lingering over Memorial Day, there is always someone missing as we gather to reflect on what America has been and what it is becoming. This year’s ceremonies […]
