Author: Dani Tietz

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10 Question Friday: Colleen Hatton

Homer native Colleen Hatton has established Champaign-Urbana’s premiere catering company, Dish Passionate Cuisine, with her sister Liz. Order from Dish Passionate here. Do you have any nicknames? How did you get them? My sister Liz has called me Blondie for as long as I can remember. When we were growing […]

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St. Joseph #169 to go remote after Nov. 20

St. Joseph CCSD $169 Superintendent Todd Pence sent an email to parents Thursday afternoon, informing parents that the K-8 district will go remote on the recommendation of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.  Students will meet in-person Nov. 13 and the following week (Nov. 16-20) in order to give teachers time […]

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IDPH asks residents to make adjustments over next 3 weeks, Pritzker says stay-at-home order may be issued

The Illinois Department of Public Health has recommended that Illinois residents stay at home for the next three weeks on Wednesday as the state sets a new COVID-19 record for positive cases within 24-hours for the third day in a row.  Thursday’s report announced 12,702 new confirmed and probable cases, […]

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IHSA invites Pritzker, IDPH to next board meeting

At a Nov. 11 board of directors meeting, The Illinois HIgh School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to attend the IHSA Board meeting on November 19 to discuss the 2020-21 basketball season.  The IHSA will also […]

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St. Joseph-Ogden High School commemorates Veterans Day with video including Commander Patrick Gegg

St. Joseph-Ogden High School is commemorating Veterans Day with a video featuring St. Joseph-Ogden 1994 graduate Commander Patrick Gegg, who has been in the United States Navy for the last 25 years. Gegg is the Executive Assistant to the Commander of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Eleven and former Commanding Officer […]