Lorrie Pearson has settled into her new role as the Executive Director of the Champaign County Forest Preserve. Now, as she prepares a draft budget for FY 2023, Pearson keeps in mind the fiduciary responsibilities of being part of a public entity. “The draft budget reflects the emphasis placed on […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Dr. Daniel Deem to move practice to Christie Clinic in Mahomet
Dr. Daniel Deem is moving his Internal Medicine practice to the Christie Clinic location in Mahomet in December. A Villa Grove native Deem left East Central Illinois to study biochemistry at Illinois College in the western part of the state. During that time, he took the opportunity to shadow a […]
Appointments to be required for certain services at Champaign driver’s facility
The Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, announced Wednesday that throughout the next few months, many larger downstate and central Illinois Driver Services facilities will require appointments for behind-the-wheel road tests, REAL IDs, standard driver’s licenses and ID cards. Vehicle services, such as renewing a license plate sticker or applying […]
Oakwood Illinois Report Card Summary
The 2021 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education, backed away from giving each district a designation this fall after an unusual 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. The report, though, continues to break down each district’s finances, expenditures per student, teacher retention, […]
Heritage School District Illinois Report Card summary
The 2021 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education, backed away from giving each district a designation this fall after an unusual 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. The report, though, continues to break down each district’s finances, expenditures per student, teacher retention, […]
PV-O Illinois Report Card Summary
The 2021 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education, backed away from giving each district a designation this fall after an unusual 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. The report, though, continues to break down each district’s finances, expenditures per student, teacher retention, […]
St. Joseph #169 Illinois Report Card Summary
The 2021 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education, backed away from giving each district a designation this fall after an unusual 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. The report, though, continues to break down each district’s finances, expenditures per student, teacher retention, […]
St. Joseph-Ogden High School Illinois Report Card Summary
The 2021 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education, backed away from giving each district a designation this fall after an unusual 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. The report, though, continues to break down each district’s finances, expenditures per students, teacher retention, […]
Athlete of the Week: Luke Stegall and Charlie Mabry
Seniors Luke Stegall and Charlie Mabry continue to show their strength as the Spartans enter the Class 1A boys cross-country state meet. Stegall finished sixth (16:38.17) in the 3-mile course at Hickory Point Golf Course and Mabry finished eighth (16:43.69) as the Spartans placed second in the IHSA Sectional. Mabry […]
Oakwood High School students on “pause” after COVID-19 outbreak
Oakwood High School will shut down temporarily due to COVID-19 exposures among the student body. As of Nov. 2, at least 11 students in the district have tested positive for COVID-19, along with over 200 students and rising that are considered close contact and testing positive. “This situation has negatively […]
