The Vermilion County Conservation District will host a one-mile hike on March 7 to the maple grove located in the Forest Glen Preserve to help East Central Illinois residents learn about the maple syrup process. Susan Biggs Warner will lead the hike that will showcase the transformation from Sugar Maple Sap […]
Sometimes it’s hard to know which way to go. And for others, there is a clear path marked for them. For certain members of the Darby family, there has only ever been oneway: their family business. Sunset Funeral Home’s Chief Executive Officer Linda Darby is athird-generation entrepreneur who has followed […]
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), a legislative body that has oversight authority over state regulatory agencies, will review “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” on Feb. 16. The teaching standards aimed at creating culturally aware school leaders is a set of six overarching standards requiring teachers to be […]
High school students seeking dual credit courses through Parkland College may see additional fees at their high school beginning in the fall of 2021. Parkland has not passed on fees associated with dual enrollment to local school districts in years past. But with upcoming changes, Parkland has decided to charge […]
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 […]
