The Illinois Elementary School Association updated face mask guidance for students, coaches, and fans when participating and/or attending IESA contests on Aug. 26. ATHLETES Face coverings must be worn when riding a bus to and from contests; Face coverings must fully cover the mouth and nose; Face coverings are […]
URBANA, Ill. – Carle community flu clinics begin Sept. 26 and will run through Oct. 22 this year at various locations in east-central Illinois. For those looking for convenient ways to get their flu shots, Carle’s popular drive-through is expanding to two new sites this year: Urbana on Windsor, 1818 […]
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new statewide restaurant and bar policy requiring patrons to wear a mask during any interaction with the wait staff, food service workers, and other employees at bars and restaurants beginning Aug. 26. “Face coverings must be worn over the nose and mouth when patrons are […]
The Village of St. Joseph will discuss moving forward with hiring a Village Administrator at Tuesday’s board meeting. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Comments can be sent to tasmetzer@gmail.com with full name, phone number, and address in the email. Visitors are also welcome per Illinois Department of Public […]
The IHSA has approved a modified postseason state series tournaments for boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross country, girls swimming & diving, and girls tennis this fall. The approved plan will allow for a single round of regional geographic competition to be conducted the week of October 19-25, […]
The St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District has launched their 2020 MDA Fill the Boot Fundraiser. In conjunction with the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s fundraising efforts, the St. Joseph-Stanton Department usually takes August to take time to stand in the four-way stop at IL-150 and Main Street to ask for donations. This […]
The 2020 Fall St. Joseph Community Garage Sales are scheduled for September 17-19. The SJO Daily will produce a free online and print garage sale guide. Listings for the online guide can be emailed to dani@sjodaily.com until September 14 at 5 p.m. The printed map will be distributed locally on […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The ripple effect was quickly being felt throughout St. Joseph once the district made the decision about how to start the school year. Instead of the traditional full-day approach, the COVID-19 pandemic demanded that changes be put in place at virtually all schools in the state. […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — As the state’s rolling COVID-19 test positivity rate increased again Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker and representatives of the University of Illinois announced a testing breakthrough which they said could eventually allow for greater suppression of new cases of the virus. The […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com So far, so good for the start of the school year in the Heritage school district. Thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the 2020 school year has little resemblance to the beginning of other years. “It will be an adventure,” Heritage superintendent Tom […]
