Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing no new cases today; Champaign County has a total of 85 cases. There have been two COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of the release time. For […]
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Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 11, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing three new cases for a total of 85 cases in Champaign County as of today. There […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 10, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing eight new cases for a total of 82 cases in Champaign County as of today. There […]
St. Joseph-Ogden Senior Spotlight: Blake Primmer, Jackson Wooten, Isaac Walden and Nick Bensyl
Blake Primmer Football (4 years), Baseball (4 years), Basketball (1 year), Maroon Platoon Blake lives in St. Joseph with his mom and dad. He has one younger brother, Ramsey. His hobbies are playing video games, hanging out with friends and family, and weightlifting. His greatest memories at SJO include the first […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 9, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing four new cases for a total of 74 cases in Champaign County as of today. In […]
Making masks is the best way for Sherrie Davis to give back
Sherrie Davis just wants to do her part. When word of a mask shortage came, she knew that her time at home coupled with the fabric she had could help fill the gap locally. “I had a lot of material from projects I’ve done for my granddaughter,” she said. “I’m […]
Tolono Fun Day moved to fall 2020
The Tolono Fun Day Committee has announced that the 2020 event will be pushed back until the fall, possibly the first weekend in October. The fall festival may look a little different, but the committee stated in a Facebook post that they hope to have a Movie Friday on Oct. […]
St. Joseph-Ogden Senior Spotlights: Sam Wesley, Jillian Plotner, Karsyn Wetzel and Anna Wentzloff
Sam Wesley Baseball (4 years), Football (3 years), AMP, Spanish Club, Future Spartans Mentoring Program, Maroon Platoon Sam lives in St. Joseph with his mom and dad. He has an older sister, Hannah. His hobbies include traveling and hanging out with friends and family. Sam has a lot of great memories at SJO, […]
Parkland opens fall 2020 registration
Parkland College has opened registration for fall semester. Fall semester classes begin the week of August 23 (for full 16-week and first 8-week sessions) and later. Parkland anticipates the return of in-person instruction by this time. Due to the current coronavirus crisis, academic advisors are available remotely, by emailing counselingservices@parkland.edu. […]
University of Illinois cancels summer camps until July 10, events until further notice
The University of Illinois has canceled all summer camps through July 10, 2020 and all summer events until further notice. The Illinois Extension has made the decision to cancel all summer camps through at least July 31. “We have waited as long as possible to make this decision, and we […]