Dr. Carmen Ayala released a statement to school districts late Wednesday, giving guidance on end of school year graduation ceremonies. In part, the statement read: “In-person graduation ceremonies of any kind are not allowed at this time. This directive extends to drive-through graduation ceremonies or events where students come in […]
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Puckett gets to the heart through Root 2 Branches
Do you need a sister right now? A confidante, someone to relate to, someone to help see you through? It may seem like connection with those outside of your home is impossible at this time, but Root 2 Branches owner Adi Puckett believes that there’s always an opportunity to […]
Remote Learning: Students adjusting to new learning environment
Editor’s Note: The term developing story has taken on a new meaning since November 2019. At that time, many Americans read news stories about COVID-19, not thinking it would impact their lives, but come March 2020, nearly every American’s lives were turned upside down. As scientists learn about coronavirus, as […]
Oakwood Senior Spotlight: Hillery Montgerard, Jasmine Makowski, Joie Sollers, Katelyn Young and Katie Thompson
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St. Joseph-Ogden Senior Spotlight: Katie Cramer, Bailey Dowling, Faith Dahman and
Katie Cramer Basketball (4 years), Soccer (1 year), Student Council, SADA, FCA, Maroon Platoon Katie lives with her family in St. Joseph. She has one older sister. Her hobbies include walking her dog, working, playing sports, and hanging out with friends. Katie’s greatest memories at SJO revolve around sporting events. She […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 29, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— All daily media briefings are provided under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). We are announcing 10 new cases today; Champaign County has a cumulative total of 124 cases. There have been a total of six COVID-related deaths. These numbers are accurate as of […]
SJ-O, Heritage, Villa Grove and Oakwood still await final word from IHSA on potential summer games
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com State championships are out of the question in 2020 for athletes and teams that participate in any Illinois High School Association spring sport. The statewide organization announced that decision last week. However, there is a possible caveat. At the same time, the IHSA kept open the […]
Second state lawmaker files suit against Pritzker stay-at-home order
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A second Republican state representative on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker alleging he overstepped his authority in ordering Illinoisans to stay at home to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The outcome of Machesney Park Rep. John […]
Pritzker blasts lawmaker exempted from stay-at-home order by court
By BEN ORNER Capitol News Illinois Borner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday denounced a state representative from southern Illinois, calling the lawsuit that defeated his stay-at-home order in court “a cheap political stunt.” Referring to state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, only as “the state representative from the 109th district,” […]
Illinois Attorney General to appeal judge’s ruling halting stay-at-home order against lawmaker
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Attorney General’s office filed a notice to appeal a downstate judge’s ruling releasing one Republican representative from the governor’s executive orders, according to court documents. Xenia Republican Rep. Darren Bailey alleged in his lawsuit that by issuing successive 30-day […]