By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The first novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in central and southern Illinois, spanning eight counties, state officials said Saturday. Gov. JB Pritzker’s message to residents, as the state’s positive COVID-19 count reached 64, was clear at a news briefing in […]
Oakwood High School and Junior High are canceling all athletic activities effective today through April 5th. They are also the Oakwood High School Athletic Awards Night for March 17th. Coaches will be contacting athletes to distribute their awards.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed all public and private K-12 schools from March 17 to March 30 late Friday afternoon. “This is the right thing to do to protect our students, our staff and our teachers,” Pritzker said. “No school district will see their state funding cut as a result of […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has been closely monitoring information related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and will be taking the following precautions to ensure the safety of preserve visitors and staff. All educational and public programs and events scheduled between March 14 and April 12, 2020 have been canceled. […]
Due to concerns of the spread of COVID-19 and the announcement of Gov. Pritzker recommending all events 250-1000 people be canceled or postponed, the Vermilion County Conservation District canceled the Maple Syrup Open House, scheduled for Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Forest Glen Preserve. “This decision is disappointing to make, […]
Out of concern for the health of our court partners, staff and the public, the Champaign County Circuit Clerk’s Office is encouraging court patrons to use our many online services for as much court business as possible. Using these services can reduce the number of people visiting the courthouse in […]
Oakwood CUSD #76 continues to monitor the situation involving COVID-19 and is working in coordination with county and state health authorities. At this time, there are no suspected cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 in the County and therefore we are NOT planning to close school. Superintendent Larry Maynard said that the […]
After meeting with county superintendents and the Vermilion County Health Department, Oakwood CUSD #76 decided to limit the amount of non-school personnel in the buildings, thus closing the gym to all non-school extracurricular activities. Unfortunately, this means we have to cancel the Nostalgia Tournament at this time. It has been […]
The Oakwood Cheer Clinic scheduled for March 14 has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
With the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the St. Joseph Township – Swearingen Memorial Library would like to share some ways we can help prevent the spread of the virus through the library and its materials. 1. If your items are due or overdue and you are not able to come to the library […]
