An ad free broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on PBS and PBS KIDS to complement the release of the classic films on Apple TV+ this holiday season. “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” will also air on PBS and PBS KIDS on November 22, 2020 at […]
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Spectrum Preschool Screenings for New Students
Who: Calling all three and four year olds What: Participate in a developmental screening for preschool enrollmentWhen: Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Appointments available between 8:30 am & 11:30 amWhere: St. Joseph Grade School404 S. Fifth St. St. Joseph, IL 61873 Contact: Jennifer hastings, administrator, hastingsj@rccsec.org or 217-469-2291 ex. 126 _________________________________________________________________ Commonly Asked […]
St. Joseph, Odgen, Homer/Champaign County COVID-19 numbers Nov. 18, 202
The number of active COVID-19 cases in area code 61873, which includes St. Joseph, currently stands at 49 active, up 6 from Tuesday, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 18 statistics. On Nov. 9 61873 had 9 active cases. Area code 61859, including Ogden, has 9 active cases, […]
Oakwood Grade School and Junior High moves to remote learning until Nov. 29
The Oakwood School District will transition to full remote learning through Nov. 29 after staff, administration and students have tested positive for COVID-19 or been exposed. In a letter to parents on Monday, Superintendent Larry Maynard said 14 staff members at Oakwood Grade School are either identified with a positive […]
Pritzker family to celebrate holiday separately, Gov. addresses attack on his children
Gov. JB Pritzker asked media and community members to respect the privacy of his two teenage children during a press conference on Tuesday. NBC 5′s Mary Ann Ahern asked the Governor Monday if he would adhere to Chicago’s travel advisory, which asks but does not mandate Chicagoans to forgo nonessential […]
Carle Health sharing COVID-19 statistics, asks everyone to do their part to slow spread
URBANA – Carle Health will begin sharing daily updates via its website and social media on the number of people being treated for COVID-19 at its five hospitals and trends in how many people are testing positive for the virus. “We need the information to inspire action rather than spread […]
Heritage board decides to keep learning in-person, wants district to establish threshold
The Heritage School District Board of Education decided to support the decision to keep students in a hybrid learning model at this time Monday night. Community members joined the Nov. 16 meeting to advocate for the hybrid model for those 388 district students who want to learn in-person. About 20-percent […]
Tier 3 Restore Illinois Mitigations
With COVID-19 spread now exponential in every region of the state, our statewide positivity rate at record highs and hospitalizations already surpassing our Spring peak, all 11 regions will move into Tier 3 effective November 20, 2020 at 12:01am. The new mitigation requirements to combat the surge of COVID-19 across Illinois […]
Illinois to move to Tier 3 mitigations Friday
Editor’s Note: This is a press release. More to come soon With a new wave of COVID-19 surging across the state of Illinois, the Midwest and the nation, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced additional COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect in every […]
Deanna and Don Witzel awarded McDonald’s inaugural Community Award
(Danville, Ill.) – November 16, 2020 – Deanna and Don Witzel, Owner/Operators of six McDonald’s restaurants in Vermilion County, were awarded McDonald’s inaugural Community Award, an accolade that recognizes McDonald’s Owner/Operators for outstanding contributions to their community through their work, commitment to service, and community engagement. Earlier this year, McDonald’s […]
