This week in your farm and rural news roundup: Illinois set a new yield record for corn and soybeans in 2018, but no one knew it until the delayed USDA production summaries were finally…
There’s a plan in the works for the Woodford County bell and clock tower, and, let’s just say it’s about time. “Around 1904, this is what kept the county in time,” Woodford…
STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…
February is a super time for soup, and Eureka Public Library would like to gather local soup recipes while helping feed the hungry. In keeping with the classic children’s tale, Stone…
The Woodford County Board of Health is seeking nominations for the next Public Health Award Recipient. Do you know someone who has dedicated their time to help improve the health and…
This week’s farm and rural news rundown will focus on the first USDA crop reports issued in several weeks, and the ramifications of the recently ended partial federal government shutdown…
STATE New minimum wage debate expected The Illinois Senate is expected this week to start discussing a new plan to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Supporters of the…
For the second year, Metamora Grade School student council planned a highly successful fresh food drive. An initiative of the Partnership for a Healthy Community, fresh food drives…
Chicagoan to serve as ...
Angela Jackson, who was raised on Chicago’s South Side, is the next ...
Free COVID-19 testing available ...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has several mobile testing teams that ...
ISU president announces plans ...
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz announced Friday, Nov. 20 he will ...
Health director says Illinois ...
SPRINGFIELD – The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of ...
