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Woodford County reacts to coronavirus outbreak

— March 16, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has come to Woodford County. An unidentified Germantown Hills man has tested positive for the coronavirus strain after attending a church service while he was…

Woodford County news briefs
— March 4, 2020

EUREKA 4-H Foundation to hold Soup & Dessert Fundraiser The Woodford County 4-H and Extension Foundation will host a fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at Eureka…
Central Illinois family marks nearly a century of annual reunions
— August 4, 2019

The first time the Peplow descendants held a family reunion, a passenger train still ran from Minier to Peoria every evening. That was in 1930. This year, on July 28, the relatives…
Students learn healthy choices at Eureka Teen Jamboree students learn healthy resources
— March 19, 2019

During spring break at Eureka College, high school freshmen crammed into Room 205 at Burgess Hall, where Andrea Ingwersen waits with a nicotine vaporizer, the words “It’s Not Cool…
Woodford County house fire claims life of East Peoria man
— January 18, 2019

Despite the efforts of three fire departments, an early-morning fire has claimed the life of an East Peoria man. Nearly 45 firefighters from Spring Bay, Germantown Hills and Metamora…

Woodford libraries launch program on fake news
— August 22, 2019

Fact finding alone can be a challenge on the Internet, especially when lies are dressed up to look like real news. At the beginning of September, the Illinois Prairie District…
Patriotic flavor highlights Peoria Jaycees’ Firecracker 5000 run
— July 11, 2019

Long before fireworks burst in air above Peoria’s riverfront, the pitter-patter of patriotic feet resounded along Water Street on Independence Day. For the 38th time, the Peoria Jaycees…
Woodford school gets state garden grant
— January 26, 2019

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) awarded 23 Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants. The grants, totaling $16,520.95,…