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Peoria County news briefs

— July 31, 2019

PEORIA Learn about native bees, pollinators at workshop The Peoria Park District is holding a program on identification of native bees and other insect pollinators at the Tawny Oaks…

Tazewell County news briefs
— July 31, 2019

EUREKA Register now for annual Obstacle Course Kayak Race The annual Kayak Fun Challenge Obstacle Course Race will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 at Eureka Lake, in Eureka from 9 a.m….
SIUE STEM Center urban gardening program helps girls grow
— May 14, 2019

A little rain couldn’t dampen the excitement surrounding a field trip to Edwardsville’s Watershed Nature Center on Tuesday, April 30. Educators brought samples of the Center’s…
Still time to register for 4-H science and STEM Fair
— March 16, 2019

The 4-H has teamed up with Parkview Christian Academy again to host the 2019 community-wide Science Fair in April. “This is a wonderful way for youth to explore the world around them,…
Science camp takes kids on STEM learning odyssey
— August 13, 2018

Interactive learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is happening around every corner at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during Odyssey Science…

Eureka Library getting hands-on with tech and gardening classes
— June 20, 2019

Technically, there’s a lot happening this summer at Eureka Public Library, from 3D printing to interactive poetry. Two classes remain in the University of Illinois Extension’s summer…
Teacher Tuesdays partners with science and tech center
— April 23, 2019

Teacher Tuesdays programming continues to work towards building on the priority of supporting science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education by improving…
Former NBA player brings tech lessons to Chicago area kids
— October 1, 2018

Best friends Steven Hunter and Chancey Dampier both could play basketball. “Just basketball was the only way to get out (of the neighborhood),” Hunter, a Maywood native, said. “You…