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Corn farmers can’t escape reach of COVID-19

— June 2, 2020

Along with livestock, poultry and dairy producers, you can add Illinois corn farmers to the list of agricultural producers facing bankruptcy and insolvency due to the effects…

Eureka Library preps for summer programs
— May 29, 2020

Eureka Public Library, 202 S. Main, will be offering one-on-one appointments for patrons in need of faxing/copying, e-reader tech help, exam proctoring, and notary services. Patrons…
Extension resumes Money Mentors volunteer training
— May 22, 2020

One out of five people who had a job in February has filed for unemployment, as of April 30, according to a report by NPR. It is estimated that 50 percent of Americans have lost either…
Eureka Library kicks off porch pickup services
— May 16, 2020

The Eureka Public Library District, 202 S. Main, is expanding its services to include porch pickup during the ongoing COVID-19 closure. “A brief trial run has demonstrated that the…
Peoria area home sales surge despite COVID-19, economic slump
— May 14, 2020

Despite unprecedented obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Peoria area home sales rose in the first quarter of 2020 by just over 13 percent. The Peoria Area Association of Agents…

Eureka to observe Memorial Day live online
— May 24, 2020

The Eureka American Legion Post #466 will be conducting an abbreviated Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 25 to be broadcast on YouTube “Eureka Live.” beginning at …
COVID-19 forces community colleges to get creative for summer courses
— May 16, 2020

Even in the COVID-19 era, the pursuit of higher education does not stop for central Illinois students at Heartland College in Normal, Lincoln College in Lincoln and Bloomington, and…
Eleven counties join on reopening plan to ‘Restore Heart of Illinois’
— May 14, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s regional plan to reopen Illinois does not play in Peoria. Officials from Peoria County on Wednesday, May 13 unveiled their own COVID-19…