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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) yesterday filed emergency rules mandating long-term care facilities comply with infection control practices, including testing all residents and staff for COVID-19. Each facility will be required to develop and implement a testing plan to bette…
Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 15,800 wild turkeys during the 2020 Spring Turkey Season. This year’s preliminary harvest total compares with the 2019 statewide turkey harvest of 15,190. The statewide preliminary total includes the 2020 Youth Turkey Season …
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Office of Broadband has announced the new Illinois Connected Communities grant program designed to assist local governments, schools, and community organizations with building broadband capacity. The $150,000 g…
BLOOMINGTON, IL – May of each year is designated to honor our State Insect, the Monarch Butterfly. University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator, Kelly Allsup, says “Illinois residents should be worried about their state insect.” The yearly count of Monarchs decreased by 53 percent …
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to meet Wednesday
Sports
Kyle Wilson's efforts guiding his Monmouth College women's basketball team to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2012 has earned the fifth-year coach a nomination for the Illinois Basketball Coaches' Association (IBCA) College Coach of the Year honor.
The Morton Youth Baseball Association has announced it is offering online registration for its summer leagues. Parents interested in signing their child up for baseball can register online at www.mortonyouthbaseball.org.
Former Washington Community High School track athlete, Tera Miller, has advanced to the 2020 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship in Brookings, SD, to be held March 5-7. Tera, a freshman at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, qualified last week at St. Ambrose CCAC Conference C…
Obituaries
Jerry D. Duckworth, 69, of Washington, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 8:01 a.m. at his home.
Robert “Bob” E. Wiese, 93, of Washington, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Port Angeles, WA.
Patricia Ann Brecklin, 66, of Washington, IL, passed away at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday May 24, 2020, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Celebrations
Alysa Greenwood, daughter of Aaron and Caitlin Greenwood of East Peoria, and Andrew Almasy, son of James Almasy and Kathy Bolander of East Peo…
Lindsey Key, daughter of Dave and Sharon Key of Morton, and Jacob Tuttle, son of David and Susan Tuttle of Trivoli, announce their engagement.
Fred and Shirla Joos of Washington celebrated their 60th anniversary with a family dinner on September 6, 2019.
Latest News
- Morton Farmers Market N More season set to begin June 2
- Five Points to open ‘Five Points Fridays’ concert series June 5
- Illinois Department of Public Health files emergency rules mandating COVID-19 testing in long-term care facilities
- What you should know as Illinois readies to enter ‘Recovery’ phase
- City of Washington releases reopening guidelines for bars, restaurants
- Illinois 2020 Spring wild turkey preliminary harvest totals 15,800 birds
- State of Illinois announces Illinois Connected Communities Grants to assist communities with expanding broadband access, use
- Illinois’ movements for Monarchs
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