CHICAGO — Building on the state’s progress as it moves into the early stages of Phase 1B of the COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Plan, Governor JB Pritzker announced a new portal on coronavirus.illinois.gov to provide residents with easily accessible information about the COVID-19 vaccine…
It was a whirlwind couple of days when it came to decisions regarding sports in Illinois last week.
The Hoopeston Public Library and Hoopeston City Hall recently announced plans to re-open.
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The Hoopeston Multi-Agency recently purchased a new van.
For the first time since last spring, Hoopeston Area Middle School students returned to a five-day in-person schedule at the start of the second semester of the school year.
After years of discussion and consideration, the Hoopeston Area Board of Education approved a project aimed at installing air conditioning at Maple and John Greer during last week’s meeting
My mother is the stuff of fairy tales. She is the quintessential I-don’t-have-enough-socks-to-fill-those-shoes mom.
Hoopeston Police Department reports Jan. 19-24
Illinois begins re-opening again
Danville Area Community College has released a list of its honor students for the Fall 2020 Semester.
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I worked for my father before being called into Christian ministry.So, I seem to have a sense of how James and John were called away from their biological father, Zebedee, to do the will of the divine Abba (Mark 1:19-20).Abba is an Aramaic word meaning “daddy.”I worked for my father for over…
The Hoopeston Animal Rescue Team is currently in the process of expanding its facility in Hoopeston.
With the state of Illinois launching multiple health care staffing contracts to increase hospital staffing, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adjusting its mitigation metrics to reflect the additional staff. With the change, Regions 8, 9, 10, and 11 will move from the most r…
New 102nd General Assembly sworn in
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Off we go to Antigua, an island in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean. We journeyed there for 8 years in a row and are so thankful for our driver and guide around the island, Marcus.
The East Central Illinois Community Action Agency will hold a public election to fill the Client Sector Vacancy of the Governing Board of Directors. The election will take place at the East Central Illinois Community Action Agency office, 101 W. Ottawa Road, Paxton, from January 11-22, 2021
More than 2000 students were named to Bradley University's Fall 2020 Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the semester on a 4.0 scale.
East Central Illinois Community Action Agency has funds for income eligible residents of Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion Counties to help with energy bill assistance and/or emergency assistance at the following locations:
This past week, I had thought about my life during 2020, and how much had happened in such a short time. My mother-in-law had passed away at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; a nephew and a niece had announced their separate engagements; we implemented the recording and uploading of wo…
Hoopeston Police Department reports Jan. 11-17
Affording college these days can be a daunting task at times. That’s why Vermilion County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce several programs with scholarships available for Farm Bureau members and others.
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A company with a rich Watseka history will be closing in the next couple of months and has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Charles Golden, of Bismarck, has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall semester at the University of New England.
The Vermilion County Conservation District would like to invite the general public to view its first StoryWalk® highlighting the children's literature book by Lindsay Barrett George,
Vermilion County State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy recently issued a news release outline her objects to House Bill 163, a reform bill currently under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly.
Vermilion County State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy recently issued a news release outline her objects to House Bill 163, a reform bill currently under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly.
Mayor Bill Crusinberry provided a detailed update on various projects and initiatives within the city during his "state of the city" report at last week's Hoopeston City Council meeting.
The apostle Paul came across a group of people (about 12) near Ephesus. He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers.” They replied, “No, we have not heard that there is a Holy Spirit” (Acts 19: 2). They had been baptized with John the Baptizer’s baptism of repen…
Hoopeston Police Department reports Jan. 4-10
Charles Golden, of Bismarck, has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall semester at the University of New England.
Enrollment for spring ESL classes and High School Equivalency/GED test prep courses is now open at Danville Area Community College. DACC’s Adult Education Spring 2021 classes will be held online/virtual via Zoom. These classes are FREE!
Are you searching for a unique gift for a friend who just retired? Would you rather be in your garden than anywhere else? The University of Illinois Extension Office will offer Master Gardener Training Classes in 2021 with a hybrid program that will accommodate COVID policies.
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I was the 3rd child, born in one of those small town hospitals that have all but faded from America’s landscape. I was taken home to join my two older siblings, and three more children joined the family in quick succession. We were blessed to be brought up in a home that was filled with visi…
SPRINGFIELD, IL, Iroquois County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The City of Hoopeston Historic Preservation Commission has chosen a logo submitted during its logo contest for Hoopeston’s Sesquicentennial celebration.
RANKIN — A Rankin man was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries after state police said he side-swiped another vehicle while fleeing the Gibson City police.
DANVILLE — Vermilion County’s long-awaited first COVID-19 vaccine shipment arrived last week, according to the county’s Public Health Department Administrator Doug Toole.
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A mainstay of downtown Hoopeston recently closed its doors.
SPRINGFIELD – It was a year like no other, and one most Americans would just as soon forget, but 2020 is sure to last in the history books as one of the most tumultuous in modern history.
While the Hoopeston Public Library can't open its doors for programs yet, they will continue to offer activities patrons can enjoy at-home.
Hoopeston Police Department reports Dec. 27-Jan. 2
Frank Morse celebrate his 100th birthday Jan. 10.
When the writer Robert Louis Stevenson was a little boy, he was sitting one night by a window in his room, watching a lamplighter light the streetlights below. When his nurse walked in and asked him what he was doing, young Robert answered, “I’m watching a man make holes in the darkness.” Ev…
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The students at St. Paul’s Lutheran School of Woodworth have been having the heart to serve.
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The students at St. Paul’s Lutheran School of Woodworth have been having the heart to serve.
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Firefighters from around the area honored the Woodland fire chief and his wife the afternoon of Dec. 28.
