The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on June 4 released Part Two of the Transition Plan Advisory Workgroup’s recommendations for transitioning to in-person instruction. The guidance focuses on activities allowed in Phase 3 of the Restor…
Generally, the Cerro Gordo School board holds it’s regularly scheduled meetings in the high school band room every third Wednesday starting at 6:30 p.m. However, for the month of May the board met in the auditorium.
Another group plans to show up to protect businesses
Ten of Illinois’ 11 community based COVID-19 testing sites reopened Wednesday after temporary closures amid statewide unrest and protests.
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Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) is distributing food to area families struggling with food insecurity, including a drive-thru distribution from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6 at Bement High School, 201 S. Champaign St., Bement.
Monticello has appointed its two elementary school principals for 2021-22, the first year the district trims from three buildings to two.
An amended wind ordinance for Piatt County is back in the hands of the county board after the zoning board of appeals asked for clarification on its rewrite.
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Monticello School Superintendent Vic Zimmerman will serve as the president of the Illinois Association of School Administrators for the 2020-21 school year.
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After providing daily updates on the local COVID-19 situation since late March, the local health administrator will back off to weekly updates, at least for now.
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) has announced that his district offices reopened for in-person meetings for constituents on Monday, June 1 after assisting constituents via phone, email, and video conferencing since Illinois’ Stay-at-Home order was put in place. As offices reopen, Davi…
The Cerro Gordo Church of the Brethren is sorry to announce that its strawberry festival, curbside edition, is canceled, after a temporary permit request to the health department was denied.
Misdemeanor charges filed against five county board members
A testing update for Saturday, May 31 from the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department:
Pritzker says budget 'acknowledges that massive disruption leads to difficult decisions'