Today is June 19 – a celebration of Juneteenth. The annual holiday is set aside marking the day slavery officially ended in the United States in 1865. Union troops finally delivered word to Galveston, Texas that the Civil War had...
The country’s volatile landscape involving law enforcement, stereotyping of police and mob behavior is troubling to Derek Crouse. The random violence targeted toward law enforcement finds some citizens and businesses stepping up...
A veteran administrator is leaving the Unit Nine school system. Glenn Raymond School Principal James Bunting tendered his resignation. The Unit Nine School Board approved the resignation (Tuesday). Bunting has accepted a...
Many school districts still need to make decisions about the fall school year following the COVID-19 pandemic repercussions. State education leaders have yet to decide about online learning and whether students should be...
Mobile sports betting is live in Illinois. BetRivers Illinois’ Sportsbook has launched online. Users can go to IL.BetRivers.com, and register with a geolocation verification download on their desktop. There’s also an app for...
The IHSA has submitted Return to Play guidelines to the Illinois Department of Public Health. If approved, the guidelines would go into effect for all summer contact day activities as regions reach Phase 4 of the governor’s...
A Gibson City man was killed Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash near Colfax in McLean County. 28-year-old Kaleb Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene by the McLean County Coroner’s Office. As reported on WGFA (Wed)…the crash was...
The Village of Chebanse has issued a Boil Order until further notice. A water main break and maintenance work on the water tower prompted the boil order. Residents are advised to boil all water for at least...
Normal bus service routes resume Monday, June 22, for River Valley Metro. Fixed routes and Metro-Plus service will be running regulare routes again following the suspended service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RVM...
A mobile home fire in Dwight Tuesday injured one person and a dog died. Dwight firefighters were alerted to the Creek Ridge Mobile Home Park on Spencer Street. Responders found heavy smoke and flames coming from...