The career achievements of Illinois 4-H members were lauded at the Illinois 4-H Celebration of Excellence held this spring at the I Hotel & Conference Center. The ceremony celebrated career achievements of 4-H members and the Illinois 4-H Foundation awarded…
Residents of 10 Illinois counties can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year through the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s (IDOA) agricultural pesticide “Clean Sweep” program.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri-County Illinois affiliate has donated $1,000 to the Young Minds Project, the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center planned by UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois. In making this decision, board members acknowledged the importance of local…
There’s a group in Woodford County that has been “booked” every first Monday of the month for the past 20 years.
There was much opposition to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law. This opposition took the form of an "underground railroad" that ran through Woodford County. Men acted as "conductors" and secretly moved the fleeing slaves from McLean and Tazewell counties on…
The Woodford County Farm Bureau Foundation has named Jacqueline Schertz of El Paso, IL, the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to enhance interest in and development of quality education of young people in agricultural…