•May 25, 2022•
Summer travel figures to pick up as the world returns to relative normalcy after two-plus years of living under the cloud of COVID-19. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, and this year the roads figure to be as busy as ever. Read More
Category Archives: News Briefs
IDPH Endorses Federal Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose for Children ages 5-11 Years Old
•May 25, 2022•
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that it supports yesterday’s recommendation by the CDC of the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 booster dose for children aged 5 to 11 years old. IDPH issued an advisory to vaccine providers throughout the state endorsing the booster for children 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, following the emergency use authorization this week by the FDA and the recommendation of the CDC. Read More
Staley Credit Union Announces Blake E. Wallace as Vice President of Marketing and Member Experience
•May 25, 2022•
Staley Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Blake E. Wallace to Vice President Marketing and Member Experience. Throughout his 15 years of banking experience and his 9-year tenure with the credit union, Blake has served as Branch Manager/Loan Officer and most recently Assistant Vice President of Member Services where he led all marketing efforts while also overseeing all Decatur, IL branch locations. Read More
Nursing Exemplar Award Ceremony held During National Nurses Week
•May 25, 2022•
In honor of National Nurses Week, HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital hosted a Nursing Exemplar Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 13. Hospital colleagues were asked to submit nominations for five different categories. Below is a list of winners honored during the ceremony: Read More
Marrowbone Public Library News
•May 25, 2022•
Coffee Hour Thursdays 1:00pm
Summer Reading Program: Camp IRead June 2-23, 2022
Petting Zoo June 2, 10:00am
Douglas-Hart Nature Center "Camp Read" June 9, 1:00pm
Rock Springs Nature Center "Mammals Of Illinois" June 16, 1:00pm
"Beyond the Beaten Path" June 23. 1:00pm
Celebrate Reading! Join us on the tennis courts at the Bethany Celebration June 25, 2-3:00pm for some of our traditional Reading Carnival games and more!
New to the library: Read More
Mental Health in the Mainstream
•May 25, 2022•
The topic of mental health has become widespread, but what does it really mean? What role should teens play in normalizing the conversation or helping others?
Teenagers especially need to know they can take charge of their well-being. Illinois Extension wants to help them maneuver the complexities of life, the different situations in which they may find themselves, and help them realize their potential in an online summer series called Your Thoughts Matter. Read More
June is National Pollinator Month: Celebrate with Master Naturalists
•May 25, 2022•
University of Illinois Master Naturalists want to celebrate pollinator month with you. The local Master Naturalists group, Prairie’s Edge, has scheduled several, fun and informative presentations and guided walks throughout June.
“The goal is for participants to learn more about our well-known pollinators, some of the forgotten pollinators, the threats they face, and to identify ways to help them,” says Master Naturalis program coordinator Jenny Lee. Read More
Illinois 4-H Announces County Fair Poultry Shows Move to Virtual Format
•May 25, 2022•
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that it will continue to enforce emergency rules prohibiting the sale or exhibiting of poultry and poultry products at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets, and auction markets in Illinois to prevent the spread of avian influenza.
The Department’s emergency rules took effect on April 5, 2022. The emergency rules may be effective for up to 150 days; however, the Department is evaluating the need for the emergency rules every 45 days based on the most up to date avian influenza information. At the close of the first 45-day period, the Department has determined that the emergency rules should remain in effect as avian influenza has been detected in the State as recently as May 17, 2022. The Department will continue to evaluate in 45-day increments for up to 150 days. Read More
Changeover from COVID-19 Individual Contact Tracing Calls
•May 25, 2022•
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced it is shifting its COVID-19 contact tracing efforts and individual case investigation telephone calls to focus on a more strategic approach of automated case notifications.
Starting June 1, 2022, IDPH will no longer make individual case investigation calls to persons positive with COVID-19, and instead those individuals will receive an automated message. IDPH notifications to COVID-19 cases had previously included a call back option from contact tracers and individual case investigations of persons 65 years of age and older. Read More
Kids Fishing Tournament
•May 25, 2022•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville and Friends of Lake Shelbyville is hosting a free fishing tournament for children 12 and under on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Opossum Pond. The pond is located near the entrance to the Opossum Creek Recreation Area. Participants must pre-register by calling (217) 774-3951 ext. 2, or email lakeshelbyville@usace.army.mil. Information needed: name of participant, age of participant on event day, name of parent/guardian, and phone number for parent/guardian. Read More