Have Fun While Engaging Your Brain with Wits Fitness Classes

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•January 17, 2024• Cheri Burcham Extension Educator University of Illinois Extension Have you ever tried coming up with the name of an animal starting with the letter “a” and going through the whole alphabet?? What about coming up with the names of all the states that do not have the letter “o” in them? Or list the states that share a border with Canada? Do you like trivia questions? Riddles? Finding hidden pictures? If you do, congratulations, you are utilizing your brain in a variety of ways that is very beneficial for cognition! Also, if you do, you would love … Read More

Quilting Speaker

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•January 17, 2024• Karen Edwards, winner of the 2023 Amish Country Spring Quilt Show in Arthur, will be at the Arthur Public Library on February 3rd at 1:00 p.m. to discuss her quilting techniques and how she made her prize winning 3-D quilt. Call the Arthur Public Library at 217-543-2037 to reserve your seat. … Read More

Nachos Make the Ideal Game Day Snack

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•January 17, 2024• Big games dot the college and professional football landscapes each year beginning in late summer and ending in mid-winter. But no games are bigger than those that take place once the calendar turns to a new year. That’s when the postseason begins in both college and professional football. … Read More

Illinois EPA Announces Additional $3.4 Million Awarded to 92 Community Water Supplies

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•January 17, 2024• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim has announced the recipients of the third round of funding which will assist 92 additional community water supplies (CWSs) in meeting the requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRN Act). The Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Grant Program offers grants to local government units ranging from $20,000 – $50,000 to fund the creation of a complete lead service line inventory. Under this grant program, a total of 260 Illinois systems have benefited from this funding in calendar year 2023. … Read More

Appointment by Governor

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•January 17, 2024• Recently Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced nine appointments to board and commissions. Andrew Weatherford will serve as the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for Moultrie County. Weatherford is Owner, Partner and Attorney at Johnson, Chiligiris & Weatherford. Previously, Weatherford was an Assistant State’s Attorney for Macon County. He currently serves as the Public Administrator and Public Guardian for De Witt and Macon County. Weatherford earned a Bachelor of Arts from Millikin University, a Master of Arts in Political Science from Eastern Illinois University and Juris Doctor from Indiana University School of Law. Appointment is pending confirmation by the … Read More

Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer

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•January 17, 2024• The American Cancer Society reports that cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death among American women. Though those numbers have decreased dramatically as use of the Pap test has increased, cervical cancer remains a considerable global threat. That threat is a reflection of socioeconomic conditions, as the World Health Organization reports that roughly 90 percent of new cervical cancer cases and deaths in 2020 occurred in low- and middle-income countries. … Read More