IDPH Endorses Federal Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose for Children ages 5-11 Years Old

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•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

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•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

Marrowbone Public Library News

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•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

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•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

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•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

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•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, … Read More

Changeover from COVID-19 Individual Contact Tracing Calls

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•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