Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Waterloo School Board OKs budget
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved the school district’s 2020-21 budget at its meeting Monday night. The budget shows the district having $31,670,873 in revenue and $32,376,203 in expenditures this…
Read MoreCOVID outbreak at Oak Hill; ISP visits Monroe County taverns
There has been a small coronavirus outbreak at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo, and the Illinois State Police visited Monroe County on Thursday night to see if…
Read MoreIHSA makes updates; #LetUsPlay movement gains momentum
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors met virtually on Monday, approving several updates to the IHSA’s Return To Activities guidelines as it continues to try and navigate athletics…
Read MoreNo new mitigations for region
The metro east will not face any additional mitigations to slow the spread of coronavirus in the region, according to St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern. “The state shared…
Read MoreWagner keeps up the fight
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner went on a fishing trip to Table Rock Lake in Missouri with his son for the weekend early this year. His phone rang…
Read MoreNew rules take bite out of dining
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Sept. 2 that “in excess” of 1,400 of the state’s coronavirus cases in the last 60 days had been traced back to…
Read MoreMonroe County records another COVID death
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported Tuesday that another Monroe County resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the Illinois Department of Public Health’s tally for the county to…
Read MoreArms of Love lift spirits at Garden Place
2020 has been quite a year so far, but probably most challenging for Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia. The facility was the site of a tragic outbreak of COVID-19…
Read MoreIndoor dining and drinking to close in metro east
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that all indoor service at bars and restaurants in the metro east will be prohibited effective Wednesday. That is the only new…
Read MoreLocal businesses receive BIG grants
Illinois announced the recipients of $46 million worth of emergency small business grants last Tuesday, with eight Monroe County businesses receiving money. The grants were through the Business Interruption Grant…
Read MoreBoys golf season tees off
The high school golf season is in full swing, with local teams taking the proper COVID-19 precautions as they hit the links. “There’s a lot of restrictions, but it is…
Read MoreJunior high baseball teams in action
Local junior high baseball teams have started their fall schedule of games as allowed through the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association. Under the SIJHSAA rules, schools that opt…
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