Ruling sparks school changes

With Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow having issued a temporary restraining order regarding Illinois COVID procedures in schools, districts across the state are rethinking tpolicies.  Grischow issued her ruling…

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Drug-free coalition talks trends

At November’s Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities meeting, the group discussed recent trends in alcohol and substance use, along with the importance of avoiding stigmatizing language when discussing such…

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Downen keeps on writing

Waterloo High School graduate, mechanical engineer and fiction author Catherine Downen has not let all that has surrounded the COVID-19 pandemic keep her down. In fact, with the Sept. 21…

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Schools differ on mandate

The Columbia school district is citing the Health Care Right of Conscience Act as a means to keep personnel who do not submit to the state’s vaccine and testing mandate…

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