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Local COVID roundup 9/22: mark not seen since before Fourth of July
PEORIA, Ill. — With no new deaths to report, 71 new positive COVID-19 tests highlighted Tuesday’s report from the Peoria City/County Health Department. 36 of the cases were Tazewell County...
Jeremy Scott Sep 22, 2020

So What "Fast Food" Item Do You Share Your Birthday Year With?
So what "Fast Food" item came out the year you were born? There's some famous ones out there. Some of them are still around to this day that have lasted, like the McRib from 1981 or the Dairy Queen Bl...
Mike Stechman Sep 22, 2020

‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
(AP) — The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus has topped 200,000, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation. That’s accordin...
Julia Bradley Sep 22, 2020

The Incredibly Wonderful Game Show
Man, did I love game shows. They were fun, goofy and sometimes made me feel smart...Concentration, Jokers Wild, The Price Is Right, High Rollers, The Newlywed Game, Match Game...I watched 'em all. Las...
Rick Hirschmann Sep 22, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Romney won’t oppose Senate vote on Trump pick
WASHINGTON (AP) -Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not oppose a Senate vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. In a statement Tuesday, Romney said he intends to follow the Cons...
Julia Bradley Sep 22, 2020
Surprisingly, more people are planning to do THIS this year, compared to last. What is it?
September 22, 2020 Q: Surprisingly, more people are planning to do THIS this year, compared to last. What is it? A: Decorate their homes for Halloween
Nancy Flagg Sep 22, 2020

Peoria Public Schools grades 2-4 to return to in-person last week of October
PEORIA, Ill. — After announcing last week that K-1 students would return Oct. 5, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education approved a plan Monday night for grades 2-4 to return to hybrid in-p...
Dalton Kemper Sep 21, 2020

Richwoods art teacher and baseball coach dies at 51
PEORIA, Ill. — Doug Goessman, Richwoods art teacher and baseball coach, passed away Sunday night, according to an email sent to families by the school. The Richwoods email said they will have co...
Dalton Kemper Sep 21, 2020

Local COVID roundup 9/21: 6 Tazewell deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — One weekend after five tri-county residents died from COVID-19, the virus has claimed the lives of six area people. The Peoria City/County Health Department on Monday reported all...
Jeremy Scott Sep 21, 2020

BU lays out stipulations for return to classroom learning
PEORIA, Ill. — With strict guidelines in place, Bradley University this week will be heading back after a two-week all-student quarantine to in-person instruction. As of 7 A.M. Wed., Sept. 23, s...
Jeremy Scott Sep 21, 2020




