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63 Crawford County residents classified as Hispanic test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 31, 2021

As of Dec. 30, at least 63 Hispanic residents of Crawford County tested positive for the coronavirus.

Six Jasper County residents classified as Hispanic test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 31, 2021

As of Dec. 30, at least six Hispanic residents of Jasper County tested positive for the coronavirus.

No Edgar County residents classified as Asian test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 31, 2021

As of Dec. 30, zero Asian residents of Edgar County tested positive for the coronavirus.

Central A&M Community Unit School District #21 Board of Education met Nov. 17

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 31, 2021

Central A&M Community Unit School District #21 Board of Education met Wednesday, Nov. 17.

Widow and parent beneficiaries in ZIP Code 62440 stay unchanged in 2020

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

There were 20 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Illinois ZIP Code 62440 in 2020, the same number as in 2019, according to the Social Security Administration.

Miller calls new vaccine mandates 'tyranny'

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) has called the new vaccine mandate requiring people ages 5 and older to show proof of full vaccination status before entering certain facilities "tyranny."

385 Douglas County residents classified as Hispanic test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 29, at least 385 Hispanic residents of Douglas County tested positive for the coronavirus.

39 Lawrence County residents classified as Hispanic test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 29, at least 39 Hispanic residents of Lawrence County tested positive for the coronavirus.

602 Crawford County residents in their thirties test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 30, 602 Crawford County residents in their thirties have tested positive for COVID-19.

$1.1 million in County School Facility Tax collected in 2020 for Shelby County

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

This is an increase over the year before.

No Crawford County residents classified as Asian test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 29, zero Asian residents of Crawford County tested positive for the coronavirus.

602 Lawrence County residents in their forties test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 30, 602 Lawrence County residents in their forties have tested positive for COVID-19.

304 Cumberland County residents in their forties test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 30, 304 Cumberland County residents in their forties have tested positive for COVID-19.

Open book: Eastern Illinois Education for Employment teacher Molly N. Bushne’s salary

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

How much did Eastern Illinois Education for Employment teacher Molly N. Bushne make, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

40 Coles County residents classified as Asian test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 29, at least 40 Asian residents of Coles County tested positive for the coronavirus.

443 Douglas County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 30, 443 Douglas County residents in their sixties have tested positive for COVID-19.

1,214 Effingham County residents in their thirties test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 30, 1,214 Effingham County residents in their thirties have tested positive for COVID-19.

No Clark County residents classified as African American test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

As of Dec. 29, zero African American residents of Clark County tested positive for the coronavirus.

Q1 2022: four inmates sentenced in Edgar County to be released

By East Central Reporter Reports | Dec 30, 2021

There are four inmates sentenced to jail in Edgar County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the first quarter of 2022.