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Lexington, Nebraska, is just one of the many rural communities that has long dealt with food insecurity, but the global pandemic both intensified need...
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Sierra is in a bind. She and her husband have two children — ages three and nine years old — and they live in Urbana. Sierra’s 9-year-old son is attending…
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Ja Nelle Pleasure never used to think twice about putting food on the table for her family. In fact, the Pleasure family revolved around food. One of...
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Eighteen young people tested positive for COVID-19 in Sangamon County during the week of August 23. The weekly number of new cases among those less than...
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Bradley University is ordering all students to quarantine and learn remotely for the next two weeks.
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Lee County has reported another death related to COVID-19. The county now has at least six deaths related to the virus.The county health department did…
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The McDonough County Health Department reported a COVID-19 outbreak at The Ritz in downtown Macomb. The department said people in the bar on August 21,…
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At least eight migrant workers who were infected with COVID-19 waited several days before isolating because the company they worked for, Bayer, declined…
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There’s no shortage of peanuts on Loyd Lasley’s farm. Come September, he hopes to harvest about 160,000 pounds of them. Many of the peanuts are roasted...
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Before the pandemic, the food pantry at St. Patrick Church in Urbana, Ill. served meals to more than 100 families per week. They operated with the help...