Photo courtesy to Town of Normal Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- As a response to the Coronavirus, Normal will be canceling several events and closing down several locations. The Town of Normal’s Cultural Arts Department will temporarily close to the public starting on Saturday, March 14 to help limit large gatherings for the health and safety of our visitors and members. This includes the Children’s Discovery Museum and the Normal Theater. […]
Given the events of the last week and Illinois State University's emergency procedures, we have made significant changes to the operations of WZND radio. WZND's Management Council came to these decisions with the safety of both WZND interns and the entire community in mind. In crisis situations, media – particularly radio – is a first responder for information to the community. WZND will remain on-air on 103.3 FM and online […]
Photo courtesy to the CDC NORMAL, Ill.- At this time the specimen collection is done in McLean County by healthcare providers and testing is done at the State Public Health Labs for anyone that meets CDC criteria. There have been less than five individuals tested for COVID-19 in McLean County as of March 12. The McLean County Health Department is actively monitoring any individuals they are aware of that are […]
Photo courtesy to CDC Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- the Illinois State Univeristy's American Democracy project understands that COVID-19 and the University’s extension of Spring Break will impact the upcoming Primary Election on March 17. ADP sent out an email and stated, "Because civic engagement is a core value of Illinois State University, we would like to encourage you to still vote in the important election on Tuesday." The ADP said […]
Photo courtesy: IHSA Twitter NORMAL - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) announced the cancelation of all remaining winter state championships in response to the coronavirus. There is no official word yet on spring championships. UPDATE: The American Hockey Association Illinois (AHAI) has canceled the remaining High School Hockey State Championships. IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson released the following statement this afternoon: “This was a difficult decision shaped by thoughtful […]
Photo courtesy: Missouri Valley Conference NORMAL - The Missouri Valley Conference has canceled Hoops in the Heartland in spite of the coronavirus. The MVC released the following statement Thursday afternoon: "The Missouri Valley Conference announced today that it has canceled the MVC Women's Basketball Tournament scheduled to begin today at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. The main priority of the Conference continues to be the well-being and safety of its […]
