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Otherworld Theatre Presents TALES OF THE WANDERING WYVERN INN

Otherworld Theatre Company has announced a new title, casting and details surrounding TALES OF THE WANDERING WYVERN INN: A One-Shot Immersive LARP (formerly titled "'Twas the Night Before Ameltide"), a hybrid Live Action Role Play (LARP), escape room, and immersive theatre running December 9, 2022 - January 29, 2023 at their storefront at 3914 N. Clark St.

TALES OF THE WANDERING WYVERN INN: A One-Shot Immersive LARP is a 90-minute adventure set in the world of the popular multi-day CHRONICLES OF THE REALM LARP series. Rumors abound ... Read more

Hoepker’s Heroics Clinch 2A State Title for Nashville over

By Jakub Rudnik

CHAMPAIGN — With 2:40 remaining in the boys 2A state title game, Monticello layup put the Sages up six. In a 31-25 game, Nashville’s deficit seemed enormous.

Twelve seconds later, Nolan Heggemeier’s thr ... Read more

Janelle O’Dea joins Public Integrity as data reporter for

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Janelle O’Dea is joining the Center for Public Integrity in a newly created data reporter position focused on local news collaborations and capacity-building.

Strengthening the data capabilities of ... Read more

A Growing Presence on the Farm: Robots

FARMER CITY, Illinois — In a research field off Highway 54 last autumn, corn stalks shimmered in rows 40-feet deep. Girish Chowdhary, an agricultural engineer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bent to place a small white robot at t ... Read more

Where are central Illinois students recovering fastest from COVID-19 learning loss?

MATTOON — Black and Hispanic students are learning more quickly in the Mattoon school district than in any other school district in east central Illinois.

The Illinois State Board of Education published information on student growth Thursday alongside its 2022 Illinois Report Card. The state calculated growth for local schools and districts by measuring student achievement over the course of a year against peers starting at the same grade and assessment score.

“Unlike proficiency rates, which correlate strongly to ... Read more

Crowley Pumpkins makes the woods glow in north Mahomet : Cul

Every late October, a small section north of Mahomet glows with the light of 400+ jack-o-lanterns as passersby gaze through their car windows at what has become an annual attraction. Crowley Pumpkins, which began 12 years ago harvesting a modest 500 ... Read more

S&T team competes against professionals in mine rescue compe

The Missouri Mine Rescue Association, in conjunction with Missouri S&T, hosted its 40th Annual Mine Rescue Competition at Missouri S&T Sept. 27-29, 2022, judged by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Miss ... Read more

Jimmy Mars Returns to Action in Illini 100; Visit to Cedar L

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(MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN) For the first time since the completion of the ‘Wild West Shootout’ back in mid-January, the Mars Racing team was back at the track on April 2-3 at Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois ... Read more