D. Jack Alkire

13 hours ago | pantagraph.com | D. Jack Alkire

BLOOMINGTON — The University of Illinois Extension is accepting applicants for its hybrid Master Gardeners class beginning this fall. Using both online and in-person sessions, participants will learn in-depth horticulture concepts concerning annual and perennial flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees and more. There are 25 seats available for applicants across Livingston, McLean and Woodford counties for the 13-week course, with in-person training every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon between Sept.

3 days ago | pantagraph.com | D. Jack Alkire

BLOOMINGTON — As U.S. and Chinese officials meet this weekend with aims to deescalate what threatens to become an all-out trade war, small business owners in Central Illinois are feeling a one-two punch of higher prices and economic uncertainty. President Donald Trump's administration on April 2 announced a variety of tariffs — taxes paid on imported goods — affecting countries around the globe.

4 days ago | pantagraph.com | D. Jack Alkire

NORMAL — As their little sister graduated with a degree in elementary education from Illinois State University, Jasmine Boyce's brothers couldn't help but praise her. "She's the first one out of all three of us to do it. So, I'm very proud," James Newsome said. Boyce, of Lansing, held two bouquets of red roses and posed with her father, Virgilio Boyce, as he was overcome with emotions. "I'm feeling really happy. I'm feeling blessed," Jasmine Boyce said. "I feel like time actually flew by.

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | D. Jack Alkire

BLOOMINGTON — Traditionally, when a group of Peace Corps volunteers leaves Fiji, they gift their hosts something of cultural significance that commemorates their time together. When it was time to leave for Group 97, the first volunteers to visit the island nation since the COVID-19 pandemic stalled all Peace Corps operations, they gifted custom rugby jerseys.

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | D. Jack Alkire

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