Local government
Creating ‘smart cities’: Normal provides update on innovation, technology | Politics
Uptown Station is at 11 Uptown Circle, Normal. A new tree inventory software shows location, species and height of nearly 12,000 trees in Normal. The software is a culmination of a recent tree inventory conducted by the …
Fortenberry-Bolz debate centers on health care | Local Government
Both candidates opposed proposals to defund the police in the wake of the recent deaths of Black Americans held in custody by police and both praised the community-based policing model that is in effect in Lincoln. “We need to reexamine our conscience as a nation,” Fortenberry suggested. “We must make sure opportunity is real for …
WATCH NOW: Meatpacking plant outbreak spawns coronavirus cluster at Lincoln business, health director says | Health and Fitness
× Help support our COVID-19 coverage We’re providing access to COVID-19 articles for free. Please help support our work by subscribing or signing up for an account. Already a subscriber? Log in. A coronavirus outbreak among workers at the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Crete has spread to employees of Universal Cold Storage in Lincoln, interim Lincoln-Lancaster County …
Health fair raised funds for senior center | Local
NEESES – The Town of Neeses raised about $500 for the Seniors Recreation and Leisure Center during the recent Health Fair and Community Services event, town council members were told at the November meeting. New mayors elected in several towns Familiar faces will return to some councils At the event, yard sale vendors who participated …
‘My pupil was expelled for breaking a teacher’s fingers. I have to help him’ | Society
Monday I spend the morning completing admin for the students I tutor, who have all been expelled from schools and referral units for behavioural problems. After completing weekly reports on them for last week, I plan the week’s lessons, mark some work and fill in my timesheets. As a self-employed tutor working for a local …
Special needs education breaking our budgets, warn councils | Education
County councils across England are warning that the cost of covering special needs education is breaking their budgets, with local authorities overspending by more than £100m last year to meet the sharp rise in demand. Research by the County Councils Network found that some councils had recorded a 90% increase in young people being given …
