Area Covid-19 Dashboard for January 17, 2022

Active Cases:
(Champaign County)
2,602
Total Area Cases:
(Sentinel Area)
1,150
New Cases:
(Sentinel Area)
339


Current local cases 1/17/22
Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/16/22

Ogden • 10 (3)
Royal • 4 (2)
St. Joseph • 118 (23)
Urbana • 879 (275)
Sidney • 21 (5)
Philo • 25 (11)
Tolono • 69 (13)
Sadorus • 9 (3)
Pesotum • 15 (4)




The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Illinois Department of Public Health at the time of publishing. Active cases are the number of confirmed cases reported currently in isolation. Local is defined as cases within the nine communities The Sentinel covers.

Effective 1/16/22, the CUPHD dashboard updated their reporting parameters to reflect the reduction from a 10-day isolation period to 5 days per the CDC guidance issued last month. Under the previous 10-day policy, there would actually be approximately 5,955 residents in isolation today.

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Ferrari nets first singles win for Illini

LAS VEGAS –- Freshman Kida Ferrari notched the Illini women's tennis program's first win of the season at the Bella the Ball Collegiate Invitational on Sunday. Her first collegiate win - a nailbiter - came via a 7-5, 7-6 (1) decision over Baylor's Ana Zamburek during Illinois' first tennis match of the season.

Unfortunately, the rest of the squad did not fare as well as the Illini dropped their season opener to the #11 ranked Lady Bears, 6-1.

Illinois earned just one win towards the doubles point thanks to Josie Frazier and Ashley Yeah. The junior duo snagged a win on the #2 doubles court, besting Baylor's Isabella Harvison and Alicia Herrero.

The Illini lost three of their singles matches in tiebreakers. Illinois' freshman Megan Heuser struggled in her first set against Herrero on the #4 court. Finding her game, Heuser stormed back to take the second set, 6-1. The stage was now set for a third-set thriller, which ended at 6-all. In the end, Herrero outlasted the Heuser 11-9 to take the match.


BOX SCORE

Baylor 6, Illinois 1

Doubles -
1. Alina Shcherbinina/Anita Sahdiieva (BU) def. Kate Duong/Megan Heuser (ILL) 7-5
2. Josie Frazier/Ashley Yeah (ILL) def. Isabella Harvison/Alicia Herrero (BU) 6-4
3. Ana Zamburek/Paula Baranano (BU) def. Emily Casati/Kasia Treiber (ILL) 6-1

Singles -
1. Alina Shcherbinina (BU) def. Kate Duong (ILL) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1
2. Isabella Harvison (BU) def. Ashley Yeah (ILL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Anita Sahdiieva (BU) def. Josie Frazier (ILL) 6-3, 6-4
4. Alicia Herrero (BU) def. Megan Heuser (ILL) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (11-9)
5. Paula Baranano (BU) def. Kasia Treiber (ILL) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
6. Kida Ferrari (ILL) def. Ana Zamburek (BU) 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)

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Financial planning strategies for LGBTQ+ couples that make sense

Photo: NewsUSA
(NewsUSA) -- Every family has a unique financial situation with its own set of challenges. However, financial planning can be a bit more complex for LGBTQ+ couples. Depending on the state in which they live, LGBTQ+ couples may find it hard to secure access to health care, higher earning opportunities and retirement savings.

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professionals can help LGBTQ+ couples navigate these challenges and develop financial planning strategies tailored to their specific needs and the laws of their state.

Here are 4 examples of strategies that a CFP® professional can help you consider:

1. Estate planning: Estate planning is important for LGBTQ+ couples, particularly when considerable assets are involved such as multiple retirement accounts or real estate. In addition to a will and beneficiary designations, your estate plan should also explain how your medical wishes should be honored. Your plan should include health care proxies and medical powers of attorney.

2. Retirement planning: A CFP® professional will work with you to choose the best savings and investment options to meet your retirement goals. They can help align your investment options with your values, combine or consolidate retirement accounts, and make annual contributions. A CFP® professional can also help you review your beneficiary designations to ensure your loved ones are protected. This includes understanding the tax implications of naming a spouse and unmarried partner as a beneficiary.

3. Insurance planning: A CFP® professional can help you evaluate your needs for foundational insurance -- that is, health, life, long-term care and disability insurance. It is important to know your rights, resources and insurance-policy details before incorporating insurance into your financial plan. For example, many insurance carriers recognize domestic partner status and will offer a preferred rate if you live with your life partner, even if you are not legally married.

4. Family planning: Deciding whether to get married and whether to start a family involves many important financial considerations for LGBTQ+ couples. Marriage may offer several long-term financial benefits, including health care coverage and federal protection of certain assets. Alternatively, a domestic partnership agreement can provide financial protections for unmarried LGBTQ+ couples. And starting a family may mean saving for fertility treatments, or a domestic or international adoption program.

These strategies, along with other financial best practices, can help put LGBTQ+ couples on a path to financial success.

You can find a CFP® professional by visiting LetsMakeAPlan.org and using the Find A CFP® Professional tool. You can also filter your search to find a planner with experience working with LGBTQ+ individuals and couples.

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Campaign promotes fun way to keep an eye on your blood pressure

(NewsUSA) -- Approximately half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, but many don't know it, according to the American Heart Association. A new public service campaign from the American Heart Association, American Medical Association and Ad Council in partnership with HHS Office of Minority Health and Health Resources & Services Administration encourages all adults to take control by monitoring their blood pressure at home and sharing the numbers with their doctor.

This new campaign is a fun way to get people engaged in monitoring their blood pressure and keeping it under control

The "Get Down with Your Blood Pressure" public service announcement uses catchy music and memorable dance moves to get the attention of people who have and are at increased risk for high blood pressure and negative health consequences associated with it, such as heart attack, stroke and severe complications of COVID-19.

The campaign keeps it simple, and encourages those with high blood pressure to regularly follow four easy steps: "Get It, Slip It, Cuff It, Check It." That means Get the blood pressure cuff, Slip it on, use the band to Cuff your arm, Check your blood pressure with a validated monitor and share the numbers with your doctor. The campaign's detailed instructional videos are available in English and Spanish.

"This new campaign is a fun way to get people engaged in monitoring their blood pressure and keeping it under control -- which can often feel daunting to many patients"-- and is timely given that high blood pressure puts patients at higher risk of severe complications of COVID-19," says American Medical Association president Gerald E. Harmon, M.D. "We are committed to eliminating structural drivers of health inequities that place Black and Brown communities at increasing risk of heart disease," Dr. Harmon adds.

The campaign emphasizes self-monitoring and encourages individuals to work with their doctors to create a personalized plan to manage and treat high blood pressure. Changes to unhealthy eating habits and increases in physical activity may be all it takes to get your blood pressure to a healthy range. However, sometimes it's not that simple. If your doctor prescribes a blood pressure medication, be sure to take it as directed.

"This campaign is part of the American Heart Association's National Hypertension Control Initiative," says Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., ScM, F.A.H.A., president of the American Heart Association, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Eileen M. Foell Professor of Heart Research and Professor of Preventive Medicine, Medicine, and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. "The initiative encompasses direct education and training on blood pressure measurement and management with health care professionals in community health centers and community-based organizations. We are meeting people where they are with access to blood pressure education and resources to reduce high blood pressure in communities that need it most."

Visit heart.org/hbpcontrol for more information about blood pressure management.


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This week at the Rose Bowl Tavern: Goth Night!

There is a diverse line-up and music this week at the Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. Get your Marilyn Manson on for Goth Night this Thursday and don't miss New Souls on Friday.

There is lots of great jazz with the Jeff Helgesen Quintent, the Andrew Danforth Quintet and tomorrow night's Jazz Jam. Here is this week's live entertainment line-up:

The Rose Bowl Tavern now offers regular jazz shows, jam sessions and a comedy open mike night. For more information on upcoming shows, special hours and promotions, visit their website at www.rosebowltavern.com and on Facebook at @RoseBowlTavern. Located at 106 N Race Street, there's plenty of free parking after 5pm in the city lot just outside the side entrance on the north side of the building.

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100 participate at MLK Walk for Peace in Urbana

MLK Day
Just over one hundred people joined together to walk from Crestwood Park to Larson Park in Urbana for the MLK Walk of Peace on Monday. The event, commemorating the life and sacrifice of the Reverend Martin Luther King, was co-sponsored by the City of Urbana, HV Neighborhood Transformation, Housing Authority of Champaign County/Youth Build, The Urbana Free Library, the Urbana Park District, and the Urbana Rotary Club. "We know the sacrifices he and countless others made for the betterment of us as African-Americans and society itself," said Maurice Hayes, Executive Director of HV Neighborhood Transformations. "So often, our kids are misled by the wrong things. It will take us as adults in the room to lead them in a different direction to prosperity and to grow success."
Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
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Classical musicians give winter concert

East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra
Members of the East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra performed at Smith Recital Hall in Urbana on Sunday. The orchestra, made up of 49 students from the local area, including Champaign, Urbana, Mahomet, Monticello, and Danville, delighted parents and guests pieces from Verdi, Malcolm Arnold, and Dvorak at the music building on the University of Illinois campus. Here, the cello section plays during the Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor by Johannes Brahms conducted by Kevin Kelly at the Winter Concert 2022.
Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
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Quote-of-the-Day:
"We know the sacrifices . . ."

MLK Day
Urbana Walk For Peace

Maurice Hayes speaks at MLK Walk for Peace in Urbana

"We know the sacrifices he and countless others made for the betterment of us as African-Americans and society itself....So often, our kids are misled by the wrong things. It will take us as adults in the room to lead them in a different direction to prosperity and to grow success."
~ Maurice Hayes
  Executive Director
HV Neighborhood Transformations
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Area Covid-19 Dashboard for January 16, 2022

Active Cases:
(Champaign County)
2,559
Total Area Cases:
(Sentinel Area)
1,126
New Cases:
(Sentinel Area)
345


Current local cases 1/16/22
Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/15/22

Ogden • 14 (3)
Royal • 4 (1)
St. Joseph • 132 (28)
Urbana • 838 (268)
Sidney • 23 (8)
Philo • 21 (7)
Tolono • 71 (19)
Sadorus • 9 (3)
Pesotum • 14 (8)



The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Illinois Department of Public Health at the time of publishing. Active cases are the number of confirmed cases reported currently in isolation. Local is defined as cases within the nine communities The Sentinel covers.

Effective 1/16/22, the CUPHD dashboard updated their reporting parameters to reflect the reduction from a 10-day isolation period to 5 days per the CDC guidance issued last month. Under the previous 10-day policy, there would actually be approximately 5,941 residents in isolation today.

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Rockets end losing streak with six-point win over Blue Bullets

MORTON -- After back-to-back losses in the past week, the Unity basketball team survives a near loss to the Blue Bullets of Knoxville (15-5) to win 60-54 at the Morton Basketball Shootout on Saturday.

The Rockets' 12th win of the season was yet another nail-biting affair. The score was knotted at 25-all at the end of the first half after a productive 20-point quarter by Knoxville. Will Cowan and Thomas Henry drilled two threes apiece in the third quarter to help construct an 11-point Unity lead.

Despite a valiant effort by the Blue Bullets to rally back into the contest with four players reaching double figures, Unity was able to hold off the surge in the final quarter.

David Hise and Braden Downs led the Knox County team with 12 points each. Bryar Fleisher and Beau Honeycutt chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Meanwhile, Unity had three players turn in double-digit performances.

After a 19-point output against Paxton-Buckley-Loda less than 24 hours earlier, Blake Kimball scored 18 points to lead both rosters in the shootout game. Will Cowan found his stroke from beyond the arc, draining five treys and finishing with 17 points for the Rockets.

Starter Tristan Price hit a couple of three-pointers and went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.

Unity (12-4), currently tied 5th in the Illini Prairie standings, will have a chance to polish their record a bit. Tuesday, the Rockets host St. Thomas More at the Rocket Center and take on the Eagles in Rantoul on Friday.

Box Score

Final: Unity 60 - Knoxville 54

  1 2 3 4 OT F
Unity 11 14 22 13 0 60
Knoxville 5 20 11 18 0 54


Unity --
Kimball 6 (1) 3-5 -- 18, Cowan 1 (5) 0-0 -- 17, H. Thomas 0 (2) 1-2 -- 7, Rawdin 2 (0) 0-0 -- 4, Warfel 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Saunders 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Porter 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, O'Neil 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Price 1 (2) 2-2 -- 10, A. Thomas 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Langendorf 2 (0) 0-0 -- 4, Maxwell 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0

Knoxville --
Downs 3 (0) 6-6 -- 12, McClay 3 (0) 3-3 -- 9, Hise 4 (1) 1-2 -- 12, Wallace 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Fleisher 0 (3) 2-2 -- 11, Nolan 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Tuckey 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Curey 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Honeycutt 5 (0) 0-2 -- 10, Shreves 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Saulte 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Morris 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Bent 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Bentz 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0

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Study finds breastfeeding reduces CVD risk in mothers

by American Heart Association

Women who breastfed for 12 months or longer during their lifetime appeared to be less likely to develop cardiovascular disease than women who did not breastfeed.
DALLAS -- Women who breastfed were less likely to develop heart disease or a stroke, or die from cardiovascular disease than women who did not breastfeed, according to a meta-analysis published today in a pregnancy spotlight issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

The special issue, JAHA Spotlight on Pregnancy and Its Impact on Maternal and Offspring Cardiovascular Health, includes about a dozen research articles exploring various cardiovascular considerations during pregnancy for mother and child.

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The health benefits of breastfeeding for children are well known. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is linked with fewer respiratory infections and lower risk of death from infectious diseases among the children who were breastfed. Breastfeeding also has been linked to maternal health benefits, including lower risk for Type 2 diabetes, ovarian cancer and breast cancer.

"Previous studies have investigated the association between breastfeeding and the risk of cardiovascular disease in the mother; however, the findings were inconsistent on the strength of the association and, specifically, the relationship between different durations of breastfeeding and cardiovascular disease risk. Therefore, it was important to systematically review the available literature and mathematically combine all of the evidence on this topic," said senior author Peter Willeit, M.D., M.Phil., Ph.D., professor of clinical epidemiology at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Researchers reviewed health information from eight studies conducted between 1986 and 2009 in Australia, China, Norway, Japan and the U.S. and one multinational study.

The review included health records for nearly 1.2 million women (average age 25 at first birth) and analyzed the relationship between breastfeeding and the mother’s individual cardiovascular risk.

"We collected information, for instance, on how long women had breastfed during their lifetime, the number of births, age at first birth and whether women had a heart attack or a stroke later in life or not," said first author Lena Tschiderer, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical University of Innsbruck.

The review found:

  • 82% of the women reported they had breastfed at some time in their life.
  • Compared to women who never breastfed, women who reported breastfeeding during their lifetime had a 11% decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
  • Over an average follow-up period of 10 years, women who breastfed at some time in their life were 14% less likely to develop coronary heart disease; 12% less likely to suffer strokes; and 17% less likely to die from cardiovascular disease.
  • Women who breastfed for 12 months or longer during their lifetime appeared to be less likely to develop cardiovascular disease than women who did not breastfeed.
  • There were no notable differences in cardiovascular disease risk among women of different ages or according to the number of pregnancies.

    • Despite recommendations to breastfeed by organizations including the WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), both of which recommend babies are breastfed exclusively through at least six months of age, only 1 in 4 infants receives only breastmilk for the first six months of life. Black infants in the U.S. are less likely than white infants to be breastfed for any length of time, according to the CDC.

    "It’s important for women to be aware of the benefits of breastfeeding for their babies’ health and also their own personal health," Willeit said. "Moreover, these findings from high-quality studies conducted around the world highlight the need to encourage and support breastfeeding, such as breastfeeding-friendly work environments, and breastfeeding education and programs for families before and after giving birth."

    The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate among developed countries, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause, according to the 2021 Call to Action Maternal Health and Saving Mothers policy statement from the American Heart Association. The statement, which outlines public policies that address the racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health, notes that an estimated 2 out of 3 deaths during pregnancy may be preventable.

    "While the benefits of breastfeeding for infants and children are well established, mothers should be further encouraged to breastfeed their infants knowing that they are improving the health of their child and improving their own health as well," said Shelley Miyamoto, M.D., FAHA, chair of the American Heart Association’s Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts), the Jack Cooper Millisor Chair in Pediatric Heart Disease and director of the Cardiomyopathy Program at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. "Raising awareness regarding the multifaceted benefits of breastfeeding could be particularly helpful to those mothers who are debating breast vs. bottle feeding.

    "It should be particularly empowering for a mother to know that by breastfeeding she is providing the optimal nutrition for her baby while simultaneously lowering her personal risk of heart disease."

    A limitation of this meta-analysis is that little information was available about women who breastfed for longer than two years. “If we had this additional data, we would have been able to calculate better estimates for the association between lifetime durations of breastfeeding and development of cardiovascular disease in mothers,” Tschiderer said.

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    Prep Sports Notebook | Unity, SJO suffer losses on the hardwood

    Unity falls in OT loss to PBL

    PAXTON -- Paxton-Buckley-Loda (9-6) outscored the Unity basketball team 13-3 in an overtime session on their home court to hand the Rockets their fourth and second consecutive loss this season. The Panthers used seven of the 11 free throws in the extra period to win, 51-41.

    Nursing a 22-16 lead at the half, the Rockets' Blake Kimball scored all eight of his team's points in the third frame. Meanwhile, PBL closed the gap on the scoreboard, shaving the point deficit down to a two-point difference.

    Unity's scoring effort was a mere shadow of their first-half effort. Kimball, who finished with 19 points - 12 from three-point range, was quiet after the third period. Austin Langendorf stepped up by scoring six of the team's eight fourth-quarter points and forced the tie at the end of regulation play. The Rockets' third-leading scorer, he finished the night with nine points.

    Behind Kimball, Thomas Henry was Unity's second-leading point producer with 11 hard-earned points. Will Cowan rounded out the team's scoring effort with two points from a field goal in the first quarter.

    Keegan Busboom led the Paxton-Buckley-Loda scoring effort with 13 points. Fellow seniors Mason Medlock and Brandon Knight scored 12 and 11 points, respectively. Key to their success was another senior, Mason Bruns, who came off the bench to score nine points down the stretch for the Panthers.

    Box Score

    Final: Unity 41 - Paxton-Buckley-Loda 51

      1 2 3 4 OT F
    Unity 11 11 8 8  3 41
    PBL 11 4 13 10 13 51


    Unity --
    Kimball 2 (4) 3-3 -- 19, Cowan 1 (0) 0-0 -- 2, H. Thomas 1 (2) 3-6 -- 11, Rawdin 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Warfel 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Saunders 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Porter 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, O'Neil 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Price 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, A. Thomas 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Langendorf 4 (0) 1-3 -- 9, Maxwell 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0,


    Paxton-Buckley-Loda --
    Bruns 2 (0) 5-8 -- 9, Ager 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Busboom 1 (3) 2-2 -- 13, Uden 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Sanders 0 (0) 0- -- 0, Graham 1 (0) 0-0 -- 2, Gronsky 1 (0) 0-0 -- 2, Johnson 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Medlock 3 (0) 6-6 -- 12, Hitz 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Donaldson 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Snelling 1 (0) 0-0 -- 2, Knight 4 (0) 3-5 -- 11,

    Unity wrestling squad post four wins

    MONTICELLO -- The Rockets' wrestling squad posted three shutouts during the first day of wrestling at the Illini Prairie Conference Meet this week.

    Unity defeated IVC, 84-0; Rantoul, 84-0; and the St. Thomas More program, 81-0. While Monticello was the only program to score team points against the Rockets, UHS wrestlers cruised to a 72-6 victory.

    SJO loses conference game by 14

    ST. JOSEPH -- The St. Joseph-Ogden (12-4) basketball team dropped their first conference game of the season, falling to Pontiac at home, 58-44. It is the second straight loss for the Spartans, who dropped a non-conference contest, 54-38, on the road against Class 2A powerhouse Teutopolis on Tuesday.

    Hoping to avenge last season's two-point loss to the Hawks, SJO plays at Prairie Central on Tuesday, January 18.

    The Spartans are back in the Main Gym next Friday, where they will tip-off against Illinois Valley Central.

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    Area Covid-19 Dashboard for January 15, 2022

    The county's public health dashboard reports four additional Covid19 deaths on Saturday. The death toll in Champaign County from the pandemic is now 245.



    Active Champaign County Cases:

    6,681

    Net change in the county: -373


    Current local cases 1/14/22
    Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/13/22

    Ogden • 34 (1)
    Royal • 9 (1)
    St. Joseph • 252 (30)
    Urbana • 2,292 (159)
    Sidney • 53 (5)
    Philo • 51 (3)
    Tolono • 143 (16)
    Sadorus • 19 (2)
    Pesotum • 26 (0)


    Total Active Local Cases:

    2,879

    Net change in local cases: -200


    Total Local Confirmed Cases: 18,975

    New cases: 217


    The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Illinois Department of Public Health at the time of publishing. Active cases are the number of confirmed cases reported currently in isolation. Local is defined as cases within the nine communities The Sentinel covers.

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    Area Covid-19 Dashboard for January 14, 2022

    The total number of Covid-related deaths in Champaign County grew 241 today. According to The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District website today, three patients, including a woman between the ages of 20-30, lost their lives to Covid-19. The county is close to averaging one Covid-19 related death to a day.

    On average, over the past five days, 283 residents per day in the Sentinel area of coverage are testing positive for Covid-19. There are currently 3,079 infected in isolation.



    Active Champaign County Cases:

    7,054

    Net change in the county: -55


    Current local cases 1/14/22
    Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/13/22

    Ogden • 37 (0)
    Royal • 9 (0)
    St. Joseph • 267 (29)
    Urbana • 2454 (152)
    Sidney • 51 (4)
    Philo • 63 (3)
    Tolono • 146 (17)
    Sadorus • 20 (0)
    Pesotum • 32 (3)


    Total Active Local Cases:

    3,079

    Net change in local cases: 7


    Total Local Confirmed Cases: 18,758

    New cases: 208


    The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Illinois Department of Public Health at the time of publishing. Active cases are the number of confirmed cases reported currently in isolation. Local is defined as cases within the nine communities The Sentinel covers.

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    Prep Sports Notebook | SJO knock off IVC, Unity roll past Rantoul

    Rockets improve to 4-0 in conference play

    Taylor Henry recorded five steals in the Rockets home game against Rantoul on Tuesday. She scored eight points along the way and had four rebounds to help the Unity (16-4 overall, 4-0 IPC) girls team clip the Eagles, 37-8.

    Maddie Reed, who was 5-5 from the free-throw line, led all scorers with the 13 points she collected in the first half of the conference game.

    Though scoreless, Erika Steinman led the team effort in the paint with five boards. Raegan Stringer and Lauren Miller chipped another four rebounds apiece as well as chalked up four points and a pair of assists each in the rout.

    Box Score

    Final: Unity 37 - Rantoul 8
      1 2 3 4 F
    Unity 9 16 10 2 37
    Rantoul 4 0 2 2 8

    Unity --
    Ray () - -- 0, Flesch 0 (0) 1-2 -- 1, Renfrow 0 (0) 0-1 -- 0, Miller 1 (0) 2-2 -- 4, Steinman 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Stringer 2 (0) 0-0 -- 4, Moore 1 (0) 2-2 -- 4, Reed 1 (2) 5-5 -- 13, Alagna 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Henry 2 () 4-6 -- 8, Chandler 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Henry 0 (0) 3-4 -- 3,

    Rantoul --
    Walton 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Emery 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Jackson-Rope 2 (0) 0-2 -- 4, Poke 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Dixon 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Sutherland 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Autman 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Martin 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Naverette 1 (0) 1-2 -- 3, Vermillion 0 (0) 1-2 -- 1, Ortiz 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0,

    Armstrong rains treys

    St. Joseph-Ogden senior Ella Armstrong hit three treys in the first quarter on her way to a game-high 14 points against Illinois Valley Central (8-12) in Thursday's 46-26 win over the Grey Ghost.

    The Spartans exploded early to a 14-point lead at the end of the first quarter thanks to five points from Ashlyn Lannert, two baskets from Payton Jacob, and Armstrong's nine.

    Marley Williamson led IVC's offense with 13 points. Sage Geltmaker added six points to round out the top scorers for the hosts.

    Undefeated in conference play, the Spartans (13-5 overall, 3-0 IPC) play their next two contests on the road starting tomorrow with Mattoon. After their non-conference battle down south, SJO plays St. Thomas More on Monday in north Champaign.

    Box Score

    Final: St. Joseph-Ogden 46 - IVC 26
      1 2 3 4 F
    St. Joseph-Ogden 23 10 6 7 46
    IVC 7 11 5 3 26

    St. Joseph-Ogden --
    Lannert 2 (2) 0-1 -- 10, Hug 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Williams 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Frick 0 (2) 0-0 -- 6, Jacob 2 (0) 0-0 -- 4, Wells 3 (0) 0-0 -- 6, Baker 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Baltzell 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Behrens 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Jones 0 (1) 1-2 -- 4, Martinie 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Hamilton 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Kearney 1 (0) 0-0 -- 2, Armstrong 0 (4) 2-2 -- 14, Harms 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Ward 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0,

    IVC --
    Earlywine 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Williamson 5 (0) 3-5 -- 13, Fager 1 (0) 0-1 -- 2, Geltmaker 2 (0) 2-4 -- 6, Mercer 0 (0) 3-6 -- 3, Birkett 1 (0) 0-0 -- 2, Boze 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Zerfass 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Urbanc 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, Bramer 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0, 0 (0) 0-0 -- 0,

    Tigers fall at Danville

    The Urbana girls basketball team fell 48-38 to Danville on the road. The Tigers are back on the road on Saturday against St. Teresa and finish up their road campaign at Rantoul on Tuesday.

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    St. Joseph-Ogden 2nd-quarter Honor Roll

    St. Joseph-Ogden High School Honor Roll This week, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the second-quarter Honor Roll and High Honor Roll recipients. To receive honor roll recognition at SJO students must earn a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students whose GPA soared above 3.74 are recognized as High Honor Roll students.

    High Honor Roll

    Freshmen

    Sophomores

    Juniors

    Senior

    Honor Roll

    Freshmen

    Sophomores

    Juniors

    Seniors

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    Tonight's games online:
    SJO vs Pontiac, Urbana boys take on Central

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    Youth orchestra to perform on campus this Sunday

    The East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra will perform a concert at Smith Recital Hall in Urbana this Sunday, January 16, at 7pm.

    The orchestra is made up of 49 students from the local area including Champaign, Urbana, Mahomet, Monticello, and Danville. Each student must audition for a spot in the program run by The Conservatory of Central Illinois. The young musicians are among the top high school classical instrumentalists in the area.

    "We’ve been preparing since mid-September, with weekly rehearsals on Sunday afternoons at the Krannert Center," said Kevin Kelly, Conductor and Program Director. "The orchestra plays professional-level music from the standard orchestral repertoire, which presents expressive and technical challenges and tremendous learning opportunities for talented, highly motivated student musicians."

    The program includes Giuseppe Verdi Overture to The Force of Destiny, Camille Saint-Saëns Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah, and Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor and No. 6 in D Major.

    "This particular program has two selections drawn from operas—by Verdi and Saint-Saëns—two influenced by national styles of particular countries—the Irish dances of Arnold and the Hungarian dances of Brahms—and a movement from a celebrated symphony by Dvořák, who was a protege of Brahms," Kelly said. "Some of the tunes will be quite familiar to classical music fans, but all of it can easily be enjoyed by even the novice listener."

    The concert is free to the general public and proof of vaccination or negative COVID test is required for admission.

    The musicians for Sunday's program include:

    Violin: Noel Chi, co-concertmaster, Jenna Shin, co-concertmaster, Elijah Song, co-concertmaster, Sierra Freund, assistant concertmaster, Emily Duong, Sarah Guo, Andrew Kim, Maggie Li, Wesley Lu, Swarup Majumder, Elan Pan, Shreyas Singh, Bruce Tang, Maya Viswanathan, Max Wang, Renee Wang, Emily Wilson, James Yan, and Dan Yang.

    Viola: Sarah Kim, principal and Advait Rajmane.

    Cello: Yelim Kim, principal, Ellie Kim, Sarah Su, Jeana To, Firmiana Wang, and Jason Yan.

    Bass: Kalah Weber, principal and April Vanichtheeranont.

    Flute: Grace To, principal, Hewitt Friedman, Elizabeth Su, and Jonas VisGirda.

    Piccolo: Jonas VisGirda.

    Oboe: William Ding, principal, and Ioelle Lee.

    Clarinet: Benjamin Chang, co-principal, Stefania Dzhaman, co-principal, and Teo Percoco.

    Bassoon: Christian Deck.

    Horn: Owen Robinson, principal, and Mason Miao.

    Trumpet: Gabe Difanis, co-principal, and Aaron Rosenstein, co-principal.

    Trombone: Roman Di Girolamo, principal and Jack Minor, and Nick Wurl (guest).

    Tuba: Owen Ericson.

    Piano: D. J. Wang.

    Timpani: Elianna Lee.

    Percussion: Jason Kim

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    Area COVID-19 Dashboard for January 13, 2022

    The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District reported two additional fatalities due to the Covid-19 pandemic bringing the death toll to 10 from the viral disease in January. A total of 238 individuals from the county have succumbed to the disease.

    Locally on Thursday, 247 new positive tests were reported. There are now 3,072 active cases currently in The Sentinel's reporting area.


    Active Champaign County Cases:

    7,109

    Net change in the county: 96


    Current local cases 1/13/22
    Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/12/22

    Ogden • 46 (7)
    Royal • 10 (1)
    St. Joseph • 250 (30)
    Urbana • 2462 (187)
    Sidney • 48 (2)
    Philo • 64 (4)
    Tolono • 140 (12)
    Sadorus • 20 (2)
    Pesotum • 32 (2)


    Total Active Local Cases:

    3,072

    Net change in local cases: 2


    Total Local Confirmed Cases: 18,550

    New cases: 247


    The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Illinois Department of Public Health at the time of publishing. Active cases are the number of confirmed cases reported currently in isolation. Local is defined as cases within the nine communities The Sentinel covers.

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    St. Joseph Futbol Club sets registration dates for spring soccer program

    Registration for the St. Joseph Futbol Club and the upcoming spring youth soccer season starts on Tuesday, February 1. Kids in grades from kindergarten thru 8th grade may sign up until February 25. Parents will not be able to register their athletes after that day.

    The match season is slated to kick off the weekend of April 9 and will run through May 21. There will be no games during the Easter weekend April 15-17. Players must be at least 5 years old by opening day order to participate.

    The registration fee for Kindergarten age players is $55, $60 for grades 1 through 4, and $65 for 5th through 8th-grade athletes.

    Matches and practice times have not been set. Times and dates for both will be announced for each team by coaches.

    The St. Joseph program is also seeking volunteer coaches.

    For more information, contact the club administrators at sjfcspartans@gmail.com.

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