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Batter up! Kewanee Kiwanis members carry on long pancake-making tradition with roots that stretch through ancient Rome Susan DeVilder The Star Courier Veteran pancake-maker Brock Tumbleson confidently poured batter from a two-liter plastic pitcher forming about a dozen plate-sized pancakes onto a circular, rotating grill. “You can get about 16 large pancakes from one pitcher,” Tumbleson said, who has learned a thing or two about the art of making pancakes over the last 40 years.  At 9 a.m. on a Saturday in March, the kitchen in the lower level of the Kewanee’s First United Methodist ...

Health Department says online vaccine registration process has improved By Susan DeVilder The Star Courier Health officials say progress in vaccinating seniors, healthcare workers and essential workers has made it easier for residents to register online for a clinic appointment.  On Monday, the Henry & Stark County Health Departments opened up registration on its website for the county’s latest mass vax clinic shortly after 8 a.m. But rather than being snatched up in a matter of minutes, the vaccine time slots remained open for several hours. But the availability of those appointment times...

Kewanee Scouts get busy saving bees by creating 'hotels' where the insects can rest Susan DeVilder The Star Courier Jacque Komnick’s garage was buzzing with a hive of activity late Wednesday afternoon as the girls from Girl Scout Troop 4444 scooped flower seeds into bags and reworked toilet paper tubes.  Just one year ago, the group’s appeal to the Kewanee City Council to change an ordinance that would have hindered their plans for a Silver Service project was front page news. The Troop’s hope to plant a pollinator garden near the Little cabin at the edge of town ran afoul of local law...

Will Kewanee schools have prom and homecoming in 2021? Susan DeVilder The Star Courier Ever-changing safety rules are making it challenging for school districts to plan for the future, but for several upcoming spring events, both school superintendents are beginning to nail down the specifics. After the emerging pandemic last year led to the two districts cancelling prom and in-person graduation, both superintendents see things going slightly different this year. At Wethersfield School Dist. 230, Supt. Shane Kazubowski said he is still waiting for the newest guidelines to come out from the Il...

'Elevate Illinois,' a PR effort to improve Illinois' image, gets local momentum Susan DeVilder The Star Courier Launched in January, a new public relations campaign is hoping to change people’s opinion about the Land of Lincoln is gaining momentum locally. Earlier this year, Elevate Illinois, a grassroots effort that hopes to educate and uplift Illinois citizens, launched the campaign to forcefully push back on the depiction of a Chicago-controlled, corrupt state that is driving its citizens to head for the border. The effort kicked off with a social media campaign by asking citizens to sha...