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Free dental services offered for children
URBANA — Free dental exams, cleanings and fluoride treatments will be available for kids from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20 at Lincoln Square, Urbana.
The free dental services are being provided as part of Give Kids a Smile Day, sponsored by the Illini District Dental Society.
Survey of Danville teens: Some good signs, some troubles
DANVILLE — The good news: Fewer Vermilion County high school students are drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, attempting suicide, and using unhealthy methods to lose weight.
Barkstall kicks off fitness program
CHAMPAIGN — Students at Barkstall Elementary are about to learn a lot about fitness.
The school is starting a schoolwide initiative to encourage physical activity called "Fitness is Fun." It's registered with Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, and students and teachers will log their physical activity every week.
Champaign County United Way short of goal by 9 percent
CHAMPAIGN — Contributions to the United Way of Champaign County are running behind, with less than three months left to meet the agency’s $3.3 million goal.
As of Tuesday, the United Way had raised a bit over $3.03 million, about 9 percent behind where fundraising was at this time last year, says United Way President and CEO Sue Grey.
To your health: Get informed to keep those stomach bugs at bay
By Leia Kedem
Stomach woes were rampant this past winter. Were you one of the unlucky ones to experience a 24-hour bug or the "stomach flu?" If so, I'm willing to bet you'd do anything to avoid repeating it.
County nursing home census dips
URBANA — The average daily census at the Champaign County Nursing Home dropped to its lowest level in more than three years last month, but the facility's manager said he did not believe it was because of reports of an increase in deaths there over the winter.
Pet Talk: Vets have more than one way to spay today
In veterinary medicine, one very common surgical procedure is the ovariohysterectomy, more commonly known as a spay. This procedure involves removing the ovaries and uterus down to the cervix to prevent a female pet from reproducing.
Danville dentist to offer free oral-health procedures April 26
DANVILLE — Danville area residents have a chance to receive free dentistry services on April 26 as part of Free Dentistry Day.
Dr. Jameson Baumgarten and his team will provide either one free cleaning, extraction or filling from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Vermilion Family Dental, at 3607 North Vermilion, Suite 4, in Danville.
Relay for Life of Champaign County surfing for fundraisers
CHAMPAIGN — There's no place to go surfing around here, except on the Web.
But you may be seeing surfboards at some local businesses for the next couple of months.
It's part of an American Cancer Society fundraiser for the upcoming Relay for Life of Champaign County, for which this year's theme is Surfing for a Cure.
Report: 957,000 in Illinois eligible for health care credit
CHAMPAIGN — More than 957,000 people in Illinois will be eligible for tax credits to help pay for health coverage next year, according to a national health care consumers organization.
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