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Oakland Avenue, Bloomington — All lanes of East Oakland Avenue, between Mercer and Moore streets, will be closed Saturday morning for removal of a large tree. Motorists must use another route.

NORMAL — A Twin City bank branch closed Friday due to sewer gas.

Khan to keynote symposium

Friday

BLOOMINGTON — Chuck Schaffer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln, promises that spring will arrive soon in Central Illinois.

East Oakland Avenue, Bloomington — All lanes of East Oakland Avenue between Mercer Avenue and Moore Street will be closed to through traffic for about four hours, starting at 7:30 a.m., on Saturday while a large tree is removed.

NORMAL — The message of a new public service announcement unveiled Wednesday is concise and clear: Victims of sexual assault should not suffer additional trauma from those who blame the victims for their assault.

Thursday

Wellness expo planned Saturday

BLOOMINGTON — The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin more than $1 million in emergency resurfacing Monday on crumbling stretches of Center and Clinton streets that are state routes in Bloomington.