It’s Christmas 1969, and the funfair and carol concert add color to frosty poplar. Yet, the festive spirit at nonnatus house is dampened by the spread of influenza alongside growing fears of an escaped prisoner after a spate of break-ins.
Performing in our showcase are the 2024 Metamora Township High School Madrigal Singers, directed by Emma Morris, and the Washington Community High School Madrigal Singers, directed by Dr. Lara Reem.
WTVP continues its long history of locally produced documentaries with a look at the history of the county with the largest land area in the state of Illinois. McLean County is known as the Buckle of the Corn Belt because of its rich soil. The land traces its origins back to the Ice Age of nearly 20,000 years ago, which left productive soil in its wake.
