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Clean Up Kits to be distributed Tuesday in Nashville
NASHVILLE, IL — Recovery efforts are still ongoing in Washington County from last week’s flash flooding event that caused the reservoir dam to overflow and flood a large sector of the city of Nashville. Residents are now able to pick up clean up kits being distributed by the...
Illinois quick hits: Flood clean kits available; unclaimed property auction
Flood clean kits available Residents of Nashville, Illinois, will be able to collect cleanup kits from the American Red Cross this week to help with flooding recovery efforts. Last week, multiple inches of rain fell, leading to flash flooding in Nashville and the surrounding area. Local emergency officials warned of an imminent dam failure and evacuated over 200 residents. ...
Unit Two Teachers Contract Approved
The Bond County Community Unit 2 Board of Education has approved a new two-year contract with the Greenville Education Association union. The contract will cover the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. The first year will see the base salary go up four percent to $40,829 and the district will pay...
Unit Two Plans To Dedicate North Hena To City
The fate of North Hena Street in Greenville has been under discussion for a few years by Bond County Unit 2 and the City of Greenville. At its recent meeting, the Unit 2 Board of Education passed a resolution authorizing a dedication agreement with the city for the transfer of maintenance responsibilities.
Patriotic Twins Honored For Good Deed
Victor and Eldon Prins of the Keyesport area are six-year-old brothers who share a hobby with their father, Aaron, of collecting military medals. That interest recently led to the Prins making a military family very happy. In February, the boys and their father won an online auction for a box...
Centralia city council approves engineering for new water line
The Centralia City Council approved a resolution to purchase engineering services for the construction of a new 12” water line to replace the existing line that services Kaskaskia College and the Centralia Correctional Facility. The existing line has experienced multiple failures in the past two months that required emergency repairs to restore service. The line running from the intersection at Jolliff Bridge Road and Illinois 161 to the Kaskaskia College water tower will be replaced in its entirety. The approved agreement with Curry & Associates Engineers Inc. has a cost of $280,000 for the project design and permitting phase of the project and an additional $75,000 for the construction engineering phase.
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