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Unit 1 Addresses Handbook At Meeting
The Mulberry Grove Unit 1 Board of Education met Monday and took action regarding student handbook changes. Superintendent Casie Bowman and Junior High /High School Principal Adam Haston talked about some of them saying that they added prohibition of students cursing, bullying will also include fighting and or assault, making threats on internet sites or via cell phone messages to teachers or staff will also be prohibited. There has also been an update on the no-hats rule. That will also count for hoods as well. Students who have 10% or more of unexcused absences will not be participating in graduation.
Special Use Committee between Vandalia City Council & Fayette County Board will be held Monday
A Special Use Committee meeting between the Vandalia City Council and the Fayette County Board will be held on Monday afternoon, with the purpose of the meeting to discuss zoning and solar matters. At a recent Vandalia Planning Commission meeting, the group was meeting to discuss potentially modifying the Zoning...
Paws In The Park Date Announced
The date for the Bond County Humane Society’s Paws In The Park has been announced. The event will be at Double J Doggie Play ‘N Stay, on the south edge of Greenville, on Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be the 19th Paws In The Park.
Special Veterans Program At VFW To Address Moral Injury And Suicide
The Veteran 2 Veteran of Bond County organization is inviting veterans and the public to a special program Tuesday, July 23 at 7 p.m. at the Bond County Memorial VFW Post 1377 in Greenville. Holly Clark, president of the VFW Auxiliary, talked to WGEL about the event saying that there...
City of Vandalia applying for grant funding for downtown
The City of Vandalia is applying to try and get grant funding for downtown. The grant the City of Vandalia is looking to get is the Rebuild Illinois Downtowns & Main Streets grant. The city had applied before back in late 2022/early 2023 and at that time they applied for funding for sidewalks, road resurfacing and water/sewer replacements on 5th and 6th Streets from the Railroad Tracks to Johnson Street.
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