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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...
Solar issues discussed further at joint meeting of Vandalia City Council & Fayette Co Board
Solar issues were discussed further during a joint meeting of the Vandalia City Council and Fayette County Board on Monday afternoon. One of the longer topics of discussion during the meeting was dealing with a proposed solar project that will is to be located within 1.5 miles of the City of Vandalia’s City limits. The project was approved by the Fayette County Board last year. But, City Attorney Ryan Connor has stated because the project is within 1.5 miles of the city’s limits they have joint jurisdiction with the county. Connor says the company with the solar project will be coming before the City’s Zoning Board next month for a special use permit.
Unit Two Board Personnel Action
At its recent meeting, the Bond County Community Unit 2 Board of Education took action on several personnel items. Six resignations were accepted. They were from Miranda Smith as high school math teacher, James Bryant as Pocahontas physical education teacher, Melissa Peck as a Pre-K paraprofessional at Mulberry Grove, Ruth Hanebrink as high school cross country and girls track coach, Cody Heckman as assistant high school boys soccer coach, and Amber Pruitt as Greenville Junior High yearbook sponsor.
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.
Centralia City Council looking at replacing waterline that has left college and prison with water problems
The Centralia City Council will be asked to pass a resolution at Monday night’s meeting to begin the process of replacing a troublesome 12 inch water line that has led to the loss of water at Kaskaskia College and the Centralia Correctional Center. The council will be asked to...
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