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Pool board discusses attendance numbers
GIBSON CITY — Activities are in full swing at Gibson City’s public swimming pool, its manager, Randy Ferguson, told pool board members at their July 9 meeting. Pool board member Jamie Summers said swim lessons have seen record attendance, adding that the swim team has had its most members ever. However, there has been a lack of attendance for daily swimmers, Ferguson said. Attendance numbers were not immediately available due to the absence of assistant pool manager Allison Walter.
Ford County committee holding public meeting on severe weather plans
PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Ford County planning committee members are meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss severe weather in the area and to start building a Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. They are inviting members of the public to provide input. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Roberts Gym at 118 West Weldon […]
Council OKs rezoning of lots to make way for proposed gas station
PAXTON — To accommodate the planned construction of a gas station with a “quickserve” restaurant east of the Interstate 57 interchange on Paxton’s west side, city aldermen last week approved the rezoning of two residentially zoned grass lots to a commercial zoning classification. The council voted...
Ode to a tiny autocrat
What is the job of an aldermen? The job seems hard, but in some ways its very simple: Your job is to put your personal views aside and represent the will of the people of your ward. An alderman is like the celestial scribe Metatron, and the voice of the...
Park’s playground to be featured in Little Tikes catalog
PAXTON — Pells Park’s new quarter-million dollar playground has been selected for a “photo shoot” for a Little Tikes catalog. “That’s a pretty big thing,” Alderman Eric Evans, chairman of the Paxton City Council’s city property committee, told his fellow aldermen last week after city officials were advised of the news the week prior.
240-acre Autonomous and Connected Track planned for Rantoul
The Grainger College of Engineering is known for many things in the realm of innovation and technology, and transportation has been the topic of discussion lately. With the help of funding from the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), National University Rail Center of Excellence (NURail CoE) was recently launched at Grainger.
Rantoul aquatic center closed until Tuesday
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — A pool and aquatic center in Rantoul is closed until Tuesday. The Rantoul Recreation Department said that because of “unforeseen circumstances,” Hap Parker Family Aquatic Center is closed until 1 p.m. on Tuesday. All aquatic activities are cancelled until then. Those activities include Monday’s water aerobics session and swim classes and […]
New junior high idea floated
A junior high school in Fairbury is now the focus of the Prairie Central Board of Education after another special meeting Monday night on facilities. Board members seemed to favor exploring the option of a more centralized building housing sixth through eighth grade students. The news came as new options were revealed by board president John Wilken following previous discussion and input from board members.
School options narrowed to 3
Prairie Central Board of Education members narrowed down the number of future building scenarios to three during Tuesday’s special meeting in Fairbury. The first option includes a new PK-4 elementary while retiring Prairie Central Elementary in Fairbury, Prairie Central Primary East in Chatsworth and Prairie Central Primary West in Chenoa. The Upper Elementary, Junior High and High School would remain the same. Total project cost is $65.4 million.
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