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Top of the Morning, July 27, 2024
Jul. 27—This sort of thing only happens in caring and accountable communities like Gibson City, where a golf course left for dead has emerged as Ford County's field of dreams. Rescued by Bernadette and Darrin Ray and run by volunteers, the pay-by-donation Railside Golf Course — all 12 holes — is back on its feet, both in terms of action (Tuesday's men's league is up to 22 teams) and aesthetics ...
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION: City going with different project, different engineer to address flooding
PAXTON — No longer are city officials pursuing the construction of two dry retention basins behind homes on Meridian Terrace and a wetland area on the northeast side of Coady Park as part of plans to address stormwater drainage issues that have caused persistent flooding in the southeast corner of town.
Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) — In Scott Saffer’s science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full of tools. As the gifted enrichment coordinator at Tri-Point School District, Saffer is living his teaching dream, one he knew he’d need money to accomplish. For a while, due to budgetary concerns in rural Ford County, Illinois, he moved to a neighboring school district. But when wind turbines came to town, Tri-Point had the funding to bring him back without a pay cut. There, he was one of...
U.S. 45 getting better visibility throughout Central IL
THOMASBORO, Ill. (WCIA) — One major highway in Central Illinois is getting more than $1 million in safety upgrades. U.S. Highway 45 will be installing new lights from Flatville to Leverett Roads in Thomasboro. This is part of their highway safety improvements. People in and around Thomasboro say it’s overdue. “It would be awesome to […]
Here are some of the new businesses coming to Mahomet this year
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — One Champaign County village continues to grow economically. Mahomet is welcoming new local businesses and some chain franchises as early as next month. The village has been working to attract more business, and with more than four new ones coming by the end of October, officials say the goal is to […]
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