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Paw Paw School Board prepares for school opening
PAW PAW – The Paw Paw School Board met in regular session on July 16. Document storage with the Xerox R. K. Dixon Square 9 program has been halted due to the company unexpectedly requiring the purchase of additional megabytes, which had not been specified in the original contract. The Board is looking into pricing from three other companies to continue with the storage of old school documents.
Illinois state senator speaks after alleged threat against state representative
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator is thanking law enforcement after a DeKalb man was arrested for an alleged assassination threat against a member of the Illinois House. The alleged threat against state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, came just days after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on July 13. The incident led to the postponement of a DeKalb Senior Health Fair, which Keicher...
Preparations winding down for SCF Queen Pageant
MENDOTA – Preparations by the candidates are winding down as the 77th annual Sweet Corn Festival Queen Pageant is fast approaching. Fourteen young ladies will participate in this year’s pageant set for Friday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. on the First State Bank stage on Washington Street in downtown Mendota.
Proposed downtown image changes stumble with Sandwich City Council
With Sandwich alderman Rich Robinson in charge as mayor pro tem, he used the committee of the whole meeting to bring up a discussion on speeding in downtown. All when the originator of the complaints was Sandwich Mayor Todd Latham, who was absent from the meeting. Latham wants to lower...
Plano City Council approves new four-year contract for police officers
The Plano City Council on Monday approved the contract discussed earlier this month with patrol officers and sergeants from the Plano Police Department. Mayor Mike Rennels is happy that as the previous contract ended, a new one was approved. The contract includes raises of 3.2 percent, followed by two years...
UP’s Big Boy 4014 train that drew crowds in Rochelle in 2019 to return to city this September
ROCHELLE — The Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 train engine will return to Rochelle this fall for the weekend of Sept. 7-8, City of Rochelle Director of Community Engagement Jenny Thompson said. The Big Boy No. 4014 train engine made an appearance for a day in...
Mendota District 289 enters solar age
MENDOTA – Mendota Elementary School District 289 has entered the age of solar. The district made it official at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 18 in front of Northbrook School, welcoming in an era of using the rays of the sun to help power the district’s schools. Solar...
Book signing event at Flagg Township Museum is Aug. 4
ROCHELLE — The Flagg Township Museum at 518 4th Ave. in Rochelle will be hosting a book signing event Sunday, Aug. 4 from 1-2 p.m. with Tom McDermott, Museum historian and author of "STORIES: Glimpses into the history of the Rochelle area and its residents". The book, which went...
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