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Macomb unveils two retailers for former Kmart building
A TJ Maxx and a Hobby Lobby will open in the former Kmart building at 1325 E. Jackson St. in Macomb. And officials said they could soon announce a third tenant for the building, which has been empty since late 2016. “It is a good day. It’s been eight years...
Macomb High School Scholastic Bowl team to vie for national honors
With a championship win at the Prairieland Conference Scholastic Bowl, the Scholastic Bowl team from Macomb Senior High School has earned a chance to play on a national stage. The team will compete in a 143-team national competition: the National Academic Quiz Tournaments' Small School National Championship Tournament, which will begin Friday.Quiz bowl is a competitive, academic, interscholastic activity for teams of four students. Teams use buzzers to answer questions about science, math, history, literature, mythology, geography, social science, current events, sports, and popular culture. The matches feature a blend of individual competition and team collaboration, since no individual player is likely to be an expert in all subject areas. Participation in quiz bowl both reinforces lessons from the classroom and encourages players to develop new intellectual interests.Macomb has attended the Small School National Championship Tournament nine times before. Most recently, in 2023, they entered two teams — one of which made the playoffs and finished in 13th place.The team will consist of coach Brian Powell and members Ingrid Jones, Henry Lauer, Celena Mangalaraj, Daksh Patel, Isaak Ratermann, and Tyler Thurman. Thurman, Lauer, and Mangalaraj competed in the 2024 Individual Player National Championship Tournament in Rosemont, Ill.; and Mangalaraj, Patel, and Thurman participated in the 2023 Small School National Championship Tournament in Rosemont.Tournament results will be updated throughout the three days of competition at naqt.com.
Make-A-Wish grants a trip to Hawaii for Tremont high-schooler
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — One Central Illinois high school student recently got her wish granted with a trip to Hawaii. Savannah Jost from Mapleton was diagnosed with a type of lymphoma. Today, she is doing well because of her treatment at St. Jude Midwest Affiliate. Because of her cancer,...
Raising Illinois Forum to give info on upcoming legislation
The Western Illinois University Parent Ambassadors are holding a Raising Illinois Forum on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. on the Quad Cities campus, 3300 River Drive in Moline. This event is hosted and sponsored by SAL Community Services, Floreciente Association and the WIU Parent Ambassadors. WIU Ambassadors and Raising Illinois will lead a discussion […]
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