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Part of Route 51 to be named in honor of teens killed in crash
ASSUMPTION, Ill. (WCIA) — A part of Route 51 will be named to honor two teenagers who lost their lives to a car crash in 2022. 16-year-old Conner Rowcliffe and 15-year-old Keegan Virden were killed in a car accident at the intersection of US Route 51 and Leafland Ave. on the way to lift weights […]
169 Taylorville High School Graduates Receive Diplomas at Commencement Friday Night
It was a packed house Friday night as the community came to the Taylorville High School West Gym and witness the 169 graduates of the Class of 2024 receive diplomas. The event, which lasted just over an hour and was broadcast live on WRAN groovy 97-point-3, began with the traditional processional “Pomp and Circumstance” as those about to graduate entered the gym. Jay Bliler gave the ceremony’s invocation.
Sworn statement reveals more details of deadly Hervey City shooting
HERVEY CITY, Ill. (WAND) - The sworn statement containing more details of a deadly Hervey City shooting has been released by police. On May 13, Macon County Sheriff's deputies were called to Five Star Auto Sales for a shooting. Gregory W. Hostetler of Dalton City was pronounced dead at the...
‘Serial rapist’ wanted in Illinois arrested after 23 years on the run
BRANSON, MISSOURI (25News Now) - A man who authorities say is a serial rapist has been arrested in Missouri 23 years after skipping bail on charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in east-central Illinois. Herman Carroll, 72, has been on the run since posting bond and failing to appear...
Manners Park Sampling And Testing Shows No Current Danger To Park
New sampling and testing has shown that Manners Park and the area around Manners Park is deemed safe by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Testing was done by Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) to perform surface soil and soil vapor sampling and testing at the Park. The sampling and testing were done to assess potential exposures to Park visitors. More than 20 surface soil samples and six soil vapor samples were collected. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons or PNA/PAHs, were within IEPA concentration levels or below those levels. Soil vapor results did NOT indicate an exposure risk via Construction Worker or residential scenario.
Taylorville Kiwanis Club Holds Drive-Thru Donation Day
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club held a drive-thru donation day on Saturday, in front of our studios at 918 East Park in Taylorville. Kiwanis President Chuck Martin and Kiwanis member Eric Kahle manned the tent and accepted non-perishable foods and monetary donations to benefit the Taylorville Food Pantry. Live on Groovy...
Taylorville Finance Committee Meets; No Decisions Made On Small Town Taylorville
The Taylorville Finance Committee and Ordinance Committee met on Thursday evening for a 90-minute session to discuss budgets, BDD Application Reviews, and more importantly the future of Downtown/Small Town Taylorville and whether or not the budget would include them this fiscal year. Dyanne Skinner with Small Town Taylorville (STT) gave a presentation to start the discussion and informed the public who attended the meeting. She presented the budget ideas for advertising moving forward and said that the community would miss STT if it wasn’t there.
Baseball Game Recap: Taylorville Triumphs
Taylorville had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let the Mattoon Greenwave onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Friday. For Taylorville, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 loss Mattoon walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Baseball Recap: Nokomis has no trouble against Tri-City
Nokomis had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Tri-City Tornadoes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nokomis also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
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