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Brick House Bar & Grill in Charleston shuts down
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) - Brick House Bar & Grill in Charleston has shut down. On Facebook, the restaurant announced it is closed until further notice, due to new ownership. "We have appreciated all of our loyal customers that we've met along the way and we will miss you all," the restaurant posted.
Watch Prairie Fire’s recent feature on Flesor’s Candy Kitchen
Flesor’s Candy Kitchen in nearby Tuscola has been in operation since 1871. Last year, Flesor’s Candy Kitchen received a $40,000 grant from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program, which is helpful no doubt, but now the historic establishment needs more help after a recent discovery about the structural damage to their building:
US 40 dump truck crash injures one
CLARK COUNTY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — A crash involving a dump truck on U.S. 40 in Clark County left one driver injured Tuesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, the incident occurred at the intersection of U.S. 40 and N 1030th Street at 9:23 a.m. Investigating troopers found that a vehicle was traveling westbound on the […]
Sheila Shotts to retire after 50 years with Martinsville Elementary
MARTINSVILLE, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — At the end of the school year Sheila Shotts, a teacher at Martinsville Elementary, is going to retire after 50 years of molding young minds. In this time, Shotts has been making an impact on everyone that has been around her at Martinsville Elementary. Principal Sheri Cooper had her as a […]
Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola needs $250K for crucial building work, turns to public for help
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WAND) - Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola is turning to the public for help after learning it will need $250,000 for crucial building work. Flesor's won a $40,000 grant last year from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to replace rotten wood and leaky windows in the facade of the first building.
Central IL communities getting more than $56M for water infrastructure projects
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — More than $56 million out of $205 million from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is getting distributed to several Central Illinois communities to upgrade water infrastructure. Two low-interest loan programs make up the Illinois EPA’s State Revolving Fund Program: the Water Pollution Control Loan Program for waste and storm water projects, […]
14 Peoria-area girls who could win 2024 IHSA track and field state titles this weekend
It's medal season. The Illinois High School Association girls track and field state meet takes place over the next two days, starting with the Class 1A prelims on Thursday and concluding with the Class 2A and 3A ones on Friday in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field blue track. The finals in every event are 10 a.m. Saturday in all three classes — Class 1A, 2A and 3A — and the wheelchair division. ...
5-15 High School Sports Highlights
(WAND) - The Spring Postseason is officially full throttle. The WAND Sports crew stopped by a pair of regional final games. Plus, Bethany hosted the 1A Boys Track Sectional. To see which local athletes are making the trip to Charleston, click HERE. BASEBALL. Okaw Valley 7, Central A&M 4. SOFTBALL.
Area girls excited to compete at state track and field meet this week
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — The first championships for high school spring sports are being decided this weekend. Area athletes are heading to Charleston for the girls state track and field meet. “I think it’s really special,” said U-High senior Reese Mitchell. “Not many athletes get the chance to compete on the blue track and compete […]
Patterson looking to lead Tuscola back to state glory: ‘We all have the same goal’
TUSCOLA — Lia Patterson is doing some quick sprints behind the starting line to get her legs loose. At the same time, she’s also trying to calm herself down because, like every other race, she’s nervous. In prior years, she’d let that emotion take over, but she’s learned to use her nerves in a healthy way, knowing the only reason she feels this way is because she cares.
Amid historic cicada emergence, one central Illinois art gallery celebrates 'Cicadapalooza'
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WAND) - Cicadas are emerging across central Illinois and one local art gallery is celebrating the historical event. This year, people are noticing the rare albino cicada, and the 2 broods that haven't been seen in over 200 years. To celebrate, The Vault Art Gallery in Tuscola is hosting the Cicada Palooza.
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