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Farmer City officials hope for June pool opening
FARMER CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — Farmer City officials shared some updates on maintenance for their local pool, following the announcement of a delayed season opening. Last week, city officials announced that the pool was not holding water, and would not be opening on Memorial Day weekend as planned. Now, they said a contractor has determined […]
City of Clinton hosting electronic recycling event
CLINTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Clinton is collaborating with a computer recycling organization to offer the community a chance to recycle their electronics. The city and Midwest Computer Recycling will be hosting a collection event for unwanted electronics that will be recycled into new electronics. It will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. […]
Memorial Day 2024
Residents gathered Monday in the Civil War plot of Woodlawn Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day observance. Members of local veterans groups salute here as the U.S. flag is raised. New superintendent of schools Drew Goebel was keynote speaker. Read coverage of his address in the June 7 Clinton Journal. More photos on A2 of the print and E-Editions.
Mahomet schools planning solutions for crowded classrooms
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — The Mahomet-Seymour School District is looking over new ways to deal with a growing student population. Schools have been dealing with crowded classrooms for nearly a decade, but they haven’t been able to find a solution. They have two new plans — and they both involve tearing down the junior high […]
Cornbelt Fire establishes district’s first union charter
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — Big changes are coming to the Cornbelt Fire Protection District in Mahomet. The district announced Tuesday they established their first union charter. The district’s firefighters joined the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois. AFFI posted on Facebook that the firefighters signed their first collective bargaining agreement and were presented their official union […]
Let’s try a silent bookclub
Allerton Park and Retreat Center is well known for its events. They have Holiday GLOW in the winter, peonies in the spring, various artists in residence, and an ever-changing calendar of activities. When I saw that they were having a silent bookclub, I immediately put it into my calendar. I love to read and I’ve seen plenty of silent bookclubs on social media but had yet to try one out.
Cash is king in county dealings with Enel
CLINTON — During their May regular meeting, DeWitt County Board members addressed a letter of credit submitted by Enel Green Energy. The letter is intended to provide financial backing in the event of a decommissioning of the Alta Farms II wind facility, which began operation about a year ago.
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