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Weekend services set for Hervey City shooting victim
MOUNT ZION, Ill. (WCIA) — Services have been set for the victim of Monday’s shooting in Hervey City. 48-year-old Gregory Hostetler will be honored this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Calvert & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mount Zion. There will be a visitation for friends Friday night from 5 to 7 p.m. Hostetler was the […]
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.
Route 51 around Assumption to be designated as the 'Conner-Keegan Memorial Highway'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Route 51 around Assumption will be designated as the “Conner-Keegan Memorial Highway” to honor two teens who died in 2022. The designation, in remembrance of the lives of Conner Rowcliff and Keegan Virden, was enacted by legislation from State Senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield) and State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville).
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.
Police searching for missing 44-year-old woman last seen near Farmersville, Illinois
ILLINOIS, USA — Illinois State Police is searching for a missing 44-year-old woman last seen in Montgomery County Tuesday. The East Peoria Police Department and ISP are searching for Julie Williams was last seen near Farmersville, Illinois, on Tuesday. She is described as 5-foot-2 in height, about 125 pounds...
Taylorville Estates Takes Pride in Their Community
Taylorville Estates Assisted Living remains dedicated to creating a space where individuals can find independence, an active lifestyle, and the comfort and freedom of living at home. Administrator, Toni Clark says only one room is currently available at Taylorville Estates and the cause of this can be found in the social living, daily activities, and relationships that are experienced in the assisted living arrangement.
Monster trucks, demolition derbies, country music: Central Illinois county fairs starting soon
Several years ago, Greene County Fair Association officials moved the fair to the last week of May to take advantage of the cooler weather. That makes the fair, with roots dating back to 1854 and a heavy emphasis on agriculture, one of the earliest in the state, said fair association secretary Mark Walker.
Baseball Recap: Nokomis' loss ends five-game winning streak on the road
It was a good run, but Nokomis unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pana Panthers by a score of 5-4. Nokomis was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pana apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Christian County Genealogical Society To Hold Cemetery Walk This Sunday
The Christian County Genealogical Society is hosting their 18th Cemetery Walk this Sunday, May 19th, beginning at 1: p.m. at Harper's Ferry Cemetery in Palmer Il. Preparation and restoration of the cemetery have been taking place to not only uncover the history of the late 1800s but also to provide proper grounds to learn the history of the cemetery with informed, time-period actors leading the walk.
Blood Drive Coming To Assumption
There will be a blood drive in Assumption at the end of the month. Assumption Community will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife. The blood drive will be from 3:30 PM to 6 PM on Thursday, May 30th, at 225 North Chestnut, inside the donor bus. To donate, you may contact ImpactLife Springfield at 800-747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use the code 60003 to locate the drive. Appointments are requested.
Taylorville School Board Holds May Meeting
The Taylorville School Board met Tuesday evening to celebrate their retirees, honor their graduates, look at updates on the gym and classroom additions, and discuss the performing arts center at their monthly meeting. Tracie Boehme spoke during public comments and urged the board to do something with the art program for the elementary school. She was very concerned about space as it appears the art program will be moving from a classroom to “art on a cart” that will go to various rooms instead of an actual classroom. This is in part due to smaller classroom sizes.
Softball Recap: Casey-Westfield has no trouble against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Casey-Westfield had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats as they made off with a 16-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Casey-Westfield, who have now won 20 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Taylorville's May Clean Up Day Appears This Saturday
Spring cleaning up day in Taylorville is back this Saturday, May 18th with dumpsters available for use at the Taylorville Street Department, 205 North Cherokee Street, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or until dumpsters are filled. Items that are prohibited from being thrown in the dumpsters include electronics such...
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