Prairie City
Prairie City, IL · Education
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Blue Devils flip momentum, power way to victory over Rocks in WB6 opener
QUINCY — A large Flinn Stadium crowd celebrating homecoming was a bit uneasy as the final minutes of the first half wound down Friday night. After bolting to insurmountable 56-point halftime advantages in its previous two games, the Quincy High School football team found itself clinging to a precarious 6-3 lead over winless Rock Island.
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Palmyra High School Class of 1976
Yra High School Class of 1976 Celebrate 50th Reunion. Photographed from Left to Right of the Front Row: Gale (Childress) Harrington, Julie (Chostner) Runyon, Sherri (Pugh) Ragar, Laine (Snodgrass) Hudson, Mary (Gottman) Smyser, Marla (Frankenbach) Armes, Susie (Logan) Coleman, Diane Maddox, Susan (Mette) Spencer, Joyce (Meyers) Mann, Veronica (Whiston) Thomas, Alice (Bross) Schwartz, Clarice (Nall) Bastert, Joyce (Myers) Williams, Nancy (Dietrich) Speak, Beth (Heimer) Hastings. Middle Row: Pam (Sutton) Mallory, Betsy (Glascock) Bailes, Jan (Drebes) Fels, LeeAnn (Whemeyer) Stuhlman, Pam (Riney) Hoenes, Jerri (Boegner) Johnston. Back Row: Steve Hudson, Brent Lugena, Tracy Devlin, Rusty Adrain, Dennis Gottman, Butch Pennewell, Roger Boyer, Phillip Mahsman, Charles Lochman, Jim Schaefer, Kris Graupman, Chuck Wigle, Roger Gillespie, Kent Bross, Mark Bross, and Joan Hollgren.
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Letter to the Editor — Questions for CESD 317 Board of Education
CARTHAGE, Ill. — On Wednesday, September 2, the CESD 317 Board of Education posted a letter on its Facebook page addressing questions that have been raised by community members. I appreciate the Board’s willingness to communicate publicly and respond to concerns. I have also had productive conversations with Board President Gary Jackson, and I believe he has the districts best interest in mind. He has made an effort to listen to different perspectives, including mine which speaks highly of his integrity and professionalism.
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QPS superintendent adresses special education concerns before the Quincy Human Rights Commission
HRC members urge better communication with parents but community at large. QUINCY–Parents of special education students who were hoping for specific hard answers to their questions about where money for special ed is being allocated walked away from Thursday’s Human Rights Commission meeting still with questions, but at least someone was actually acknowledging what they were saying.
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Carthage school board members address recent concerns from public
CARTHAGE, Ill. - Officials with the Carthage school district are addressing some concerns expressed by the community involving the CESD #317 Board of Education. In a social media post on Wednesday, board members shared that they value the interest and concern residents in the district have for the schools and wanted to provide clarification and address some misconceptions.
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West Central Illinois school dismisses students early due to dangerously high temperatures
DALLAS CITY, Ill.— The intense heat is now impacting some Tri-State school districts, like the Dallas City Elementary School dismissing students early to avoid the dangerously high temperatures during long rides on school buses. “Our goal is to have school as scheduled all day, as planned, but sometimes things...
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Pages with Panthers Brings Palmyra Students Together Through Reading
The Palmyra R-1 School District kicked off the new school year with an evening of books, mentorship and Panther pride during its Pages with Panthers literacy event Wednesday evening. Pages with Panthers brought families and younger students together with Palmyra High School student-athletes and members of student organizations for an...
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New program brings career advisors to West Central IL schools
A national educational program is coming to Illinois, focusing on rural schools in the western part of the state. “Oftentimes our rural students in particular, maybe don't even know all the different opportunities that are available to them,” said Tracy Family Foundation Senior Programs Manager Angie Schalter. “Our counselors are so busy. They're at capacity. Our administrators are at capacity. No one has the dedicated time to be able to really sit down and meet one-on-one with our students. And so we feel super excited that we're able to kind of come forward and bring this approach and this model.”
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The rootEd Alliance launches in West Central Illinois high schools
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Schuckman: Blue Devils avoid being lulled into trap, maintain high-level execution in lopsided victory
QUINCY — Admiral Ackbar said it best. The Quincy High School football players might not know the reference or the quote’s origins — Admiral Ackbar led the attack on the Death Star in the movie “Return of the Jedi,” which was released in 1983, and famously uttered those words — but the premise applied to the Blue Devils’ home opener Saturday afternoon.
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Quincy School Board prepares for $106 million budget vote
QUINCY — Budgetary matters took center stage at Wednesday’s Quincy School Board meeting. The board approved the 2026-27 Special Education Association, Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center and West Central Region budgets. The board approved a resolution on the presentation of the tentative 2026-27 Quincy School District budget and set a hearing date for Sept. 30.
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Dismissed Denman PE teachers appeal QPS decision to let them go
QUINCY —Kimberly Kirby and Jennifer Oitker, the Denman Elementary physical education teachers who were removed from the Quincy School District after it was learned they had given children birthday spankings and taped their mouths shut for talking in class, are appealing the district’s decision. “This afternoon, we received...