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Prep spotlight: Derringer ties state record with four homers in Athens big win plus other results
Here are the high school softball results around Springfield from Wednesday and Thursday: Day of tribute: Springfield area schools remember Tim Kratochvil, Ray Ramsey Stock rising: How Carlinville softball has ascended among the area’s best in 2A Pawnee's man: Meet the new head football coach at Pawnee: Josh Talley Thursday's results ...
Cicada summer: Is your garden safe?
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — Spring is here and you’re getting ready to plant your garden with some vegetables and fruits. But should you proceed, given the massive invasion of cicadas on the way in May?. We talked with Ken Johnson at the Illinois Extension in Jacksonville. Johnson is...
City weighs whether to regulate "backyard breeders"
Anyone breeding dogs and cats for sale in Springfield would have to register with the city as part of an effort to reduce the number of unwanted animals ending up in the Sangamon County Animal Control Center. An ordinance proposed by Ward 8 Ald. Erin Conley is designed to give...
'Game of inches' separates Glenwood from Rochester in baseball win
ROCHESTER — Rochester finally broke through to score a run and had the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Rochester’s Eli Carlson hit a scorcher of a line drive to deep left field. The Rockets fans stood up in anticipation. The Glenwood faithful held its collective breath. ...
Local efforts succeed in increasing federal funds to address homelessness
Over the past decade, the Springfield and Sangamon County community has received the lowest amount of U.S. Housing and Urban Development funding to address homelessness among Continuums of Care in the state of Illinois. HUD utilizes an annual Continuum of Care competition and application process to determine the amount of funding communities receive through their Continuum of Care. According to HUD, its Continuum of Care program “is the backbone federal program supporting community homelessness response systems across the country, providing grants to nonprofit providers, states, Indian tribes and local governments for permanent and short-term housing assistance, supportive services, planning, data and other costs.” Communities that score well in the competition have the opportunity to earn new project funding while lower scoring communities risk losing funding for projects.
Prep spotlight: Auburn scores 14 early to down Riverton plus other results from Monday and Tuesday
Here are the high school softball and girls soccer results around Springfield for Monday and Tuesday: Baseball roundup: Plains ekes out Sangamo win over Auburn, and other Monday results Day of tribute: Springfield area schools remember Tim Kratochvil, Ray Ramsey Stock rising: How Carlinville softball has ascended among the area’s best in 2A Pawnee's man: Meet the new head football coach at Pawnee: Josh Talley Baseball weekend roundup: Terlecki's heroics power Glenwood and other results from Friday and Saturday Athlete of...
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