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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...
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.
An Update From Small Town Taylorville
After the Taylorville Finance Committee voted to defund the organization Small Town Taylorville, there has been a lot of drama that has come to the surface as people have taken sides. Regional Radio News spoke with Steve Craggs, Chairman of Small Town Taylorville, who says that a lot of the issues started with a letter that was circulated among City Council that he says is full of lies. Craggs also wants to know where the letter came from.
Taylorville School Board Meets Tonight
The Taylorville School Board of Education will meet today for their May Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office, 1100 North Sportsman Drive in Taylorville. Under new business, the board will hear May Talking Points from Board President Brenda Patrick, and designate the new superintendent, Brandi Bruley, to prepare a tentative budget for the 2024-2025 School Year. An annual approval of eligible seniors to graduate will seek approval along with the adoption of the elementary disciplinary code with Karen Kuntzman.
Taylorville Ace Hardware Sold
Ace Hardware in Taylorville will have new ownership. Ace Retail Holdings will be acquiring Bishop Ace Hardware, which owns 13 stores, including the one in Taylorville. George Preckwinkle and Lucy Stafford own Bishop Ace Hardware and say that it’s a Grade A store with an excellent community and a great team on hand. The store, which is located at 1713 Spresser Street in Taylorville, will see a seamless transition of ownership and store management, personnel, and product offerings.
Baseball Game Preview: Taylorville Hits the Road
The Taylorville Tornadoes will head out on the road to take on the Normal West Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Taylorville is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. Taylorville lost 17-8 to Charleston on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Taylorville has lost...
Champley Wins Music Scholarship Award
Taylorville High School band senior Justin Champley was presented with the Jim H. Smith Music Scholarship Award at the THS Senior Awards Night ceremony on Wednesday. This scholarship was started in 2022 by former Taylorville Director of Music Jim Smith, and comes with a $1000 monetary award for a band or choir student who plans to pursue music as a career. Champley will be attending the University of Missouri next year majoring in music education. We here at Regional Radio News salute you Justin Champley!!!
Memorial Health Celebrates National Hospital Week
This week is National Hospital Week, an opportunity to recognize the healthcare workers and their techniques to care and connect to individuals who need their help daily. Kim Bourne, President of Memorial Health is happy to be celebrating these important individuals and also highlights the numerous employment opportunities that are available in the healthcare industry that are other than doctors and nurses.
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.
Nancy Lee Winn
Nancy Lee Winn, 89 of Stonington passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6:48 a.m. at Taylorville Estates in Taylorville, IL. She was born on January 6, 1935, in Staunton, Virginia, the daughter of Jesse Colen Campbell and Alice Josephine (McCormick) Campbell. She married Byron Winn on April 9, 1954, in the parsonage of the First Baptist Church in Taylorville.
Summer Programs Available Through U of I Extension
There is still time to book a U of I Extension Community and Economic Development Education Program during the summer months. Valerie Belusko is the educator for these programs that she says can take whatever agency, organization, or non-profit you have and introduce positive forms of teamwork, communication, and goal setting.
Meridian softball finished regular season with 23 wins
Macon, Ill. (WAND) -- The Meridian Hawks are gearing up for their regional semi final game Wednesday. This is the 11th straight year with 20 wins in the regular season. They say moving up a division was challenging at first but think they can compete with the best of them.
Prep Spotlght: Runkel leads Rochester baseball past Mt. Zion with homer
Here are high school results from The State Journal-Register's coverage area for May 15-16: More: How Litchfield baseball went from 9-23 to a chance at school record for wins More: SHG's Jake Kepler wreaks just as much havoc in baseball as does in football More: Sturdy, Patterson say pros outweigh cons of having fathers as coaches ...
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