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The Jamieson Community Center in Monmouth will be opening a new learning center at their location later this year. Nancy Mowen, the Jamieson Center’s Director, talked about how the move will help area children. “We will have some technology in place that we’ll be using, but we’re going to be doing a lot of hands-on,”…

The Roseville Community Center will hold it’s “Homecoming,” an annual fundraiser for the Center, this Saturday, Aug. 19th, starting at 8:00 a.m. The event will start with a breakfast put on by the Roseville Rehabilitation Healthcare Facility, followed by the Ellen Becraft Memorial Tot Trot at 9:00 a.m., and a silent and live auction at…

The Roseville Community Center will hold it’s “Homecoming,” an annual fundraiser for the Center, this Saturday, Aug. 19th, starting at 8:00 a.m. The event will start with a breakfast put on by the Roseville Rehabilitation Healthcare Facility, followed by the Ellen Becraft Memorial Tot Trot at 9:00 a.m., and a silent and live auction at…

Jenna Link, an administrator for the Warren County Health Department, said the Department experienced a relatively quiet summer, but with school around the corner, they’re prepping for a busy fall. “We are booked out on the dental side. We’re booked out until the end of October. On the hygenist side, it’s January. If you’re needing…

Ghost Town Choir is a four-man rock group based out of Monmouth, Ill. Members of the band, Chris Carr and Brian Glasgow, talked about their latest project, Common Ground Eclipse, and how the entire landscape of music has changed in recent years. “You could write a song, record a song, and put it out on…

Kristyne Gilbert, Executive Director at the Buchanan Center for the Arts, shared some updates on upcoming events for the Center. The 36th Annual Security Savings Bank Photography Show, which started July 18th, is in the midst of it’s last week. The show closes Saturday, Aug. 19th, and features 100 images from area photographers. Gilbert also…

The United School District will resume classes on Wednesday, August 23rd. Superintendent Jeff Whitsitt discussed various projects the district has been working on throughout the summer. “We’re doing a big technology upgrade, so we’ve been doing some wiring and things like that, particularly out at our West campus building,” Whitsitt said. We’ve had a reasonable…

The United School District will resume classes on Wednesday, August 23rd. Superintendent Jeff Whitsitt discussed various projects the district has been working on throughout the summer. “We’re doing a big technology upgrade, so we’ve been doing some wiring and things like that, particularly out at our West campus building,” Whitsitt said. We’ve had a reasonable…

Craig Allaman of Munson Hybrids discussed this year’s agronomy landscape, and how the weather has affected the crop ahead of harvest. “We started out with a cool wet spring, so we’ve had a slow start. We had that one period of real high heat, which probably took a little bit off the tips of the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                     Thursday, August 10, 2017   CONTACT:      Abdon.Pallasch@illinoiscomptroller.gov 312-835-3317                                                                                                                                                 ILLINOIS MISSES SCHOOL AID PAYMENT FOR FIRST TIME EVER Comptroller sends out Categoricals payment   SPRINGFIELD –  On the day Gov. Rauner’s void in leadership caused the state to miss General State Aid payments to K-12 schools for the first time…

A model and application was presented to council. 112 bistro is requesting the ability to set up a series of mobile structures for outdoor dining around their current location in Market Alley. The structures are handicap accessible and would be from May-October only. It was discussed about the potential disruption during Market Alley Music Days…

“Capturing the Benefits of Biodiversityin Agriculture” is the theme of Western Illinois University’s 2017 Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day, slated for Friday, Aug. 11. According to WIU School of AgricultureAssociate Professor Joel Gruver, the daylong event will feature presentations in the morning and field tours and equipment demonstrations in the afternoon. The…