Let’s Try to Be Better in 2025

December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Let’s Try to Be Better in 2025

By Nick Reiher There’s a lot of hate out there. And by “out there,” I mean practically everywhere, but mostly on social media. About everything.…

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Elwood Police Congratulates Elwood 7th Graders on D.A.R.E. Graduation

December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Elwood Police Congratulates Elwood 7th Graders on D.A.R.E. Graduation

The Elwood Police Department is proud to announce the successful graduation of the 7th grade class at Elwood School from the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance…

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On Your Mark  It Will Never Be Goodbye, We Will See You Soon

December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on On Your Mark  It Will Never Be Goodbye, We Will See You Soon

By Mark Schneidewind As I sit down to write this column, I can remember like it was yesterday interviewing for the Will County Farm Bureau…

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Manhattan District 114 Faces Second Sexual Harassment Suit

December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Manhattan District 114 Faces Second Sexual Harassment Suit

By Stephanie Irvine The Manhattan School District now faces another Civil Rights lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and discrimination. Susana Lukaszek, the District’s former Payroll and…

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Farm Days Gone By

December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Recently, you saw a picture from 1894 of a class from the Smith District School. Here’s an aerial photo, probably not from a drone, of…

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WWI: Patriotic spirit or youthful enthusiasm, January 1918

December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on WWI: Patriotic spirit or youthful enthusiasm, January 1918

By Sandy Vasko War is not an old man’s game. It requires physical fitness and mental sharpness. It is the young who best fit the…

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Jefferson Street Bridge Reopens

December 27, 2024 / Comments Off on Jefferson Street Bridge Reopens

The Jefferson Street Bridge reopened this morning after crews successfully repaired the road following a water main break in the area. Electrical power has also…

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Trooper Fatally Struck Near Blodgett Road

December 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Trooper Fatally Struck Near Blodgett Road

JOLIET – Early this morning, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly announced the death of Trooper Clay M. Carns. Around 9:42 p.m. on…

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Peotone Plans to End Vehicle Sticker Program

December 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Peotone Plans to End Vehicle Sticker Program

The Village of Peotone will vote to officially end its vehicle sticker program at their board meeting on Jan. 27, 2025. This decision comes after…

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Congratulations, Friend!

December 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Congratulations, Friend!

Dale Kestel received the Friend of the Young Farmers Award at this year’s Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting for all his support at the local…

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