Joliet Slammers Announce Full 2024 Promotional Schedule Dates
Joliet Slammers Announce Full 2024 Promotional Schedule Dates Full Slammers Promotional Schedule Now Released! JOLIET, IL – The Joliet Slammers are excited to announce their full promotional schedule is now released for the 2024 season of Slammers baseball. Adding to…
Joliet Slammers Announce Single Game Tickets On-Sale and First Round of 2024 Promotional Schedule Dates
Joliet Slammers Announce Single Game Tickets On-Sale and First Round of 2024 Promotional Schedule Dates Single Game Tickets are now on sale with 2024 promotional schedule highlights including Swiftie Night, Ghostbusters Night, and Ballpark Olympic Games JOLIET, IL – The Joliet…
DTHS Trojan Boys Baseball – May 1
May 1 Trailing 3–1 in the bottom of the 6th, Trojan bats erupted for eight runs thanks to some timely hitting and aggressive base running . Joey Starks and Evan Cox each had two hits and runs scored. Starting pitcher,…
Obituary – Harold H. Morse Jr., Normal IL
Retired journalist Harold H. Morse Jr. died Feb. 16 in Normal, Ill., after an illness. He was 90. Born Nov. 27, 1933, to Harold and Hazel Morse, he grew up on a farm in Dwight, Ill., and graduated from Dwight…
DTHS Track Team Results from April 30
The Trojan squads displayed great improvement at the Tri-County Conference track meet on Tuesday night. The girls improved for 15 points to 46 points and the boys moved from 5th and 43 points to 2nd and 123.5 points. Leading the…
DTHS Varsity Softball – April 25
May 1 Dwight beat Fieldcrest 10–1 Madi Ely pitched for the Trojans. She allowed one hit, one run over seven innings while walking four and striking out SIXTEEN! hitting for the Trojans were: Averi Jury with a double, two home…
OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center earns an “A” hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group
OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center earns an “A” hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group New grade for Spring 2024 is a national recognition for patient safety. (May 1, 2024 | PONTIAC, Illinois) – A hospital with…
Veteran Services Available
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics),…
Morris Hospital and Area Providers Recognized for Excellence
Morris Hospital and Area Providers Recognized for Excellence April 30, 2024, MORRIS, IL – Twelve providers from Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers were recognized for excellent quality of care by Professional Research Consultants, Inc. (PRC), the firm that conducts patient…
GSW Varsity Softball – April 30
Recap March 15 Panthers fell 9-3 to Streator Woodland in Fridays game. Maddie Simms was a force at the plate not getting out a single time. She went 2-2 with a triple, a walk, and a run scored. Makaila McDaniel…
Seneca HS Softball Results – April 30
Dwight Varsity Lady Trojans fell to St. Bede 7-3 Taylor Heath pitched for the Trojans. She gave up seven hits, four runs, two walks, & had 12 strikeouts. Heath also lead at the plate with 2 hits, a single…
GSW High School 2024 Prom Court
GSW High School held its Prom on Friday, April 19 at the Joliet Train Station. Congratulations to the 2024 Prom Court and King and Queen. Pictured left to right: Bennett Grant, Madalyn Olsen, KING Cree Croy, QUEEN Ava Brassard,…
Morris Hospital Announces CPR, AED and First Aid Training Class
Morris Hospital Announces CPR, AED and First Aid Training Class April 25, 2024, MORRIS, IL – Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is offering the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver CPR AED & First Aid Training course for the general public on…
DTHS Teacher and Coach Julie Jensen Honored by Throwing First Pitch at Slammers Field
Julie Jensen, Dwight Coach and Teacher, was honored at the DTHS Varsity baseball game vs Grant Park played Monday April 29 at Slammers Field in Joliet. Julie Jensen is in her last year of teaching at Dwight Township High School…
Grow and give back through the Giving Garden program
Grow and give back through the Giving Garden program Bloomington, Il – Healthy communities grow with community support. Let the harvest of your garden contribute to the health of your community this summer. Offering garden vegetables is a source of food…
Lifetime Auto in Dwight Partners With DEA to Fund and Host Annual Spring Car Show – Check Out the Fun This Weekend!
Lifetime Auto in Dwight is partnering with the Dwight Economic Alliance to fund and support an annual Spring Event & Car Show in conjunction with the Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival. The car dealership, located at 101 Watters Drive,…
Congratulations to DTHS 2024 Prom Court
Congratulations to Dwight Township High School 2024 Prom Court: Juniors: Angel Martin, Ayden Roff, Tracer Brown, Lilly Duffy, Issy Bunting & Emerson Peters. Seniors: Jack Groves, Ryan Hilt, Terry Wilkey, Kassy Kodat, Njomza Asllani & Megan Livingston. Special Congratulations to…
Former Dwight Resident Anne Shaw Heinrich to Release Debut Novel!
God Bless the Child to release June 7, 2024! Anne Shaw Heinrich to Release Debut Novel! Anne’s debut novel, God Bless the Child, is the first in a three-book series, The Women of Paradise County, published by Speaking Volumes. Paradise County…
Morris Hospital Hosts Community Blood Drive
Morris Hospital Hosts Community Blood Drive April 25, 2024, MORRIS, IL – Morris Hospital is hosting a blood drive in cooperation with Versiti Blood Center on Thursday, May 9, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Conference Rooms 2 & 3 on…
Dwight Lions Add Catfish to Lake
The Lions Club of Dwight recently added 100 channel catfish to Lions Lake. It may take a little while for these guys to get big enough to eat! Recently there was a 15lb catfish and a nice…
ILLINOIS STATE POLICE WARNS OF PHONE SCAM
ILLINOIS STATE POLICE WARNS OF PHONE SCAM Thursday, April 25, 2024 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is warning the public of a phone scam. Over the past two days, ISP has received several phone calls from individuals reporting…
Murals to be Unveiled at DTHS in Memory of Carol Coulter and Becky Trewartha
On May 7th at 10:45 a.m. in the DTHS Library, DTHS will be unveiling murals in memory of Carol Coulter and Becky Trewartha. The Art IV class has been working hard to bring these unique pieces together in memory of…
Illinois 47 Closing at Rail Crossing in Dwight April 29
OTTAWA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the Union Pacific Railroad crossing at Illinois 47 in Dwight will be closed beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 29. The crossing is located between McNamara Avenue and North…
Dwight Grade School Track and Field Results – April 20
April 23 On Tuesday April 23, 8th Grade Athletes were honored at the final home track meet. Congratulations to all the 8th grade athletes. Team Results for last night’s track meet are: 7th Grade Boys placed third, 8th Grade Boys…
Gardner Village Board Recap – April 22, 2024
Gardner Village Board April 22, 2024 By Don Phillips Gardner village board met in regular session Monday evening, opening their business with the approval of the April 6 minutes and payment of the bills. Dawn Mack addressed the board regarding…
Obituary – Valerie A. Larson
Valerie A. Larson, age 78, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024 at Alden Long Grove care facility in Illinois after a long illness from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Valerie was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Velma Larson, and…
Obituary – Leona Myers, Dwight
Leona Myers, 93, died in the early hours of April 22, 2024 at Arc in Dwight. She was born April 26, 1930, to Hildegarde and Leo (Heb) Ryan of Kinsman, Illinois, where she grew up with her two younger brothers…
DTHS and 1st Responders Present Mock DUI Crash
Dwight High School FFA and Dwight First Responders partnered up to present a Mock DUI Crash event on Monday, April 22nd. The program included a mock crash scene with four DTHS students playing victims. The students were portrayed as being…
