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September 11  – Dwight Trojans Defeat Oakwood 22 -14 Dwight leaned on a punishing ground game and timely fourth-down execution to secure a hard-fought 22-14 victory over the Oakwood Comets from Vermilion County.  Controlling the clock from the second quarter…

Click Full Screen icon to view in Full Screen Printed copies can be picked up at one of the locations below! OSF Healthcare – Dwight Office Dwight VFW Old Rt 66 Family Restaurant Ace Hardware Prime Rides Autohaus Weller Agency…

Sept 11  Kenzie’s Clutch Hitting Propels Lions A Team To Victory Over Grant Park MS Dragons 26 Kenzie Christensen drove in four runs on three hits to lead Lions A Team past Grant Park MS Dragons 10-7 on Saturday at…

Sept 12 The Redbirds A Team defeated #1 seeded (Regional 2) Serena by a score of 11-1 this morning! This makes the team 12-0 on the season.The Redbirds did a wonderful job on both sides of the baseball this Saturday.The…

Conversational Spanish offered at the library, especially for business owners Prairie Creek Public Library is offering a conversational Spanish class taught by retired college instructor, Robert de Oliveira. This class is being offered in conjunction with the Dwight Area Chamber…

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT #232 Held in the Dwight Common School District Library On September 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Jaime Mallaney called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m….

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT #232 Held in the Dwight Common School District Library On September 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Jaime Mallaney called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m….

Seneca Community to Recognize First Football Win Less than two minutes into the season opening football game on Friday, September 10, 1976, in Ohio, Illinois, Seneca Fighting Irish running back, Mark Mavity, scampered in from eight yards out to score…

Planning Cancelled and Zoning Rescheduled Ordinance Committee 5 pm Services, Health aand Safety 5:15 pm Public Properties,Utilities 5:30 pm Administration and Finance 6:00 pm

Building and Transportation Joint Meeting September 14, 2026 Agenda Board of Education September 14, 2026  

The Grundy County Health Department has confirmed that mosquitoes collected in the Village of Minooka on September 8, 2026, have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The results were confirmed on September 11, 2026. In response, the Health Department…

Sep 10 Dwight lost in 2 sets to Putnam County. Scores were 16-25, 19-25. Overall record is 5-8, 1-2 in conference. Top scorers below: Delaney Boucher- 2 aces, 3 digs, 2 kills Kenzie Livingston- 5 digs, 1 assist, 1 kill…

Sept 10  –  GSW defeats Grant Park in two sets 25-20, 25-21 GSW (5-4 overall, 3-0 in the River Valley Conference): Grace Vitko: 5 kills Live Siano: 3 kills, 5 assists, 12, digs, 5 aces, 1 block Leah Olson: 3 kills,…

Sept 10 Dwight Boys Golf hosted Peru St. Bede and Ottawa Marquette at Dwight Country Club par 36 Boys Varsity Peru St. Bede 172 Dwight 180 Ottawa Marquette 206 Dwight Scores Case Christensen 43 Blake Thetard 45 Cash Carter 46…

Morris Hospital Enhances Urgent Care with Save Your Spot September 9, 2026 – Morris Hospital has added a new feature to its urgent care offering that enables patients to reserve a time before heading to one of its urgent care…

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Morris Hospital Physical Therapists Discuss Strength and Mobility for Older Adults August 31, 2026, MORRIS, IL –  Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers’ Rehabilitation Services is presenting a free seminar for seniors called “Building Strength and Mobility as We Age” on…

Dwight FFA Harvest Days Tractor Show Dwight FFA Harvest Days Tractor Show will take place on Sunday, September 20th in downtown Dwight.  Tractors will line up on Franklin Street again this year, near the intersection of Franklin and Delaware.  Sign-up begins…

31st Annual Red Cross Evening of Stars featuring Tim Tebow   September 8, 2026 — The American Red Cross will host Tim Tebow – Heisman Trophy Winner, College Football Hall of Fame Inductee, New York Times Bestselling Author and two-time…

Saturday, Sept 12 The Paxton Invitational meet on Saturday went much better the we expected. All of the 5 returners from the 2025 meet improved their time by a considerable amount because their race strategy was improved with a smart 1st…

Saturday, Sept 12 The Paxton Invitational meet on Saturday went much better the we expected. All of the 5 returners from the 2025 meet improved their time by a considerable amount because their race strategy was improved with a smart 1st…

Sept 8 Softball: The A-Team softball ended their season last night in the first round of the regionals vs. Streator Woodland by a score of 3 – 9. Redbirds B softball lost to Limestone 11-6 on Tuesday. The girls scored…

Illinois 47 closing at rail crossing in Mazon on Sept. 13 MAZON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the BNSF Railway crossing on Illinois 47 in Mazon will be closed beginning on Sunday, Sept. 13. ​ The repairs…

 Farm groups urge reversal of beef import decision By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Agriculture groups, including Illinois Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau Federation, are putting pressure on the Trump administration to reverse the president’s beef import plan. President Donald Trump…