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Illinois Railroad Workers Urge Public to Make Safe Choices Around Tracks and Trains SMART-TD Illinois highlights simple, life-saving lessons and new school safety law during See Tracks? Think Train! Week SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois railroad workers are asking motorists, pedestrians…

Sept 15  – Cross Country  The Lions Cross Country saw great success at their home meet on Tuesday night.  It wasn’t just the temperature outside that was hot- the Lions ran some hot times at their own course. On the…

Lions A Team Defeat Milford/Cissna Park Bats Behind Strong Performance From Kenzie Christensen – Advance to State Kenzie Christensen was dominant in the circle, as the starting pitcher rang up 17 strikeouts in Lions A Team’s 10-5 victory over Milford…

Sept 15 For the first time in school history, your Dwight Redbirds have finished their regular season with an undefeated 14-0 record after defeating Wilmington 13-3! The Redbird’s opened the game up with a 9 run first inning and never…

The MVK area Senior Citizens met September 15, 2026 at the Mazon American Legion with 26 people attending. Lunch was served at noon through Community Nutrition Network, catered by Hoffman House. The meal prayer was given by Nancy Johnson. Any…

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…

Illinois 116 work in Livingston County begins Sept. 21 LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that weather permitting, construction on Illinois 116 in Livingston County begins Monday, Sept. 21. The work zone is about 6 miles west…

Sep 14 – Dwight vs Fieldcrest Varsity lost in 2 sets, 23-25 & 22-25. Varsity Record is now 5-9, and 1-2 in TCC. Lead scorers below: Kit Connor- 3 aces, 16 assist, 1 kill Kenzie Livingston- 10 digs Claire Sandeno-…

MID-AMERICA CLASSIC HIGHLIGHTS LONG-RUNNING SERIES BETWEEN ILLINOIS STATE, EASTERN ILLINOIS 114th Meeting Saturday in Normal By Tom Emery Illinois State and Eastern Illinois have been playing each other in football since Theodore Roosevelt was in office. The game is so…

Sept 14 – GSW loses to Pontiac 11-25, 12-25 Pontiac (5-5, 3-0 in the River Valley Conference): Liv Siano- 3 kills, 4 assists, 2 digs Abbie Olsen- 3 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs Autumn Manzello- 3 kills, 5 digs Brynn…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…