DTHS BOE Regular Meeting Recap from Sept 16, 2026
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #230 Held in the Dwight Township High School Board Room On September 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Joel Sandeno called the meeting to order at…
DTHS Special BOE Meeting and Budget Hearing on 2026 – 27 Budget
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #230 Held in the Dwight Township High School Board Room On September 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Joel Sandeno called the meeting to order at…
Dwight Police Calls September 17, 2026
Dwight Police Call 9.17.26 Dwight Police Call 9.3.26 Dwight Police Call 8.27.26 Dwight Police Call 8.20.26 Dwight Police Call 8.13.26 Dwight Police Call 8.6.26 Dwight Police Call 7.23.26 Dwight Police Call 7.16.26 Dwight Police Call 7.9.26 Dwight Police Call 7.2.26…
Dwight Harvest Days Schedule – Thursday, Sept 17 – Sunday, Sept 20
Thursday, September 17, 2026 Carnival Rides: 5 pm – 9 pm ($30 Wristband or Tickets) Food Booths: 4 pm – 10 pm Search for Cash 5 pm – 5:30 pm and 5:30 pm – 6 pm | E. Main & Chippewa…
104-year-old Illinois farmer retires
104-year-old Illinois farmer retires By HANNAH SPANGLER FarmWeek After decades spent working in agriculture, stepping away from farming was not a decision Donnie Peterson could make overnight. “It wasn’t easy, but I realized it was time to let go,” said…
Temperature Recap for the week …..
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Dwight Redbird Cross Country Results
Sep 16 The boys have lots of meets this week. Mason Bunting got his PR Tuesday at South Wilmington’s meet. Bran ran his first meet ever. Jace, Brayden, and Dom all had solid times. Will earned Redbird of the Meet…
Dwight HS Volleyball Results
Sep 16 Varsity won in 3 sets in a non conference match. Scores were 21-25, 25-15, 25-19. Top scores are below: Kit Connor- 2aces, 1 dig, 13 assist, 2 kills Claire Sandeno- 2 aces, 13 digs, 1 block, 8 kills…
Illinois Railroad Workers Urge Public to Make Safe Choices Around Tracks and Trains
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…
GSWB Sports Results
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…
GSWB Lions “A” Softball Win Sectional, Advance to State Tournament!
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…
Dwight Redbirds Baseball – “A” Team Ends Regular Season Undefeated 14-0
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…
MVK Seniors Meet September 15
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 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
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…
ISU Redbirds vs EIU Panthers!! Mid-America Classic
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…
GSW High School Volleyball Results
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…
Dwight Trojans Defeat Oakwood 22 -14 • Other week 4 scores
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…
Dwight Area Chamber of Commerce Releases Harvest Days Publication
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
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…
Dwight Common School BOE Recap of Special Meeting on Sept 9 – Fund Transfer
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….
Dwighty Common School BOE Special Meeting Recap from Sept 9 – Proposed Budget Hearing
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
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…
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Monooka
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…
Dwight/GSW Golf Results
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
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…
