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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…

Thank you to the Village of Dwight Water Treatment Plant Crew for reporting these numbers to The Paper: 

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…

Sept 10. Reed-Custer 11 @ GSWB 3 The Panthers cranked a lead-off double on the games 1st pitch and eventually scored to go up 1-0 early.  Ian Matusek was the starter for GSWB and kept Reed-Custer from crossing the plate…

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…

Sept 8 Cross Country:  It’s hard to come off a long break but all the kids pushed themselves and showed some real grit.  Dean Carey came in 1st place. Lane Carey, Jaxon Lee, and Damien Coleman all made it in…

Sept 8 Our Dwight/GSW coop competed in the U High Invitational last night on the Maxwell Park course. The girl’s varsity race had all 4 of our runners finishing with a medal. Individual results for the girls: Mikayla Chambers (1st,…

Sept 10 – A Picture Perfect Redbird 8th Grade Night in the Books! The Redbirds took on the undefeated St. Mary’s Saints and won with a victory of 9-1!! The Redbirds were firing on all cylinders in their explosive victory!…

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…

The Dwight varsity football team picked up a dominant 44-12 victory over Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Friday night, improving to 2-1 on the season. The Trojans controlled the game from the start, jumping out to an 8-0 lead in the first…

Livingston County Coroner reports: On the morning of September 4th, 2026 at 7:33 a.m. a two vehicle motor vehicle crash claimed the life of a Fairbury resident west of Cullom. The accident occurred on Rt. 116 at the intersection of…

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Chu Son Reis, 65 of Dwight, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria. Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Dwight. …