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Obituary – LaVonne Landers, Ft. Myers, FL

 March 18, 2024

LaVonne Landers, 85, of Ft. Myers, Florida, peacefully passed away on March 16, 2024. She was born on December 18, 1938, in Campus, Illinois, to the late Harry and Mae (Haskins) Nielsen. LaVonne, affectionately known as “Von,” was a cherished…

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DTHS Trojan Boys Baseball Sweep DH – March 16

 March 18, 2024

MARCH 16 The Trojans traveled to Momence Saturday, and came away with a doubleheader sweep by scores of 15–4, and 11–0. Game 1- winning pitcher Joey Starks recorded 5 strikeouts in 4 innings and also added 2 hits of his…

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DTHS Track Team Results from March 16

 March 18, 2024

Bradley Bourbonnais Invite Sat, Mar 9, 2024 Olivet Nazarene University – Perry SLRC, IL US The Trojans showed much improvement with their performances in this meet. Their competitors were not only 1A teams but many 2A and 3A athletes. The…

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Kankakee Kultivators Garden Club “Pruning and Shrub Care”

 March 18, 2024

The Kankakee Kultivators Garden Club met Thursday, March 14th at the Kankakee Library. The program was “Pruning and Shrub Care.” Carol Bowman, club president, introduced our speaker Nancy Addison, trained botanist and member of the Kultivator’s Club since 1998. Nancy…

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Dwight Village Board Discusses DEA Funding

 March 17, 2024

The Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Trustees present were Randy Irvin, Pete Meister, Marla Kinkade, Jenny Johnson, and Brian Berta. Absent was Justin Eggenberger. Also in attendance were Village Administrator Crissy Livingston,…

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GSW Varsity Baseball vs Streator Woodland 3/15

 March 16, 2024

    

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GSW Varsity Softball vs Streator Woodland – 3/15

 March 16, 2024

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…

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Dwight Grade School Board Meeting Recap from March 13

 March 16, 2024

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT #232 Held in the Dwight Common School District Library On March 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Nick Stipanovich called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Lori Bowman;…

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Prairie Singers to Perform at Streator and Marseilles

 March 15, 2024

The Prairie Singers will be presenting a spring program April 2, Tuesday, at the Streator Public Library at 6:30 pm.  The program will be a variety of sacred, patriotic, Broadway, and spring music.  The historic library will be able to be…

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Temps – Dwight

 March 14, 2024



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Dwight Police Calls March 14, 2024

 March 14, 2024

Dwight Police Calls 3.14.24

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McClarey Law Firm

 March 12, 2024
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Illinois Extension News – Four Seasons Gardenening

 March 12, 2024

News For Illinois Homes Welcome in spring with gardening content Cutting back branches leaves trees with healthier outlook     **Editor’s Note: If you find the story here of value, consider clicking one of the Google ads embedded in the…

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD TO FILL VACANCY

 March 11, 2024

LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD PONTIAC, IL * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to the requirements of IO ILCS 5/25-1I, James Carley, Chairperson of the Livingston County Board is announcing that there is a…

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Annual Town Meeting

 March 11, 2024
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Braidwood Knights of Columbus Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

 March 11, 2024

The Braidwood Knights of Columbus Council 1574 is having a Corn Beef and Cabbage Dinner March 14 from 4 to 7 PM at Fr White Hall in Braidwood 110 S. School Street Braidwood IL. Carry out available.

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Toolshed Talk: Costs & Cost Savings of Conservation

 March 11, 2024

Toolshed Talk: Costs & Cost Savings of Conservation Come join the Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for a Toolshed Talk to learn about how conservation practices can be beneficial for you and your farm.  Hear how other…

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Dwight Grade School Redbird Sports and Activity Report – March 8

 March 8, 2024

March 7 Scholastic Bowl:   SchoBo traveled to Mazon last night and Varsity went in to win their match    Scoring toss ups were Walter Bradley with 6 and Nichole Moldovan with 3 JV  lost a close match. Scoring toss ups were…

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Livingston County Board to Fill Vacancy

 March 8, 2024

Pursuant ot the requirements of 10 ILCS 5/25-11, James Carley, Chairperson of the Livingston County Board is announcing that there is a vacancy in Livingston County Board District #3 with the passing of County Board Member Mark Runyon effective February…

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GSW Inducts 13 into National Honor Society

 March 7, 2024

The Gardner-South Wilmington High School National Honor Society held their Induction ceremony on Wednesday, March 6.  Thirteen new members were inducted into the Athena Chapter of the National Honor Society.  Pictured are the new members.  Terese Kukman is the National…

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Dwight Trojan Boys Basketball Awards

 March 7, 2024

The Dwight Boys Basketball Team held their awards banquet on Monday March 4 at DTHS. Varsity Most Valued Player was Junior Luke Gallet, Varsity Most Improved Player Senior Ryan Hilt (not pictured), and The Trojan Staple Award went to Senior…

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Lady Trojan Basketball Awards Announced

 March 7, 2024

The Dwight Lady Trojans had their basketball awards Monday March 4. Most Improved Players were Dori Wilson and (not pictured) Cloe Gall. The Varsity Most Valuable Player award went to Kassy Kodat, while the JV Most Valuable Player was Makayla…

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