Category: Dwight

Dec 9 Wrestling The Redbird Wrestling Team was reinstated this year after not having a team for several years. The team is mostly young and inexperienced but they wrestle hard and are getting better every day. The team travelled to…

Dec 9 Conference Tornament at Iroquois West – GSW vs Milford and GSW vs Clifton Central GSW played two games today. In our morning game, GSW defeated Milford 45-28 Points Grace Olsen 18 points Addi Fair 14 points Aspen Lardi…

  Dec 9 Pontiac Tournament Dwight had 9 wrestlers compete in this 18 team tournament.  Kyler Starks had a big comeback victory 16-10, Landon Burkhardt with a few solid victories after a first round loss to the 215 lb tournament…

Dwight Police Calls 12.7.23



Bottom row L to R: Kit Connor, Dori Wilson, Sophie Buck, Kassy Kodat, Njomza Asllani, Ella Legner, Lilly Duffy, Addy Sulzberger Top Row L to R: Emerson Peters, Cloe Gall, Mikayla Chambers, Izzy Bunting, Olivia Valdez, Ryan Bean, Claire Sandeno,…

Christine A. Gravesen, 61, of Campus, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 9:33 p.m. at Miller Rehab Center in Kankakee, IL. Funeral services will take place at a later date. Memorials in honor of Christine may be made to…

On Sunday, December 3 shortly after midnight, Dwight Officers were called to the 300 block of East Mazon Ave for an intoxicated subject yelling and knocking on windows. A short time later a second call was received to the 911…

The Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Monday November 27 in the lower level of the Public Services Building. In attendance were Village Trustees Randy Irvin, Marla Kinkade, Justin Eggenberger, Jenny Johnson, and Brian Berta. Absent was Pete Meister. Also…

Video Gaming Report for Dwight – September 2023 

Dwight Woman’s Club Treasurer Chris Myers recently presented a check for over $1,000 to Dwight EMS to cover the cost of an AED, or automated external defibrillator, to be placed at Garrett Park Little League Ballpark. DWC would like to thank…

Two Lady Trojans have been awarded Tri-County Confernce County Volleyball Team honors. Claire Sandeno received Honorable Mention All-conference honors and Kassy Kodat received 2nd team All-conference honors. Both young ladies worked hard all season to earn these honors from the…

The Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Monday, November 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. All Trustees were present as well as Village President Paul Johnson.  FINANCIAL REPORTS Bill payments of $448,999.04 on November 13, 2023 were approved. The Treasurer’s Report…

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF  DWIGHT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT #232 On November 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Nick Stipanovich called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT:   Lori Bowman; Mark Christenson; Marc Ellis; Tara…

Vivian Dorothea (Von Qualen) Rieke, 106, of Dwight, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Dwight, IL. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Danish Lutheran…

Mikayla Chambers had a quality performance for her first showing at the state meet as a freshman on Saturday 11/4.   The race at Detweiller in Peoria was a fast one for the top runners in the state.  This helped…

Oct 28 Mikayla Chambers saw huge sectional success as a freshman runner by qualifying for the state cross country finals next week!  Mikayla ran an impressive time of 20:26 to finish 9th in the field of 148 runners.  Her ninth…

Sat Oct 28 The Seneca Cross Country Girls Team is headed to the State Meet after finishing 2nd at the IHSA Oregon Sectional this morning. Evelyn O’Connor was the individual champion winning the race with a time of 19:07. The…

Judith Katherine “Judy” McComb, 77, of Morris formerly of Dwight, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 9:33 p.m. at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, November 3, 2023 at 10:00…

Oct 26 – 8th Grade Girls @ Bishop Mac  The 8th grade Redbirds won their 5th game in a row defeating Bishop Mac 25-22 last night.  Leanne Ruth had 3 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 points.  Addi Avilez had 4…

Oct 26 The Sixth Grade girls basketball team wrapped up their season with two losses to Bishop Mack. in the first game Dwight fell 8 to 16. Leading the Redbirds in scoring was Izzy Pittenger with four points. Lila Tjelle…

  Oct 21 – Regional Meet at Seneca It was a victorious day for the Trojan runners on Saturday, October 21 at the Regional cross country meet in Seneca.  Season efforts paid off as the entire boys team and Mikayla…

  The Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Monday, October 23 in the Public Services Complex. Trustees present were Randy Irvin, Pete Meister, Marla Kinkade, Jenny Johnson, and Brian Berta. Also in attendance were Village President Paul Johnson, Village Attorney…

  The boys and girls golf team had there golf awards banquet October 16 at Dwigt Country Club. For girls, Ava Meister was the Most Improved Golfer and Bella Dinelli was Most Valuable Golfer. Congratulations on a great year! For…

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT Final Seneca 7 20 16 0 0 43 Dwight 3 0 8 0 0 11 October 13, 2023 In a rain-soaked night, the Dwight Trojans fell 43 – 11 to the state…

Gwendolyn Edwards of Dwight, passed away on October 13, 2023 at the Arc Nursing Home in Dwight, IL. A celebration of life will be held at a later date and cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will take place at…