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  Sept 12 – A Baseball: A Baseball defeated Donovan 13-0 in their first regional game. In the 4 innings played, the Redbird’s tallied 9 hits and 5 hit by pitches. Kade Jensen had 3 hits on the day. Nathan…

Friday, September  12 – The Dwight Trojan High School football team travelled to Shelbyville Friday night and fell to the Rams in a shoot-out by a score of 51 – 48. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Dwight 7 15 0…

The Village of Dwight Board of Trustees will hold Committee Meetings and will meet in a Special Board Meeting to address the potential purchase of property for a public works building.  Agendas:   Admin and Finance     Monday, Sept 15…

Prospective students are invited to Explore KCC Days at Kankakee Community College on Monday, Oct. 13; Saturday, Oct. 25; and Tuesday, Nov. 11. Two sessions begin at noon and coincide with Columbus Day and Veterans Day. On Saturday, Oct. 25,…

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT #232 Held in the Dwight Common School District Library On September 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Jaime Mallaney called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m….

Sept 11 A Softball:  The A SB team advanced to the Regional Championship game by beating Donovan 9-2.  Delani Leonard had a bases loaded triple that broke the game open and finished the night with 4 RBIs.  Skylar Burke hit…

  Sept 11 – Dwight vs Putnam County Dwight Varsity Lady Trojans swept conference opponent Putnam County in 2 set. Scores were 25-17, 25-20. Overall record is now 9-5 and 2-1 in the Tri County conference. Top scores are below:…

Sept 11 – Dwight Country Club hosted a triangular golf match against Morris and Lexington par 36. Medalist was Wyatt Schultz of Morris who shot a 2 under 34. Morris won the match with a score of 152 Dwight 175…

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Lawsuits pile up as Illinois lags on reforming tax sale laws by Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois September 11, 2025 by SIDNEE KING PINEDA Illinois Answers Project A little-known practice that lets private investors extract millions in equity from…

‘It can be like quicksand’: Experts urge grain bin safety this harvest By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek  A pair of researchers at the University of Illinois are urging farmers to prioritize safety while working in grain bins during harvest. Some of…

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Illinois High School Football Rankings – Class 1A Week 3 Release Date: September 10, 2025 1 Camp Point (Central)  Panthers Record: 2-0 Last: @ G.-Northwestern (1-1)24-6W Next: @ Triopia (1-1) 1st Place Votes:6 Total Votes:100 Prev:#2 2 Stockton Blackhawks Record: 2-0 Last: @ Lena-Winslow (1-1)38-14W Next: vs Dakota (0-2) 1st Place Votes:5 Total…

Dwight FFA Harvest Days Tractor Show The Dwight FFA Harvest Days Tractor Show will take place on Sunday, September 21st in downtown Dwight.  Tractors will line up on Franklin Street again this year, near the intersection of Franklin and Delaware….

Blue states hold on to public health dollars while red states lose out by Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline September 4, 2025 After the Trump administration slashed billions in state and local public health funding from the federal Centers for Disease…

Livingston County Mosquito Batch Tests Positive for West Nile Livingston County Health Department Livingston County, IL – The Livingston County Health Department (L.C.H.D.) Environmental Health Division shares that it has had mosquito batches test positive for West Nile Virus in…

Sept 5 – The Dwight Township High School Varsity Football team traveled to Alleman Catholic on Friday and picked up a road win by a score of 32-14. Leading the offense was Collin Bachand who rushed for two touchdowns and…

  Cross Country Results Sept 8 The Trojan Cross Country Team competed in two meets this past week: the Irish Conditioner (Sept 5 ) in Kankakee and the Twilight Run in the Woods (Sept 3) in Seneca. The Irish Conditioner is…

Sept 4 – The Redbird Cross Country team competed in Limestone against Herscher, Manteno, Peotone, Momence, and Wilmington. The course at Limestone Park is one of the toughest courses the athletes will run due to hills and gravel trails. In…

The federal farm policy trap: why some farmers are stuck raising crops that no longer thrive by Molly Parker, Julia Rendleman and Lylee Gibbs, Capitol News Illinois September 4, 2025 Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because…

In August 2024, Dwight EMS crews responded to 119 calls for service. In August 2025, 158 calls were answered, representing a 32.8% increase compared to the same month last year.This steady rise in call volume highlights the growing demand for…

Preparedness starts at home: Red Cross urges everyone to get ready for emergencies now  September 3, 2025 — September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross urges everyone to protect their loved ones by getting their households ready…