Category: News

Sale of Illinois newspapers puts new state law to the test by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois September 18, 2025 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that Better Newspapers Inc. did not sell all of its newspapers…

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Investing in Infrastructure, Expanding Opportunities, and Supporting Families As your State Senator, I remain committed to securing investments and programs that strengthen our communities, support working families, and improve quality of life across the 40th District. September has brought encouraging…

JV Volleyball 2025 Front Row L to R: Raegan Brown, Addy Taylor, Kaitlynn Todd, Issy Hakey, Sophia Keri, Addy Pittenger, Shay Sulzberger and June Woods. Back Row L to R: Coach Steven Lopez, Olivia Buck, Callie Robison, Grace Tjelle, Kailyn…

High School Football Scores for Friday, October 3 (Dwight Trojans play Saturday, October 4 at 1 pm at Peru St. Bede)

Dry conditions ignite field fire risk By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Dry conditions across much of Illinois increases the risk for field and equipment fires as harvest season ramps up. “We’ve had a major shift in the environment this summer, keeping…

Fire Prevention Week: Protect your family by practicing home fire escape plan, testing smoke alarms Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined October 3, 2025 — During Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), the…

L to R: Dori Wilson, Sophia Buck, Makayla Wahl-Seabert and Sarah Parker.  

Oct 2 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball: The 7th grade girls basketball team beat Wilmington in a thriller last night 21-20.  Allie Hansen had 2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.  Mia Thompson and Scarlett Miner each had 1 rebound.  Izzy…

Oct 2  vs Midland Dwight Varsity Lady Trojans competed in a Tri-County conference match last night against the Midland Timberwolves and were victorious in 3 sets; 25-19, 18-25 & 25-17. Overall record is now 13-10, 4-3 in conference. Lead scorers…

Betty Jean Crossland, 70, of Indianapolis, IN, went to be with Jesus on September 28th at IU Simon Cancer Center after a year long battle with cancer. Betty was born on January 8th, 1955 in Streator, IL to Clarence and…

Led by Carter Stevenson, Bradley University Men’s Golf Shoots Lowest Single Round Score in Program History at Dolenc Invitational Read full story at Bradley University web site here  

Sign up for October events at Dwight’s library Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight has a full slate of events scheduled for October. All of these programs are free and open to the public. You do not need a library…

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‘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…

DTHS Marching Band 2025 Front Row L to R: Clara Flott, Gina Lamping, Honorine Mwizerwa, Katelyn Cummings, Katy Dolan, Michael Groves, Paityn Schmidberger, Elizabet Ramirez and Kaelynn Chanda. Middle Row L to R: Nicole Schmidt, Mr. Jakobe Rabor, Addy Perez,…

  Sept 30 Tri-Country Conference meet The Tri-Country Conference meet was held September 30 at the FFA Land Lab with 7 teams competing. While the trojans did not have a team score, as individuals performences were quite strong. There were…

When school is out, Dwight’s library is the place to be With a long four-day weekend expected for Dwight’s schools from Oct. 10-13, Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight is planning lots of fun activities to keep people busy. On…

Howard L. Christiansen, 94, of Maumee, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Carle Hospital in Peoria, Illinois, on September 18, 2025. Howard was born on May 6, 1931, in Dwight, Illinois, to Arthur and Ruth (Reimer) Christiansen. He was a proud…

Sept. 29, 2025 Kankakee Community College is celebrating an increase in student enrollment for the Fall 2025 semester for the third year in a row. The college reports a 7.2% increase in headcount and a 5.5% increase in credit hours…

Saturday, September 27 – The Dwight Marching Trojans competed at the Normal Marching Invitational and the band won 2nd place overall in Class 1A!

  On September 29, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Dwight EMS, Dwight Fire, and the Dwight Police Department responded to a two-vehicle personal injury crash on Route 47 near Brewster Road. All three occupants involved in the crash were transported…

The Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Tuesday, September 23 in the lower level of the Public Services Complex. In attendance were trustees Marla Kinkade, Joshua Jahn, Austin Haacke, Dan Hansen, and Deb Karch. Absent were Trustee Pete Meister and…

The Dwight Trojans fell to the (#4 2A) Seneca Fighting Irish on Friday, September 26 by a score of 50 -19. No other stats or information is available. The Trojans are now 2 – 3 on the year, Seneca is 4…

Antoinette M. “Annie” Linton, age 52, of Braceville, IL, formerly of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at OSF Divine Mercy Hospital in Peoria. She was born April 4, 1973 in Kankakee, the daughter of Robert & Betty (Fredensborg)…