Category: News

SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT Final Elmwood Park 0 14 0 14 0 28 Dwight 14 7 14 0 0 35 Friday Sept 22, 2023 The Dwight Trojans travelled to Elmwood Park Friday night and held on…

Associate Judge, Scott Belt, Announces Campaign for Grundy County Resident Circuit Judge Grundy County Associate Judge, Scott Belt, has announced his candidacy to run for Grundy County Resident Circuit Judge in November of 2024 .  Belt currently serves as an…

COVID Vaccination Updates Livingston County, IL – On September 11, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved use of a reformulated COVID booster (2023-2024 formula). This vaccine is highly recommended for individuals 65 and older and those who are…

Week 6 scores: IW @ Dwight MM—Dwight 0 IW 6 JR—Dwight 12 IW 13 SR—Dwight 0 IW 22 Momence @ GCMS MM—GCMS 21 Momence 31 JR—GCMS 45 Momence 22 SR—GCMS 0 Momence 25 Watseka @ Clifton MM—Clifton 22 Watseka 13…

People who owned banned weapons before new law must apply for FOID endorsement By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new…

MVK A Team Softball has won the IESA Single A Region 1 Championship Regional Semifinals: Lady Mavericks 11, Waterman Indian Creek 1 Morgan Starwalt (2-4, 2B, R, RBI), Brynlee Hunt (3-4, 2Rs, 3RBIs, 2SBs), and Grace Biros (2-3, RBI, 2SBs)…

9/15/23 SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT Final Walther Christian 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dwight 48 8 8 6 0 70 The Dwight Trojans put 48 points on the scoreboard in just the first quarter and…

Katie Gartke has been selected as our Redbird Teacher of the Month for September! She goes above and beyond to support the growth of her students and is a valuable mentor for our new staff. We are lucky to have…

On Saturday, September 9th, the Gardner Area Band and Pantherette Spirit Line performed with the Marching Huskie and Silverettes on the field at halftime of the Northern Illinois University football .  The Gardner Area Band is under the direction of Mr….

9/12 The Dwight Redbirds were defeated by Pontiac Saint Mary’s 12 to 2 is the Regional Championship. The only hit of the night was Olivia Buck with a triple. Olivia Buck and Courtney Krause were awarded IESA sportsmanship pin awards….

The Dwight Village Board met Monday September 11 in the lower level of the Public Services Complex. In attendance were Trustees: Marla Kinkade, Pete Meister, Justin Eggenberger, Jenny Johnson, Brian Berta, and Mayor Paul Johnson. Absent was Randy Irvin. Owners…

Lifetime Auto, a used car dealership currently operating in Elwood, IL, will be moving into the vacant Dempsey Automobile property at 101 Watters Drive in Dwight opening October 1. According to Arien Whitehead, owner of Lifetime Auto, the company has…

9/8/23 SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT Final Ridgewood 7 0 6 13 0 26 Dwight 6 12 7 7 0 32   Conner Telford passed for 109 yards and ran for 71 to lead the visiting Trojans…

A Wildly Beneficial Wetland Field Day for Hunters at Feather Prairie Farm Hunters, hunting dog trainers, and landowners who want hunting areas are invited to a special event at Feather Prairie Farms near Dwight, IL, on Thursday, September 14, 2023,…

  9/1/23 SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 OT Final St Edward 6 0 0 8 0 14 Dwight 8 25 0 7 0 40 The Dwight Trojans took control in the 2nd quarter and went on to defeat…

Dwight Village Board of Trustees Recap for August 28, 2023 Present at the meeting: Trustees Randy Irvin, Marla Kinkade, Jenny Johnson, and Brian Berta. Absent: Trustees Pete Meister and Justin Eggenberger. Others present: Mayor Paul Johnson, Village Administrator Crissy Livingston,…

Congratulations to Officer Julia Santiago and Officer Tyler Calhoun for graduating from the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center. They were sworn in by Village Clerk Whitney Scott, at the Village Board Meeting on Monday August 28. and will now…

The Dwight Trojans will take on Minonk (Fieldcrest) Friday August 25 in Minonk. This game will be the first as a member of the newly-formed Chicagoland Prairie Conference. Member schools of CPC include Elmwood, Melrose Park (Walther Christian), Norridge (Ridgewood),…

About 55 people attended the annual reunion which was held on August 13, 2023 in the tool shed at the Drach farm near Emington. The day began with a prayer by Corilyn McCullough and she asked for remembrance for the family…

Will Brady, of Dwight, recently set up a lemonade stand at the August 12 Dwight Woman’s Club Saturday Market in Dwight. He donated 50% of his proceeds to Dwight’s Operation SOS, an amazing $50! Operation SOS currently supports 47 area…

MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DWIGHT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT #232 Held in the Dwight Common School District Library On August 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Board President Nick Stipanovich called the meeting to order…

August 21, 2023 The Bunting family in rural Dwight / Emington, along with some neighbors and friends, was busy picking sweet corn last Friday. An entire acre of corn, to be exact. The corn was harvested with a one-row pull…

This large hawk, which seems to own the neighborhood, made an appearance at the ball game in Renfrew Park on Thursday, August 17. Who was playing? The Redbirds, of course. Photo courtesy of Brian Trainor.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE CONGRATULATES NEW TROOPERS OF CADET CLASS 143 ISP has Added 483 New Troopers Since 2019 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police welcomed 15 new troopers today from Cadet Class 143 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Police…

The Gardner Lions club held a meeting on August 8, 2023. President Joe Spiezio presented Lion Keith Howland with an award for 55 years of service and Lion Belinda Gordon with a Lions Foundation Fellow award. Gardner Lions will be…

The Dwight Village Board of Trustees met Monday August 14. Prior to the board meeting, a community meeting was held in the ESDA Room regarding the proposed upgrades to Renfrew Park. More information can be found on that in a…

Dorothy L. “Tootie” Watters, 92, of Dwight, formerly of Tuscon, Arizona, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2023 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet, IL. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Monday, August 21, 2023 at Hager Memorial Home…

Hitchcock Design Group Presents Potential Upgrades to Renfrew Park Representatives from Hitchcock Design Group, a landscape architecture firm from Naperville, presented their proposal for upgrades to Renfrew Park in Dwight at a community meeting Monday August 14 held in the…

Heartland Community College and Southern Illinois University announce new transfer agreement NORMAL, IL, Aug. 15, 2023 – Heartland Community College (HCC) and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) have adopted a new transfer agreement for qualified community college students to earn…

News from Village of Mazon: MVK Community Fund Date: Aug 14, 2023 Introducing the MVK Community Fund at the Community Foundation of Grundy County (CFGC) This geographic field of interest fund was created to support charitable needs in the Mazon-Verona-Kinsman…

WILLIAMS STREET TOWNHOMES is a 32 Townhome development in Dwight IL with completion expected in early 2024. The complex will include 4 1-bedroom units, 12 2-bedroom units, and 16 3-bedroom units.   Graphics of William Street Townhomes:  

What’s New in Dwight? Aug 12, 2023   The Prairie Creek Public Library District trustees are excited to share that two gardens have been added to the property. Danchris Nursery designed unique gardens that will, eventually, follow the sidewalk around…

The Village of Dwight will hold a public meeting on August 14th, from 5:30 – 6:15 pm, 209 S. Prairie Ave. Dwight, IL (Village ESDA room located in the basement), to get community input and ideas for proposed improvements and additions to…

Searching for the very helpful female good Samaritan and her husband or anyone who may have seen the bicycle accident which occurred across the street from the post office at the intersection of Mazon and Prairie on the Saturday of…

I am Paul Ducat and I am expressing my interest to office of Senator of the 53rd district in Illinois. Senator, Thomas M. Bennett has recently made the decision to retire after this current term. I come to the 53rd…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – AUGUST 7, 2023 – The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) recently announced the launch of a Bridge Bundling Toolkit. The toolkit is an interactive website which provides municipal, township, and county officials a step-by-step guide on how to assess…

Highland Township will be installing new STOP signs at the intersection of Scully Rd and Swell Rd. The stop signs will be for east and west traffic on Scully Rd.

What’s New in Dwight – Aug. 2 edition……