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Jul 12, 2024 | 
thepampanews.com | MIAnti-Crabby Cake
Ruth Riehart, 95, of Pampa, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Pampa. Memorial services are pending with Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors and Crematory. Ruth was born on November 28, 1928 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Dewey Manila and Hazel Mariah Kindred Parker. She was the oldest of five children. Ruth attended high school in El Paso before continuing her education at the University of Tulsa.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
sparta.staging.communityq.com | TXChicken Spaghetti |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
Posted Thursday, July 11, 2024 7:59 am In a decisive move to address the future of solid waste disposal in White County, the White County Board of Commissioners voted, on June 17, to accept a contract from Waste Management for the sale of the White County Landfill. The decision came after careful consideration of the county’s options, which included closing the facility and opening a transfer station, continuing to operate the landfill independently, or selling the landfill. The county’s...
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
sparta.staging.communityq.com | MIAnti-Crabby Cake |Kim Swindell Wood
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is announcing the latest round of recipients for the Tennessee Urban Farm and Forestry (TUFF) cost share program. The funding will contribute to production increases for small farming and forestry businesses and increase access to nutritious food in Tennessee’s urban areas. “This cost share funding is essential for strengthening Tennessee's agricultural economy,” Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | Felix Sarver |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
Two teens had apparently been shooting at bottles in a wooded area in Bolingbrook, which led to the soft lockdown of an elementary school that was nearby, police said. About 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, officers were sent to Winston Woods Park, 200 Winston Drive, for a report of gunshots, according to Bolingbrook Police Department. The park is across the street from Wood View Elementary School, 197 Winston Drive. The school was placed on soft lockdown.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | Kathleen A. Schultz |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
DIXON – Two former workers at the Jack Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon are facing felony charges in connection with battering two residents in two separate incidents, in one case breaking a man’s nose. According to the charging document, mental health technician Ashley M. Flores, 35, of Sterling, punched a female resident of the home for the intellectually and developmentally disabled on June 22, 2022.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | Earleen Hinton |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
DIXON – Lauren Metzler tearfully recalled how her 28-year-old brother battled an addiction to a pain medication and finally succumbed to an accidental overdose in 2020. “I lost my brother at 28 years old to fentanyl poisoning,” said Metzler, 34, of Rock Falls, one of several area residents who spoke during the Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery Overdose Awareness event along the Dixon riverfront Thursday evening.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | MIAnti-Crabby Cake
A slate of late-start 12-week and second 8-week courses will begin Sept. 11 and Oct. 11 respectively at Illinois Valley Community College. These options include classes in science, health, math, english, computers, early childhood education and criminal justice. Online 12-week courses beginning Sept.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | Susan Sarkauskas |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
Authorities have identified two South Elgin High School students killed Thursday in a crash in Bartlett. The victims were Kamorra Campbell, 17, of Bartlett, and Tahlulay Henry, 16, of Elgin, according to the Kane County coroner’s office. The two were passengers in a car that collided with a dump truck on Route 25 at Kenyon Road. Two other girls in the car -- also students at South Elgin High -- were injured. The truck driver also was hurt.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | Ryan Searl |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
The return of two of La Salle’s most popular street festivals, BBQ-n-Blues and Jazz’N the Street, arrives next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8 and 9, at 600 First St. The pair of celebrations will bring amazing food vendors and topnotch musical acts right to the heart of historic downtown La Salle. The fun starts with BBQ-n-Blues, running from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday. The festival is one of the best evenings of curated live blues that Starved Rock Country has to offer.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
shawlocal.com | Elmhurst Chamber |MNSt. John's Dip |ILFunnel Cakes |MIAnti-Crabby Cake
In celebration of Chamber of Commerce Week in Illinois, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) is sponsoring a month of networking and fundraising events, and will offer recruitment incentives for new and reactivating members. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed September 10-16 as Chamber of Commerce Week in Illinois, and Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin has issued a Mayoral Proclamation declaring September 10-16 as Chamber of Commerce Week in Elmhurst.
