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Jun 20, 2024 | 
sparta.staging.communityq.com | WYPasta Slaw |Peggi Anne T |Rachel Auberger
Highland Cemetery, which sits within Sparta’s city limits on a hill just outside of the center of the town, has been in use since 1908. The Highland Cemetery Trust Corporation’s board of directors has announced a project to preserve the history of one of Sparta’s largest cemeteries. “Recently, we’ve developed a modernization project to computerize our records and provide a cemetery website for the public’s benefit,” William D. Mitchell explained.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
sparta.staging.communityq.com | WYPasta Slaw |Rachel Auberger
Tennessee Department of Education recently released the statewide results for the English Language Arts portion of the spring 2024 TCAP tests as they relate to third and fourth graders across the state. According to the report, third grade scores remained steady while fourth grade students saw a significant improvement which they attribute to Tennessee’s nation-leading, comprehensive statewide literacy strategy.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
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Donna Mae Griffin, 56, of Cookeville, passed away June 9, 2024, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Donna was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1968, in High Point, North Carolina, to Willie Arvil “Bill” and Kathleen Ratcliff “Kathy” Griffin. Funeral service was 1 p.m., June 14, 2024, at Hunter Funeral Home, with burial in Peeled Chestnut Cemetery. Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
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Gary Conrad Copeland, 77, of Sparta, passed away June 13, 2024, in the emergency room of Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital, in Sparta. Gary was born April 12, 1947, in the Yankeetown community of White County, to Bailey Larimore and Daisy Frances Milligan Copeland He graduated from White County High School. While at WCHS, he was a member of the 1964 Jaycee Bowl football championship team, playing left tackle. He enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
shawlocal.com | WYPasta Slaw |GAHam Delights
St. Bede Academy in Peru named the Top 10 students of the Class of 2024. These students have honorably represented the Academy in scholastic and non-scholastic events, service to their school and community and in character. Members listed in alphabetical order are Johnna Bogatitus, Ali Bosnich, Ella Englehaupt, Evan Englehaupt, Georgina Guo, Isabella Hagenbuch, Mariella Hermes, Kylie Hill, Zachary Popurella and Logan Potthoff.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
shawlocal.com | Tom Collins |WYPasta Slaw |GAHam Delights
Oglesby intends to draw up an emergency plan that includes temporary shelter for those in need – a plan that could include, but goes well beyond, sheltering migrants. Monday, the Oglesby City Council used its new business section to discuss drafting “a migrant drop-off ordinance.” No vote was taken and Mayor Jason Curran said Tuesday he wasn’t inclined to even address it before the La Salle County Board votes on a no-sanctuary resolution, set for Thursday.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
shawlocal.com | Joshua Welge |WYPasta Slaw
BOYS BASKETBALLYork 68, Willowbrook 50AJ Levine scored 21 points and Kyle Waltz added 20 for the Dukes. Brendan Molis chipped in with nine. GIRLS BASKETBALLGlenbard West 51, Hinsdale South 49Sydney Nimsakont scored 23 points and Makenna Yeager added 11 for the Hilltoppers . Amelia Lavorato scored 22 points and Maeve Savage 13 for Hinsdale South (21-10).(25-6)Lyons Township 87, Willowbrook 45
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
shawlocal.com | Bob Okon |WYPasta Slaw
The City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday to approve $250,000 for the Joliet Area Historical Museum, opting not to try to sort out management and personnel issues that became the focus of what is typically a routine funding matter for the city. Museum board members and a community leader rose to the institution’s defense, pushing back against a case being made by staffers let go last spring that the city should take a deeper look at management before providing financial support for 2024.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
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DIXON — Sauk Valley Community College will host an artist reception Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The reception for artist Colin Sherrell will take place in the SVCC Art Gallery from 12:30-1:30 p.m.Sherrell’s exhibition, Animum Rege, is featured now in the SVCC art gallery. The artist incorporates metaphors reflecting aspects of other interrelations between various subjects and ideas.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
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Shelter Soulmates is a bi-weekly column spotlighting adoptable animals from local animal shelters. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we have three bonded pairs this week. These animals must be adopted together. Frappe and MacchiatoFrappe, a 1-year-old female rabbit, and Macchiato, a 2-year-old male rabbit, were brought to Animal Friends by a good Samaritan who found them abandoned on her property.
