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Nuclear chemist to speak at local church
The New and Used Curriculum and the Free Methodist Church in Lawrenceville are hosting an event on Saturday, Oct. 8 that welcomes Dr. Jay Wile to speak to the public.
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Sumner Fall Festival parade draws large crowd
September 28, 2022The Sumner Fall Festival returned in 2022 and as in the past, the Saturday afternoon parade was a highlight drawing a large crowd.
OCC Theater now offering scholarships
September 28, 2022Olney Central College Theater is now offering scholarships for students interested in performing arts. Available to incoming and current Olney Central College students, these scholarships will now be offered each year.
Demolition of State Street buildings begins
September 27, 2022The demolition of two buildings on State Street in Lawrenceville has begun and city officials expect the work to be complete by the end of the week.
Wheat planting begins
Winter wheat planting is underway in Illinois.Wheat planting has reached 1 percent, according to the...
Local News
IECC trustees prepare for next election
It may be more than seven months away, but Illinois Eastern Community Colleges officials aren’t wait...
LTC 'goes wrong' with play cast
September 16, 2022Lincoln Trail College’s theater department is ready to go wrong.LTC Director of The Arts Brooke Olai...
IECC promotes adult literacy
September 16, 2022Illinois Eastern Community Colleges are celebrating Adult Education and Family Literacy Awareness We...
Fest of Ale is Saturday
September 15, 2022The sixth Annual Crawford County Fest of Ale is 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Robinson City Park.Establish...
IECC salutes the Constitution
September 14, 2022Constitution Day is Saturday, but because school is out on the weekend, Illinois Eastern Community C...
Area colleges highly ranked
September 12, 2022Two area institutes of higher learning are ranked among the country’s best colleges.Rose-Hulman Inst...
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Schools
IECC: Financial aid deadline looms
September 7, 2022Lincoln Trail College and its fellow Illinois Eastern Community Colleges — Olney Central, Frontier C...
Hutsonville blood drive Sept. 1
August 23, 2022The next American Red Cross blood drive in Crawford County is Thursday, Sept. 1.The organization wil...
IECC enrollment up
Enrollment at Illinois Eastern Community Colleges is increasing.The IECC Board, during its meeting T...
Second Judicial Circuit participates in school supply drive
August 12, 2022The Second Judicial Circuit recently participated in a statewide initiative sponsored by the Illinoi...
LTC offers community courses
Lincoln Trail College will offer community education classes for students of all ages this month. Fo...
LTC welcomes back students Aug. 17-18
Lincoln Trail College is ready for the start of another school year.The fall semester begins Aug. 18...
LTC dual credit orientation Tuesday
July 26, 2022High school students taking dual credit classes at Lincoln Trail College will get the chance to prep...
New employees join IECC
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges are gearing up for another school year, so personnel matters and...
Life
Couple performs concert at LTC Sept. 23
August 29, 2022The Arts at Lincoln Trail College will present an evening of guitar and flute music featuring Michae...
Catholic Charities fund raiser Sept. 11
August 23, 2022Catholic Charities’ annual spaghetti lunch is 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Effin...
State News
State to reduce $1.8 billion federal unemployment debt by $450 million
IDOT receives award for exemplary procurement practices
Gas prices show slight increase
Governor Pritzker proclaims Sept. 23 - Oct. 2 Illinois Electric Vehicle Week
Reminder: File 2019 and 2020 returns by Sept. 30 to get COVID penalty relief
Sports
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Salukis roll past Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville, 59-14
OBLONG –– Things started a little shaky Saturday afternoon, but Red Hill High School’s football team quickly righted the ship and the Salukis were able to roll to a big victory over Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville. The Salukis put themselves in a couple of tough spots early, but 46 unanswered points spanning from the middle of the first quarter to the middle of the third led to a 59-14 victory.
Indians fall short at Casey-Westfield, 12-6
CASEY –– Points were hard to come by on a rain-soaked Sinclair-Vidoni Field Friday night and unfortunately for Lawrenceville High School’s football team, that resulted in another defeat. The Indians could not muster much offensively in their Little Illini Conference game at Casey-Westfield and came out on the short end of a 12-6 loss in the contest that featured rain falling steadily throughout most of it.
Lady Indians 5th at Hutsonville Invitational
Seven matches in the span of six days netted three wins and four losses for Lawrenceville High School’s volleyball team recently.
Lady Salukis still searching for first win
While the latest stretch has been competitive at times, Red Hill High School’s volleyball team is still searching for its first win of the season. The Lady Salukis have played 12 matches over the past two weeks and they were unable to come out on top in any of them.
Youth football teams post mixed results
Splits were the name of the game for youth football teams from Lawrence County that were in action over the weekend.
Golfers wrap up regular season
Three matches in a week brought the regular season to a close for Lawrence County’s high school golf team and with it came mixed results.