By ANGELA RIDGWAY | March 27, 2024
The American Legion Auxiliary announced the winners of this year’s Americanism Essay Contest at a banquet recently. The contest is open to students in third to 12th grade and allows them to explore the fundamental rights and freedoms residents have today. Each year the contest...
March 27, 2024
Rides Mass Transit District in Richland and Lawrence counties is hosting an April outing to Effingham. The shopping trip will allow riders to shop at Aldi’s, Hobby Lobby and Kohl’s. The bus will stop for lunch at Niemerg’s Steakhouse. The bus will leave the Lawrenceville...
By ANGELA RIDGWAY | March 27, 2024
The Lawrence Public Library has announced new book additions for the month of April. Each month the library receives new additions to add to their shelves. The books are available to check out with a library card. Junior fiction graphic novel “Narwhal’s School of Awesomeness”...
By ANGELA RIDGWAY | March 26, 2024
The Dine with a Doc program will feature guest speakers Penny Martin and Valarie Diesser April 5. Martin is the director of Cardio-Pulmanary and Cardiac Rehab and Diesser is a registered nurse and they will speak on cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs available as well...
March 26, 2024
A Bridgeport railroad crossing will get some much needed repairs thanks to the Crossing Safety Improvement Program. The crossing at 700E will undergo reconstruction work and grade separation. The work will total $2.3 million and $1.4 million of the project will come from the Grade...
March 27, 2024
BRIDGEPORT –– An early lead wasn’t enough for Red Hill High School’s softball team to get in the win column Tuesday, as the Lady Salukis dropped a see-saw affair to Oblong, 10-7, in the Little Okaw Valley Conference contest at Bridgeport. After Oblong scored the...
March 27, 2024
BRIDGEPORT –– An early lead did not hold up for Red Hill High School’s baseball team Tuesday, as the Salukis dropped a Little Okaw Valley Conference contest at home. The Salukis scored first, but could not make it stand up in a 7-2 loss to...
March 26, 2024
BRIDGEPORT –– Mixing experience with youth is hopefully a recipe to provide the depth needed for Red Hill High School’s track teams to compete at the level they want to be at this season. Both team have a mix of returning talent and promising youngsters...
March 26, 2024
LAWRENCEVILLE –– A mix of youth and experience has raised the level of excitement around the Lawrenceville High School track teams this season. While numbers are still not super high, there are number of athletes willing and able to cover most events, with the goal...
March 26, 2024
ALBION –– A back-and-forth contest swung the way of Lawrenceville High School’s softball team late, allowing the Lady Indians to score a come-from-behind win and also avenge a loss from earlier in the season. The Lady Indians rallied late on the road Monday, pulling out...
By GREGG BONELLI | March 20, 2024
This is important, but not commonly appreciated. The right to privacy is essential to a man’s or woman’s conscience. There...
By PATRICE JAMES
Illinois Black Advocacy Initiative | March 19, 2024
On Monday, March 18, we celebrated the six-month anniversary of the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act. There are few...
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