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CWC School Board meets for May meeting Monday night

Tuesday, May 17 by Jc Tinsley

The Board approved the preliminary FY 2016 budget, which will result in a negative receipts vs. expenditures for the year of $98,500. The budget will be placed on display for a minimum of 30 days, and public hearing and adoption will be at the... Read More.

Shimkus Statement on the Obama Administration’s School Bathroom Decree

Friday, May 13 by Jc Tinsley

WASHINGTON – Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15), a former high school teacher, released the following statement in reaction to the Obama Administration’s unprecedented intrusion into local school bathroom policies:“This decree has nothing to do with equality, justice or fairness for students; it’s entirely about... Read More.

Righter: Democrat school funding proposal harmful to downstate

Thursday, May 5 by Jc Tinsley

Springfield, IL – Numbers from the Illinois State Board of Education show downstate school districts and students would end up on the losing end of an education funding reform plan, to the tune of $120 million. Meanwhile, Senate Bill 231 would direct an additional... Read More.

SIC Announces Winner of School Song Contest

Thursday, April 28 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College has a new Alma Mater song thanks to local businessman and song writing hobbyist, William Fletcher Johnson of Eldorado. Johnson entered a contest more than a year ago when SIC called for submissions to come up with lyrics to the first-ever... Read More.

Illini Summer Academies lets high school youth give college a spin

Wednesday, March 30 by Jc Tinsley

Deciding whether and where to go to college is a big decision. Illinois 4-H offers a 4-day college experience to help youth begin to make those decision. Illini Summer Academies runs June 26-29 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.The conference is open to... Read More.

CWC School Board accepts donation of Archie Brown Memorial Park

Tuesday, March 22 by Jc Tinsley

Before the meeting, Kent "Pete" Fulkerson was sworn in as a new board member, replacing Richard J. Kuykendall, who resigned at the last month's board meeting. Fulkerson will fill out the remainder of Kuykendall's termThe Board approved a donation from Greg Brown of Brown... Read More.

NCOE School Board makes personnel decisions at March meeting

Thursday, March 17 by Jc Tinsley

Personnel issues highlighted the NCOE Board of Education meeting last evening. As they have done for the past several years, the Board voted to send Reduction In Force (RIF) letters to 18 aides and 1 van driver. Superintendent Matt Vollman told the Board that... Read More.

Shimkus Accepting Entries for Annual High School Art Contest

Monday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting entries for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The contest is open to high school students in the 15th Congressional District. Entries are due by April 15.“This is an annual competition that we are pleased to participate... Read More.

White County Sheriff and Norris City Police to conduct active shooter drill at NCO grade school March 11

Thursday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

The White County Sheriff’s Department and the Norris City Police Department will be conducting an active shooter training drill at NCO Grade School during the afternoon of Friday, March 11.White County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Craig Poole said that no students will be present during... Read More.

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Juvenile arrested in Hamilton County School bomb threat

Friday, February 19 by Jc Tinsley

Hamilton County States Attorney Justin Hood has announced that an arrest has been made in the bomb threat that shut down Hamilton County Junior/Senior High in McLeansboro Thursday.McLeansboro City Police with assistance from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, Illinois Secretary of State Police, and... Read More.