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Nokomis MAPPING

Illinois

MAPPING sessions begins for Nokomis

NOKOMIS — On October 28, 86 people attended the first session of the Managing and Planning Program (MAPPING) at Aumann Auctions' Vintage Showroom in Nokomis. Gisele Hamm, program director for Western Illinois University's Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs made the opening week presentation alongside coordinator Linda Blaine. The five-session MAPPING program will explore a different phase of the process with group activities to enhance the learning experience. The focus of this opening session was on how Nokomis got to its […]

todayNovember 3, 2024 18

Nokomis library director Debra Lehman

Illinois

Nokomis library to hold tree dedication

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis Public Library will be holding a tree dedication for former long-time Library Director Debra Lehman on Saturday, October 26. Lehman started as a library employee in 1990 before getting promoted to Library Director in 1996. She would hold that position until her retirement in 2023. Lisa Casterline succeeded her in that position earlier this year. "The library board wanted to do something to honor and show our appreciation to Debra for all the years she served […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 30

Stonington golf cart carts

Christian County

Stonington board discusses golf carts, concrete work

STONINGTON -- The Stonington village board met for its regular meeting on Monday, October 7, at the village hall. Among its short agenda items were the discussion of golf cart ordinances and concrete work being done at one of the village's businesses. There have been several reports recently that golf cart drivers have been failing to yield to vehicles, semis, and farm equipment. Stonington Chief of Police Travis Peden stated that his department must be more strict on the golf […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 25

Nokomis Central Illinois

Illinois

Montgomery County signs off on Nokomis-Witt Ambulance tax hike

HILLSBORO -- Communities and rural areas serviced by the Nokomis-Witt Area Ambulance Service (NWAAS) will expect a hefty property tax hike beginning with the tax bills due in 2025 following the latest Montgomery County Board meeting on October 8. Representatives from NWAAS spoke before the board regarding the need to increase its tax levy significantly, despite the board's Finance and Budget Committee's disapproval of such a tax levy hike. The committee had even recommended that NWAAS communicate with the Raymond-Harvel […]

todayOctober 16, 2024 32

Nokomis citywide rummage sales Chamber

Illinois

Nokomis Chamber prepares for Halloween event

NOKOMIS -- The Greater Nokomis Chamber of Commerce met on October 8 inside the city council chambers at city hall. Minutes from the September 17 meeting, as well as the most recent treasurer's report, were approved. The most recent treasurer's report reflects an available balance of $1,860.45 in checking and CD balances of $45,045.27 with both CD terms coming up in November. In committee reports, the fall city-wide rummage sales were recently held on October 4-5, and everything was reported […]

todayOctober 15, 2024 41

Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois

Illinois

Heartland Media Group is moving downtown (soon)!

NOKOMIS -- Illinois operations for a Nokomis-based business will be moving to downtown Nokomis next month. Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri, founded in 2022 by Jake Leonard, will be moving its Illinois operations downtown on November 1 in rented space at the back of 107 W. State St., the former Nokomis Medical Clinic. In addition to daily operations for Heartland Newsfeed, Leonard hopes to start print jobs as early as January through the group's Illinois Heartland […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 30

Nokomis

Illinois

Nokomis Chamber holds September meeting

NOKOMIS -- The Greater Nokomis Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting on Thursday evening, September 17 inside the city council chambers at Nokomis City Hall. Minutes from the August 15 meeting, as well as the latest treasurer's report from Treasurer Ed Chausse, which reflected available funds of $1,900.60 and certificate of deposit balances of $43,037.40, were approved. An update was presented regarding the upcoming fall citywide rummage sales, which will be on October 4 and 5. Those wishing to […]

todaySeptember 23, 2024 45

Nokomis police arrest shoplifting

Illinois

Nokomis woman arrested for shoplifting, assault

SCHRAM CITY -- On Sunday, August 11, a Nokomis woman was apprehended for purportedly engaging in shoplifting at a Dollar General store. Shawna M. Pacewic, 50, of Nokomis, was taken into custody for the offenses of shoplifting, assault causing serious harm, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and failing to report a motor vehicle accident involving personal injury. E-911 telecommunicators from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department received the call at 4:58 p.m. of a person possibly struck by a […]

todayAugust 24, 2024 94

Nokomis Central Illinois

Illinois

Nokomis Chamber discusses merger, upcoming events

NOKOMIS -- The Greater Nokomis Chamber of Commerce met in a joint session with the Nokomis City Planning Commission and the Downtown Nokomis Association on Thursday, August 22 in the Nokomis City Council meeting room. Before formal Chamber business began, a proposal was presented to those in attendance from all three organizations by the Planning Commission for the three organizations to merge into one entity with the same mission in mind: economic development in the community, further improvements to downtown […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 105

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