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road bridge construction Alton Illinois

Illinois

Bridge, lane closures start today

FARMERSVILLE -- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced the replacement of the bridge decks on the overpasses at Virden Avenue and North 33rd Avenue over Interstate 55 in Montgomery County. Closure of the bridges will be necessary while the improvements are being made. Work begins today, Tuesday, April 1. In addition to the bridge closures, nighttime lane closures on Interstate 55 will be necessary. Other improvements include new concrete at the bridge approaches and new guardrails. Benefits from […]

todayApril 1, 2025 114

Nokomis Historical Society

Illinois

Nokomis Historical Society to reorganize

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis Historical Society will be holding a re-organizational meeting later this month. The historical society will meet on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. inside the city council chambers at the Nokomis City Complex. The meeting is to fill vacant positions on the board and to establish future plans for the organization. As of January 2025, the only officers of the Nokomis Historical Society were President JoAnn Keele and Secretary Jake Leonard, the latter elected by members […]

todayMarch 20, 2025 154

Nokomis Newkomis

Illinois

Nokomis Chamber dissolves, donates funds

NOKOMIS -- The Greater Nokomis Chamber of Commerce held a quick meeting in its final meeting as an organization on Wednesday, March 12 inside the Nokomis CUSD #22 unit office at Nokomis High School. A quorum of officers of the Chamber's Board of Directors was present, except for Vice President Talon Burton and Director JoAnn Keele, who passed away on February 17. Jake Leonard was also present. A motion was made by Kurt Aumann to approve the meeting minutes from […]

todayMarch 20, 2025 202

Newkomis

Illinois

Newkomis holds town hall meeting

NOKOMIS -- Newkomis entered the next phase of the MAPPING the Future of Your Community process with a town hall meeting "Neighborhood Street Party" held on Wednesday, March 12 at Nokomis High School. President Kurt Aumann served as the emcee as well as a committee spokesperson for the meeting, while Nokomis Mayor Dylan Goldsmith, MAPPING program director Gisele Hamm, and select representatives of each of the organization's six committees rounded out the speakers for the meeting. Mayor Goldsmith relayed that […]

todayMarch 20, 2025 255 1

Witt Casey's

Illinois

Witt Casey’s to close March 26

WITT -- Patrons of the Casey's General Store location at 314 N. Hirst St. in Witt may have noticed a sign posted on the door. "As of March 26, 2025, this location will no longer be Casey's and will be closed," the sign states. "Thank you for being our valued guests and allowing us to serve you." The closure of the store will result in a negative economic impact in the community, which will require more support than ever for […]

todayMarch 18, 2025 375

Nokomis Public Library

Illinois

Nokomis library to celebrate Dr. Seuss

NOKOMIS -- Throughout March, Nokomis Public Library will be celebrating the literary mind of Dr. Seuss. There will be themed days each Monday and Wednesday of the month, known as Monday Madness and Wacky Wednesday. The Monday Madness events are as follows: March 3 - Fox and Socks Day: Wear crazy socks or wear your socks crazy! March 10 - The Sleep Book: Wear your pajamas to the library! March 17 - Oh, The Places You'll Go!: Pick up your […]

todayMarch 2, 2025 139

storm severe weather

Illinois

Storm spotter training March 18

LITCHFIELD -- The National Weather Service office in St. Louis, in coordination with the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, will be hosting a storm spotter training class this spring. The class will take place at 6 p.m. inside the auditorium of the Litchfield campus of Lincoln Land Community College, 1 Lincoln Land Drive. The class is free and typically lasts roughly two hours. Participants will learn about thunderstorm development, storm structure, how to identify severe weather features, how to report […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025 231

election Montgomery County ballot

Illinois

Local ballot certified for Montgomery County election

HILLSBORO -- There are contested races aplenty in the April 1 consolidated election, but there are also races where candidates will be running uncontested or no candidates filing at all. Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser released the certified ballot for the consolidated election on Monday per a request from Heartland Newsfeed. MUNICIPAL Litchfield Litchfield will have a new mayor as Steven Daughtery opted not to seek re-election. There is a three-way race with David Hollo, Jacob Fleming, and Dwayne Gerl. […]

todayFebruary 8, 2025 415

Nokomis citywide rummage sales Chamber

Illinois

Nokomis council met December 7

NOKOMIS -- Grants were among the business items the Nokomis City Council discussed at its December 7 meeting. One grant on the docket was for the business district grant for Bernardini's, 116 W. Front. A previous grant for the building was approved for $9,000 and was already awarded. The new application related to additional unrelated work on the building and will bring tax revenue to the city. The contractor has damaged the sidewalk in front of the building during the […]

todayDecember 20, 2024 210

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