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Coin Show set for March 24th

Central Illinois Numismatic Association’s 34th Annual Spring Coin Show will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 24 at the Northfield Center I, 3210 Northfield Drive in Springfield. 

There will be 70 dealer tables that will feature U.S. and foreign coins, ancient and modern coins, gold and silver bullion, Amercan Eagles and paper money. There will be a small admission fee and members and children under 16 will be admitted free. Early birds can be admitted for a larger fee to view the coins from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Gray Thompson inducted into Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Gray Thompson of Ashland, Illinois, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Thompson was initiated at Western Illinois University.

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Virginia student earns IESA award

Virginia schools is elated to announce that 8th grader Nathan Ayres has been selected as the Division J winner of the IESA Scholar Attitude award. He is one of only 15 students in the state of Illinois to be recognized as an IESA scholar attitude award winner.

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Day Camp offered at Mt. Sterling

Registration is now open for Day Camp at the Mt. Sterling Community Center YMCA.

There will be Kinder Camp (entering K & 1st); Day Camp (entering 2nd & 3rd) and Tween Camp (entering 4th, 5th, 6th).Camp will be offered 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday from June 3 to August 9th.

Pricing will be based on by the week for members (full time, 3-5 days); member siblings, member part-time, and non-members.

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Virginia students in action 

During the Virginia School Board meeting, it was noted that the National Honor Society is bringing back a blood drive to the Virginia High School through the Impact Life organization.There was a meeting on March 13th to learn more about the organization of the event and then on April 13th the event will be held. The community is invited to attend. Student council members also participated in being election judges this year. Their day began around 5:30 a.m. and ended around 8 p.m.

Reflections of three women

Women of the community will be gathering at the Virginia United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 13 to recognize and call on God’s love.  

Barbara Wooldridge, Jacksonville, will portray three Biblical women, each who had a unique relationship with God. On-site registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the program running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Village of Chapin plans Spring clean-up

The Village of Chapin is getting cleaned up. Spring clean up days were recently announced. Village residents are encouraged to begin collecting unwanted items now to be discarded May 17/18. The Village will furnish three dumpsters each day for Village residents only to discard their unwanted and not needed items at no cost. Contact Village hall for a list of items ineligible for discard, Yard waste will also be collected on Monday 20 beginning at 6am. Yard waste must be curbside and in bags to be collected. 

Stay Rocket Strong, Pray for Rushville-Industry

Illinois State Police investigates fatal school bus crash

Schuyler County Monday, March 11, when a Rushville-Industry school bus and a semi-truck crashed on US Route 24 that erupted in flames. The crash occured at 11:30 a.m.

Schuyler County Coroner Terry Millslagle pronounced the school bus driver, three children on the bus and driver of the semi-truck dead at the scene. Victims were David Coufal, 72, Browning; Angela Spiker, 57, Rushville; Maria Miller, 5, Rushville; Andrew Miller, 3, Rushville; and Noah Driscoll, 3, Rushville.

All five were transported to Memorial Hospital in Springfield where post-examinations were conducted.