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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lincoln Land Community College and Illinois Extension are partnering to offer a Horticulture Institute for teachers of grades K-5 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 25 and 26 in the Kreher Agriculture Center on the LLCC-Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road.
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.
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.
Zoning officer, Denzil Lorton, announced at the Cass County board meeting on March 11th, that he will be retiring.
Lorton said with all the solar and wind business, the load is getting greater. He has assisted with many rezoning ordinance rewrites in his time with the county and wishes them and his replacement nothing but the best. He will make himself available to whomever the county hires and assist them in anyway he can. Mr. Lorton did recommend Dave Mayes for his replacement. The board thanked Lorton for his years of service.
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: None. Divorces: Ernesto Gonzalez Posadas from Laura A. Lopez Arellano. Property Transfers: MK21 arms LLC, Warranty Deed to Richard J. and Melissa K. Sutherland for Lands in Section 21, T19R8.Patrick Kistner, Warranty Deed to FK Reditus LLC for Lots 82 & 83 in HH Hall’s Addn of 1837, Virginia.Stacy L. and Kellie A. Knight, Warranty Deed to Brittany L. Magner for Lts 39 & 40 in Western Slope Addn, Chandlerville.