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School Board Makes Plans for Increased Safety and Two Extra Large Classes at the Elementary School

June 24, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Wednesday night’s NCOE district school board spent a good portion of their meeting time on two issues: increasing school safety, and how to accommodate all the students at the NCOE Elementary School. With the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Tex., the district is re-examining its safety plans, and the two unusually large classes at the elementary school puts pressure on the administration to find a solution. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, NCOE News, News Tagged With: NCOE, Norris City

Summer Reading Ends at the Library, Winners Announced

June 23, 2022 by Jodi Travelstead and Nicole Inboden

Winners in the reading contest for summer reading, left to right: Jordyn Schumate and Jacob Allen.b

Submitted by Nicole Inboden

The library held the final summer reading program of 2022. The top reading prize winners were Jacob Allen and Jordyn Shumate. The grand prize winner was Ezra Price.

Rend Lake Ranger Breanna was the presenter of the program about frogs. She showed several pictures of different frogs and played the sounds they make for the kids to hear. Breanna  brought two live tree frogs for the kids  to hold. Twenty-eight children attended the program.

Filed Under: Community Events, News Tagged With: library, Norris City

NCOE Board Meets Wednesday; Public Hearing on Budget at 7 p.m.

June 20, 2022 by Villagers Voice

The board of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit Schools District No. 3 will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 22, preceded by a public hearing on the budget at 7:00 p.m. at the superintendent's office at 409 East Third Street in Norris City. [Read more...]

Filed Under: NCOE News Tagged With: Norris City

State Raises Ceiling Amount for Bidding on Projects, Better Record Keeping Discussed at Township Meeting

June 17, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Indian Creek Township Supervisor Ron McAnulty announced on Wednesday night that the State of Illinois had raised the ceiling amount for competitive bidding for townships. The bill, HB4252, passed in both houses in March and amended the Township Code, providing that any purchase by a township for services, materials, equipment, or supplies in excess of $30,000 (previously $20,000) shall be contracted in specified ways. The bill provides that contracts for construction work whose estimated cost will exceed $30,000 for township waterworks and sewerage systems shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page Tagged With: Indian Creek Township, Norris City

Norris City Streets to See Improvements This Summer

June 17, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Map of the proposed street work to be done this summer.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Norris City

Assumed Name Publication Notice

June 17, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Filed Under: Legal Notices Tagged With: Norris City

Two Local Churches to Host a Camp Meeting Event June 24-25

June 15, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Mt.Oval and Ditney Ridge Churches are joining together for a camp meeting event to be held next week featuring The Hinson Family and Ronnie Hinson.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Norris City

Milly Pate Presents Program on Trees to Summer Reading Group

June 9, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Milly Pate instructs children about trees on Wednesday at the Summer Reading event at the library. Photo provided.

Milly Pate presented the summer reading program this week. It was called "Finding the Path to the Ancient Tree." She explained how trees grow and how trees help the forest family. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Events, News Tagged With: Norris City

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