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Lacey James to sit out season, then play at N. Illinois

June 10, 2016

Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced the addition of 2015 Wayland High School graduate Lacey James to the Huskie program for the 2016-17 season. “We are excited to add Lacey to our roster for the upcoming season,” said Montgomery. “I am looking forward to having him,...

Sizable crowd encouraging at forum about school needs

June 10, 2016

ACHTUNG: The following is a not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. A funny thing happened at the school forum Wednesday evening. A good crowd showed up. Obviously, this is reassuring in a day and age when cynicism too often drives the public’s behavior....

Wayland summer meal series gets under way Monday

June 10, 2016

The Wayland Union Schools series of fun, summer events and free meals for students under 18 years old will get under way Monday, June 13, at a variety of locations in this area. Featured as special events in conjunction with the series will be two activities Tuesday, June 14: Playtime...

Lilly seems to be gaining in her battle vs. aplastic anemia

June 10, 2016

The roller coaster ride of battling aplastic anemia for 10-year-old Lilly Vanden Bosch of Dorr is on the upswing again. It was only two months ago that Lilly’s mother, Meg, posted on Facebook that Lily was in New York, undergoing special treatment for a CMV virus. Meg Vanden Bosch posted...

Democracy Tree: First Amendment rights under seige

June 9, 2016

by Amy Kerr Hardin “Truth comes from the competition of ideas. Critical thinking skills involve listening to both sides.” — Robert Rosenkranz, chairman of Intelligence Squared, speaking at a debate over the question of free speech on campus. Troubles come to a boiling point on campus: The First Amendment is...

Work begins on Leighton hall, but fire suppression needed

June 9, 2016

Work has begun on a new township hall to be added to the Leighton Township Library just off 12th Street in Moline. Leighton Township Supervisor Steve Deer said he expects offices in the new hall to be completed by October, the renovations for the current hall into an expanded fire...

Final piece of Moline school sale may now be in place

June 9, 2016

The last piece of the puzzle in the negotiated agreement for the sale of the old mothballed Moline Elementary building may have been put in place Thursday evening. The Leighton Township Board voted 4-0 to adopt and ordinance amendment that will permit new owner Steve Austin to use the structure...

Columns

Army Bob: Are Americans returning to our tribal past?

June 9, 2016

by Robert M. Traxler Identity politics, hardly a new phenomenon pitting one group against the other, rules in our political systems, divide and conquer. If you are a minority and the majority of Americans are a “minority” you are put upon in some way by others or by the government....

Articles

Martin Township adopts budget just over $300,000

June 9, 2016

The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening adopted a balanced general fund budget of about $308,000. It was noted that the largest source of income is state shared revenue, totaling $169,390. Property taxes from the less than one mill levied amounts to $78,567.88. Salaries of local officials are a very small...

Dorr Elementary 3rd-graders visited by dogfish shark

June 9, 2016

Jan Goodwin, science materials coordinator for the Wayland school district, conducted dogfish shark investigations with all third-graders at Dorr Elemenary this week. She connected to the lessons on animal adaptations and predator-prey relationships. Students had the opportunity to learn how to conduct an investigation properly, ask questions and observe the...

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