Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Mustangs earn top seed in Regional

The New Simpson Hill boys basketball team has earned the top seed in the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association regional tournament. The regional tournament begins January 24 at New Simpson Hill School. NSH will play the winner of the Pope County and Cypress/Buncombe game on January 26 at …

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Three to be inducted into Vienna High School Hall of Fame Feb. 4

Three former Vienna High School athletes will be inducted into the VHS Hall of Fame Saturday, Feb. 4, during halftime of the Eagles vs. Chester basketball game. The inductees are Mike Stewart (class of 1960), Kisten Martin (class of 2003) and Lacie Endrizzi (class of 2007). Following are their athletic …

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2017 Lady Eagle Winter Classic set at Eldorado

The 2017 Lady Eagle Winter Classic is scheduled at Eldorado High School from Saturday, Jan. 14 through Saturday, Jan. 21. In the Gold pool is Eldorado, Harrisburg, Goreville, Fairfield and Mt. Carmel. In the Purple pool is Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, Carmi, Gallatin County and Vienna. Below is the schedule for the classic. …

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New Simpson Hills Boys Round Robin results

The 16th annual New Simpson Hill Boys Round Robin was held Jan. 4-7. New Simpson Hill, Cypress/Buncombe, Shawnee, Vienna, and Carrier Mills Stonefort all competed in the boy’s tournament. Carrier Mills Stonefort Wildcats were crowned champions with a 4-0 record; Vienna Rams came in second with a 3-1 record. Lane …

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Seven community colleges to receive $3 million in funds

The Illinois Community College Board, ICCB, announces the following community college districts will receive emergency funding: Shawnee Community College, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Kaskaskia College, Lake Land College, John A. Logan College, Rend Lake College and Southeastern Community College. A total of $3 million will be distributed equally among the …

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Blood drive set for Jan. 16

There is a critical need for blood donations right now. Blood is being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in.  Everyday the Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood donations for patients in need. A great way to start the new year would be to give blood at …

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School board petitions filed

School board elections in Johnson County is in April 2017. Below is a tentative list of those who have filed a petition to run for school board in each public school district. Buncombe Grade School No. 43  Troy Norris, Robby Trigg, Nathan Webb and Scott Harris. Cypress Grade School No. …

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Solar eclipse meeting for businesses set at SCC

SIDEZ is partnering with Illinois Small Business Development Center at Shawnee Community College to host an event for businesses. A solar eclipse business planning meeting is scheduled on Thursday, Jan. 12 at Shawnee Community College in Ullin. Those who wish to attend can come between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. This …

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Vienna High School to have students from South Korea

Starting on Thursday, Jan. 12, Vienna High School will be hosting 25 high school sophomore students from South Korea along with Korean teacher and administrator chaperons. These students are coming from Deadong Taxim High School (http://www.daedong.kr), which is located in the northwestern portion of South Korea.  It was established in …

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Karnak resident publishes book

Sharon Altenberger of Karnak has released a new book titled “Have the Apocalyptic Horses Started to Gallop? If So, Why?” The book reveals that God is rapidly bringing the Babylonian Satanic Spirit world to an end and He does not want His Saints to be ignorant. The Prophecy of the …

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