Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Extreme Kids on the Kitchen Camp

The University of Illinois Extension office in Vienna hosted a seven-day Extreme Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Camp recently. Sixteen children, ages 8-12, participated. The students graduated the camp on July 25. During the camp, participants learned much about nutrition, recipes, shopping, label reading, food safety, cooking and more, including …

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The Vienna Times Statement from 1894

This statement, used in 1894 by The Vienna Times, was discovered this weekend in the newspaper’s archive files. Dr. W. H. Gilliam was the owner/ editor at that time. Gilliam owned the newspaper from 1886 to 1920. The Times, founded in 1879, had three other sets of owners prior to Gilliam purchasing it. Note …

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Johnson County COUNTRY Financial representatives donate to Heather Harper-Treat Memorial Cancer Fund

COUNTRY Financial representatives, Bennie Adams, Larry Benard and Randy Spurlock, have made a donation in the amount of $600.00 to the Heather Harper-Treat Memorial Cancer Fund. The COUNTRY Financial representatives helped raise the money during the fifth annual COUNTRY Charity Golf Tournament conducted June 14th at the Saline County Country …

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1894 Johnson County Fair programme

The program for The Seventh Annual Johnson County Fair held in Vienna September 25-28, 1894, from the files of The Vienna Times. Additional historic records printed in The Vienna Times in 1894 will be published in future weekly editions of your hometown newspaper. To subscribe to online, print or both …

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Annual Fall Festival set for Oct. 3-5

The 11th Annual Johnson County Fall Festival is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3 through Saturday, Oct. 5. at the Vienna City Park. The Carnival runs: Thursday night ~ 5-10 p.m. Friday night ~ 5-10 p.m. Saturday ~ 12 a.m-10 p.m. The Fall Festival Parade will be Saturday October 5th at …

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Vienna Grade School registration set for two days

Vienna Grade School begins the 2013-2014 school year on Wednesday, August 14. Registration is scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, August 1, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. School will be dismissed at 2:00 p.m. on the first day, with a 2:00 p.m. …

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Student registration set at Vienna High School

Registration for the 2013-2014 school year will be held in the Vienna High School Commons Wednesday, July 31, from noon until 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, August 1, from 7:00 a.m. until noon. A parent or guardian must accompany the student on one of these days to complete the registration process. …

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New Simpson Hill Registration – August 1

New Simpson Hill School will have registration for the 2013-2014 school year on Thursday, August 1, from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. New Simpson Hill will open the school year with Staff Institute Days on Tuesday, August 13.  The first day for student attendance will be Wednesday, August 14 with a 2:15 …

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Cypress Elementary School slated to open Aug. 14

The school doors will open at 8:00 a.m. for Cypress Elementary School as we begin the 2013-2014 school year on Wednesday, August 14.  Breakfast and lunch will be served on Wednesday and we will dismiss at 1:30 p.m.  School will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. August 15 & 16.  Beginning on …

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Vienna adds new female police officer

The City of Vienna is proud to announce that Vienna police officer recruit Allison N. Stout has graduated basic police training at Southwestern Illinois Police Academy in Belleville July 19, 2013. Stout began attending session 121 along with 28 other recruits on May 6, learning basic police training including academics, …

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