An injured Bald Eagle found October 16, 2014, on the Dallas and Charlene Harner Farm on Old Cypress Road near Vienna was released Saturday afternoon after two months of care and rehabilitation. When the Harner family found the eagle, unable to fly, they contacted a Federal game warden that put …
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King Blackman, Queen Daubert crowned at VHS
Jerret Blackman and Taylour Daubert, pictured right, were crowned Vienna High School homecoming royalty Friday night. Additional details of homecoming week and Friday night’s coronation will follow here and in the December 18th edition of The Vienna Times.
Read More »Shimkus to visit Vienna Grade School Monday
CONGRESSMAN JOHN SHIMKUS is scheduled to participate in the following event on MONDAY, DECEMBER 15: 10:00 a.m. School Visit Vienna Grade School 310 North Third Street Vienna, Illinois ++ Shimkus will speak to the 8th graders. The Vienna Times will be there for coverage in next week’s newspaper.
Read More »Two alumni to be inducted into VHS Hall of Fame
Two former VHS athletes have been chosen by the selection committee as 2014 inductees to a prestigious group. That group is a per year selection of from two to five people to be inducted into the VHS Athletic Hall of Fame. David Carlton, class of 1978, and Branon Brumley Waters, …
Read More »New county officials sworn into office
Three new county officials and two incumbents were sworn into office Monday morning in Johnson County. Newly elected county treasurer Brent Williams, commissioner Fred Myer and sheriff Charles Harner were sworn into office at 9:00 a.m. December 1, by Honorable Judge James Williamson in the courtroom annex. Incumbent county clerk …
Read More »“Unless you need anything else tonight, I’m going 4-0-2 for the last time”
Elry Faulkner, Sheriff of Johnson County for 40 years, officially went 402 (end of duty) for the last time Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. Though officially off duty, he will continue to serve Johnson County residents until Monday morning, when sheriff-elect Charlie Harner is sworn in. Harner, along …
Read More »First Tunnel Hill State Trail 100/50 mile in Vienna, Illinois
– Photos by Lonnie Hinton, The Vienna Times © Vienna’s first international event began early this morning. Over 300 endurance runners from across the United States, and three other countries, kicked off the first Tunnel Hill State Park 100 Mile and 50 Mile Runs this morning, Saturday, Nov. 15, in Vienna, Illinois. With …
Read More »Level 4 lockdown at Vienna Correctional Center
November 12, 2014 What was once referred to as the ‘Country Club” of Illinois’s prison system is taking on a whole new class of membership. Vienna Correctional Center, a minimum-security prison near Vienna, Illinois, had an inmate assault an correctional officer this afternoon. According to an Illinois Department of Corrections’ …
Read More »World-class runners from 27 states, three countries, to be in Vienna Saturday for 100-mile Tunnel Hill Run
“The first mile is the hardest,” according to Steve Durbin, race director for the Tunnel Hill 100 mile/50 mile Run. Nearly 400 runners that range in age from 16 to 73 will be in Vienna Saturday, Nov. 15, for the event. These men and women with near superhuman endurance will …
Read More »Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn concedes
Story and photo by Lesley Nickus, Illinois News Network Media gathered at the Thompson Center Wednesday afternoon for a 3:30 pm press conference called by Governor Pat Quinn, during which he conceded the election, pointed out the importance of counting every vote and turned his focus to raising the minimum …
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