Honors Day Awards At MCHS Celebrate Students And Staff
MCHS held Honors Day Tuesday with the staff presenting the 78 yearbook to athletic director William Ferguson and dedicating it to math teacher Robert Pinkstaff. Student Council president Luke Wigtil introduced the program as awards honored curricular and extracurricular achievements across disciplines including math, art, drama and science with numerous named recipients and acknowledgments.
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MCHS
William Ferguson
Robert Pinkstaff
Luke Wigtil
Thomas Gericke
Mary Krochak
Michelle Harrington
Diana Brooks
Karen Nelson
Linda Thorson
Jenny Hunt
Kathy Johnson
Joyce Gottlieb
Cheryl Smith
Em-Hi
Kim White
Rora Stipes
Lisa Dite
Denise Seibold
Randy Gordon
Dave Perry
Marilea Murray
Diane Kauzlaric
Rita Koontz
Jim Allen
Renita Koontz
Jean Thorsen
Art
the National
American Legion
Robert Ciota
DAR
Nancy Wilder
SAR
Phil Claire
Jenny Peterson
Mark McTague
Harold Sutter
Steve Paulson
Prisms
Gregory Anthony
Joseph Corsello
Jim Murray
Weather outlook and observed temperatures across locations
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the 60s. Thursday will be partly sunny, warm and humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Tuesday’s high was 64 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 54 overnight. At 7 am today Morris was 54 and at 10:30 am Dresden was 62. Precipitation amounted to .25 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Minooka Board OKs variance to convert house into two apartments
The Minooka Village Board approved changing the zoning from R II to R III to convert a single house at 103 St Marys St owned by Paul Doll into two apartments. The meeting also covered graduations, zoning board appointments, federal revenue sharing plans, and a proposed amusement devices tax with new licensing and fees.
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Minooka
St. Mary’s St
Paul Doll
Zoning Board of Appeals
Jim Daily
Jim Ritenour
Charles Greenback
Nettle Creek residents oppose subdivision plan near I 80
Grundy County Planning Commission discussed two plats proposed by J McElwain and William Palmer for about 50 acres on Pioneer Rd between Nelson Rd and Interstate 80. The plans show 16 three acre lots with either a cul de sac street or a private looping road and a shared area with a homeowners association. Some residents questioned road conditions, traffic, and who would pay for improvements.
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James McElwain
William Palmer
Nettle Creek Township
Pioneer Rd
Nelson Rd
Lannert
McElwain
Grundy County
Conservation District
McElwain and Palmer
Grundy County Planning and Zoning
Eugene Sorensen
Sorensen
Hynds
Commission
Perry Brooks
Brooks
Planning Commission
County Board
Zoning Board of Appeals
Buckner
Mandamus suit seeks 33 1/3 percent equalization in Grundy County
Grundy County State's Attorney Charles Zalar is to file an answer to the GAR petition charging the Grundy County Board of Review with failure to equalize real estate assessments at one third of fair market value as required by law. The suit, filed April 26 by the Gardner Assessment Revolt group represented by John V. Hanson, targets Supervisor Milton Carlson and Board members Lawrence Manning David Barr and Edwin Burnham. A court hearing may be set, with LaSalle County Judge Wendell Thompson likely to preside. the GAR may request a jury. The case asserts the assessment office has a statutory duty to achieve 33 1/3 percent equalization and claims current practices do not meet this standard. The tax billing process proceeds meanwhile as assessments are computerized and a state multipler is awaited.
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Grundy County
Charles Zalar
Grundy
Hanson
Zalar
LaSalle County
Wendell Thompson
GAR
Atty
Carlson
Illinois
Rockford
Springfield
Rape case moved to Will County court
Delvin Rollins a 16 year old of Joliet had his March 13 rape case transferred to Will County Circuit Court amid claims the crime occurred there. Co-defendants Martin Morrow 16 and a 15 year old were charged with aggravated kidnapping robbery and rape after a pursuit ending on Brown Rd Minooka. Rollins remained in the stolen car while Morrow and the juvenile allegedly assaulted the victim. later evidence suggested Rollins raped her in Will County. The judge noted prosecution may occur where the crime occurred or where the defendant lives and ordered transfer to Will County. the case against the 15 year old remains in LaSalle Ottawa facility. Morrow died in May at Grundy County Jail.
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Delvin Rollins
Joliet
Will County
Grundy County
Atty
Charles Zalar
Rollins
Martin Morrow
Brown Rd
Zalar
Morrow
Michael Hayes
Robert Wren
Sheriff’s Department
Ainst
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Barbara Badger
Will
Annabawal
Memorial Day Services Planned in Yorkville Area
Memorial Day services will be held Monday in the Yorkville area. Conducted by the Yorkville American Legion Post 489, events include 9 a.m. at Pavillion Cemetery, 9:30 a.m. at Bristol Cemetery, 10 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Yorkville, and 11 a.m. in Yorkville City Park.
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Yorkville
Five Hurt In One Car Accident On I 55 Illinois
Five people were injured in a single car crash on Interstate 55 near Goodfarm Road in District 5 Illinois. Driver Mary Tobias and four passengers from Chicago were taken to St Joseph Hospital by Gardner Fire Department. The vehicle left the road after steering trouble, crossed the median and ditch. No damage estimate given for the 1973 Cadillac.
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Goodfarm Rd
Illinois
Mary Tobias
Chicago
Eddie Tobias
Dessie Ferrell
Anthony Blanden
Diane Blanden
St. Joseph Hospital
Gardner Fire Department
Gary Toler
Tobias
Toler
Bridge Work Expected to Resume Tonight on Illinois River Span
The Illinois River bridge restart is planned for 10 p m as crews resume after a 1 a m shutdown caused by a power failure in the temporary system. A labor dispute over which union would man the rescue boat during Tuesday night delays were among issues, with 12 ironworkers and six laborers on site plus operating engineers. Wayne Lykins, contractor supervisor, says the disagreement should be settled today.
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Illinois River
Wayne Lykins
Thomas Madden
Lykins
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Sue Riley
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Janine Sanders
Laurie Sliver
Marilen Murray
Ardeshir Pebdani
Terry Pinkstaff
Lee Warner
Mitch Wenger
Laura Boone
Karen Giltner
Kelly Cook
Dan Cushing
Bob Ehnert
Shawn Hornsby
al McWilliams
Nancy Johnson
Jim Welch
Laura Nichols
J. S. Crabtree
Tim Kukman
Geraldine Hauge
Illinois Science Teachers Association
Bausch & Lomb
Herald
Athletic Award
Wilmington
South Wilmington
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Bonnie Bryant
Richelle Ciluffo
Janis Crumley
Tim Deno
Jeff Dinger
Joe Doglio
Joe Durant
Frank Faletti
Carl Fumfleet
Dan Mehochko
Kelly Pantaleone
Christine Bury
Frank Sistek
Charles Wallace
Greg Watson
Dan Winchell
Nettle Creek
Todd Trayser
Carl Gardner and Associates
Atty. Hanson
Morris Daily Herald
Lisbon St
Sigurd Harbak
Gladys St
Duithlin
Yorkville Area
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