The Nashville News

Weathers to become principal at New Baden Elementary

August 4, 2022

A longtime teacher and coach at Nashville Community High School will be stepping into a new leadership role this fall. Patrick Weathers, who taught mathematics for nine years and was the head coach for the 2021-22 state champion basketball team, has been offered the principal position at New Baden Elementary in the Wesclin Community Unit.…

Two dead after early morning train accident in Richview

August 3, 2022

A man and a woman are dead after a train accident in Richview early Wednesday morning. Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger said his office was dispatched to Richview at 12:38 a.m. for a report of two subjects who had been struck by an Amtrak train. Styninger had earlier asked the public’s help for identifying the…