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Payment Received From State Morning Of Board Meeting Refills Coffers At High School
$195,000 Received From State In Last-Minute Payment By Alex Haglund A last-minute payment from the state of Illinois was received the day of the Nashville Community High School Board’s final meeting of the 2017-2018 school year, on Monday, June 25. After a flurry of activity before the meeting, the board approved a final amended…
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Meth Rears Its Ugly Head Again By Alex Haglund State’s Attorney Dan Bronke and Sheriff Danny Bradac both touched on drug issues while giving reports to the Washington County Board at their regular meeting held on the evening of Tuesday, June 12. Despite the amount of focus that’s been given to opioids in the past…
Read MoreNew Businesses Open In Nashville
Two new businesses, Jen’s Place and MD Organizing, had Nashville Chamber of Commerce ribbon cuttings on the morning of Thursday, June 14.
Read MoreA Good Time…For Polka!
Dave Hylla And Good Time Polka Plays At Courthouse Dave Hylla and the Good Time Polka band performed a well-attended show on the evening of Thursday, June 7, on the east lawn of the Washington County Courthouse. This was the first concert to be held back at the venue since moving to the park while…
Read MoreDistrict 99 Prepares For Summer Work
Numerous Projects To Be Undertaken During Summer Months By Alex Haglund Nashville Community High School Interim Superintendent Thomas Hawkins gave the board an update on transportation payments received from the state at their regular May meeting, held on Monday, May 21, saying that the district had received a $52,530 payment but added, “we’re still owed…
Read MoreWashington County Hospital, SSM Sign Management Agreement
By Alex Haglund A management agreement long in the planning was signed at midday on Wednesday, May 9, between Washington County Hospital and SSM Health of Illinois. After many years of working together in an affiliate relationship, “I’m very, very thrilled to announce that SSM Health in Illinois and Washington County Hospital are planning to…
Read MoreSolar Farm Amendment Tabled By Zoning Board
By Alex Haglund The Washington County Zoning Board of Appeals met for a special meeting at the Washington County Courthouse on the evening of Thursday, May 3, to discuss a text amendment to the county zoning code regarding commercial solar farms. While there was plenty of discussion at the meeting, ultimately, the board voted to…
Read MoreGet Ready To Paint The County Purple
It’s time to turn Washington County into a “Sea of Purple”. Purple ribbons are now for sale throughout the county – they can be purchased for $10 each and bear the name of your loved one – a survivor or someone claimed by cancer. Names and numbers for Washington County Relay For Life representatives in…
Read MoreEarthquakes And Main Breaks
Tim Schleper and Rick Greten, co-coordinators of the Clinton/Washington County LEPC conducted a tabletop exercise that simulated an earthquake with an epicenter in Hoffman. Two Meetings Address Plans For Emergencies By Alex Haglund There were two events in Washington County during the same week that dealt with natural gas and when things go very, very…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2018 Washington County Primary Election Results
23 OF 23 PRECINCTS REPORTING, 2940 BALLOTS CAST ( 9601 VOTERS ) Information Comes from gbsvote.com, the company that the office of Washington County Clerk Nancy Heseman utilizes for tabulation. R GOVERNOR/LT GOVERNOR 23 of 23 precincts reporting Vote for ( 1 ) RAUNER/SANGUINETTI (Republican) 1500 66.43% IVES/MORTHLAND (Republican) 758 33.57% R ATTORNEY GENERAL 23 of…
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