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Good Company, Cool Treats
ABOVE, Ice cream was being dipped by farm bureau board members Jeff Jacobs and Jeff Lehde. Farm Bureau Holds Ice Cream Social At Park
Read MoreChamber Of Commerce Free Swim
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce hosted their free swim this past week. Kids flocked to Nashville Memorial Park Pool on Friday July 20, to beat the heat, and cool off in the water.
Read MoreLetting Freedom Ring
Nashville Celebrates A Muggy Midweek Independence Day July 4, Independence Day, the 242nd anniversary of America declaring her independence from England, fell in the middle of the week for 2018, with a sweltering Wednesday marking the celebratory occasion. In Nashville, the annual fireworks display, put on by volunteers from the Nashville Fire Protection District, with…
Read MoreSt. Ann Holds Parish Picnic Saturday
There was plenty of fun to be had at the St. Ann Parish Picnic, held the afternoon and evening of Saturday, June 30. BELOW, Meredith Anderson and Olivia Kujawa attend to the petting zoo. ABOVE, Riley Hund gets a “unicorn” ride, guided by Mary Kozuszek.
Read MoreOutta The Park
Historical Society Presents Murpshyboro Clarkes Versus St. Louis Brown Stockings In Two “1860 Rules” Vintage Base Ball Games In Nashville By Alex Haglund The Washington County Historical Society held their second annual Vintage Base Ball game, on Saturday, June 30, at the Diamond Across the Creek at Memorial Park in Nashville. The sweltering weather Saturday…
Read MoreClean and Green
Eager Beavers Day Of Service The Nashville Eager Beavers 4-H Club spent Saturday, June 9, at the Centralia Clean and Green Recycling Center. Members helped the local residents unload their recyclables and then sort them for packaging to the various recycling outlets. The Eager Beavers would like to remind the community to utilize the recycling…
Read MoreGetting Ready For Hofbraufest
Hoyleton – June 20, 2018 Patricia Rensing rensing1@hotmail.com The 50th Annual Hoyleton Hofbraufest is featuring a parade on Saturday, July 7 at 4 p.m. The route will travel down Rt 177, to Main Street, and will end at the Village Park. The Committee has been soliciting entries in honor of the half century of Hofbraufest’s…
Read MoreSchool Honors and Scholarships – June 20, 2018
McClay Receives Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Sheriff Danny Bradac is proud to announce the 2018 Illinois Sheriffs Association scholarship winner is Callie McClay of Oakdale. Callie is presently a senior at Nashville Community High School and plans to attend The University of Illinois in the fall Kaskaskia College Hosts University Of Illinois Extension 4-H Speech Competition…
Read MoreFalling Limbs Have Board Seeking Tree Removal Bids At Courthouse
The tree limb that fell onto a pickup truck in front of the Washington County Courthouse on St. Louis, due to severe storms the morning of Thursday, May 31. By Alex Haglund When storms came through Washington County on Thursday, May 31, a limb came down on top of a pickup truck parked on St.…
Read MoreBringing Magic To The Kingdom
Hornet Musicians Head To Disney By Alex Haglund It’s already called “The Magic Kingdom”, but Disney World in Orlando, Fla., got just a bit more magical last week when scores of NCHS Hornets brought a little bit of their own magic – the musical kind! There were four performances played by the Hornet Musicians in…
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