MACKINAW – On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, a group of nearly sixty people gathered in the Mackinaw Community Center to recognize the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans at a ceremony sponsored by the American Legion. The ceremony was moved to the Community Center from the original venue of Veterans Park due to the weather.

STANFORD – In the late afternoon on Thursday, November 11, the Olympia School District was made aware of a social media post depicting an Olympia High School student holding a weapon and purportedly making threats against the school. The school administration, in conjunction with the school resource officer, McLean County Sheriff’s Deputy Dillon Hodges, conducted a rapid investigation into the post and determined the threat to not be credible.

The weather could not have been more cooperative for the 45th Annual Armington Park District Pancake and Sausage Breakfast. The sun was bright, the air had a slight autumn chill, the fallen leaves crunched underfoot as one approached the gymnasium entrance, and the enticing aroma of freshly cooked pancakes and breakfast sausage welcomed all comers.

The Waynesville Christian Church Youth Group hosted a ‘Soup Supper’ on Saturday, October 23rd between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. A donation was requested with proceeds going towards the youth service project of purchasing and installing a new flagpole at Gingerbread Park.