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The Hopedale Medical Foundation will distribute over $28,000 in agriculture and healthcare scholarships this year, continuing a long-running commitment to supporting local students pursuing careers in high‑need fields. Since launching the program in 1980, the Foundation has awarded more than $625,000 in scholarship aid to area graduates.

Tremont School District 702 confirmed that a student was taken into custody Monday morning after school officials discovered an unloaded firearm inside a backpack stored in a Tremont Middle School locker.

The Delavan Optimist Club announced the first Cruise-In event of 2025, set to take place on Saturday, April 19, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Car enthusiasts of all makes and models are welcome to participate.

Ichabod’s Apothecary is set to host a Magical Easter Garden Adventure on April 12th.

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.