Piatt County Habitat for Humanity planning build in 2025
Oct 28, 2024 · Habitat for Humanity of Piatt County will be building its 18th home in the spring of 2025. Chairman of the Habitat of Humanity of Piatt County Family Selection Committee Dale Lattz said the location of the home will depend on the family that is selected desires.
Monticello football win streak reaches seven | Sports | journal ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Monticello placed ninth this past Saturday at the Morgan Buerkett Tournament at St. Thomas More. The Sages defeated Paxton-Buckley-Loda, Teutopolis, River Forest Trinity and Mt. Pulaski, with their only loss happening against Athens.
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Romano hits milestone win, Litchfield places sixth
Jan 15, 2025 · The Lyle King Princeton Invitational Tournament is a staple on the wrestling calendar every January. Hold an event for 61 years that brings in wrestlers from all around the state, like the town in northern Illinois does, and it fits that distinction. The latest Lyle King PIT happened this past ...
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Jan 15, 2025 · The following student(s) were named to Mount Mercy University’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s List. Makenna Fiscus, Monticello. Located in Cedar ...
Fundraising for Hope Lives Ranch indoor facility nears completion
Jan 15, 2025 · Emily Reichman knows she is on the right path. The owner of Hope Lives Ranch said the Lord prompted her to change her riding lesson program into an organization that would support people struggling with mental health. “As soon as we made the leap, we found overwhelming support and realized this ...
Bement Salvation Army has successful season
Jan 15, 2025 · The Bement Unit of Salvation Army had one of the strongest responses to their annual collection efforts ever in 2024. The success can be attributed to the volunteer ringers around the community and during the “Christmas in Bement” event. While this season’s drive received some noteworthy ...
Girls basketball splits pair of road games | Sports | journal ...
Jan 15, 2025 · A road nonconference game that went well for the Monticello girls’ basketball team. A road Illini Prairie Conference game that didn’t end the way the Sages wanted it to. That encapsulates last week for Monticello, which defeated Hoopeston Area 51-24 on the Cornjerkers’ home court on Jan. 7 ...
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Warren Donald Taylor, 100, son of Jacob “J.D.” and Ina (Shinneman) Taylor, was born on March 24, 1924, at home in rural Hammond and peacefully passed into eternal life on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at his home in Monticello.
Mona Babcock to celebrate 100th Birthday
Jan 15, 2025 · Mona Wood was born on January 23, 1925. She grew up on the family farm east of Cerro Gordo. She and her brother and sister walked every day to a one-room school down the road from their house. She graduated from Cerro Gordo High School. When she was 18, she took a train across the country to marry ...