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MHS commencement kicks off graduation season
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Laughter was shared, tears were shed, and 132 Monticello High School graduates took a day Sunday to celebrate and look to what their future holds.
“Never has one day caused so many mixed emotions,” commented Claire Hettinger, one of two seniors chosen to make comments to the class of 2013.
Special WWI talk set for May 25
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Educator and historian Nicholas Walsh will present a narrative of his visit to World War I sites in Belgium and France at a Monticello Area Arts Council event at 10 a.m. Saturday May 25. It will be held at the Arts Council studio, 224 E. Livingston St. in Monticello.
CGMS to present 'Once Upon a Mattress'
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With whimsical names like Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, Queen Aggravain and Prince Dauntless, it’s easy to see that the Cerro Gordo Middle School’s upcoming musical is meant to be laughed at.
And that’s what the actors love about "Once Upon a Mattress."
Kirby Derby draws over 1,000 participants
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Ron Levaire was the overall winner of Saturday’s Kirby Derby in Monticello that boasted about 1,050 participants, shattering last year’s total of about 850.
Bement hires new superintendent
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Villa Grove High School Principal Sheila Greenwood has hired as superintendent of the 322-student Bement School District at a Bement School Board meeting Wednesday night.
Bement man accused in $10,000 theft from Lions Club
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A 54-year-old Bement man is accused of stealing more than $10,000 while serving as treasurer of the community's Lions Club.
Edward Pfau, who works as a federal bank examiner, was arraigned Tuesday in Kankakee County Circuit Court on theft charges.
Sen. Rose representative office hours in Monticello
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State Sen. Chapin Rose’s (R-Mahomet) office will be holding local satellite office hours in Monticello on May 17
Longtime public official leaving office after nearly three decades
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Bill Mitze admits that his life will be a little “weird” beginning May 7.
That marks the day the Monticello mainstay will no longer be in the public eye, something that has been a rare occurrence over the past 43 years.
WYSE team second at state
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Monticello High School science teacher Mike Kietzman enjoys heading up the school’s WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) team for several reasons. He calls the squad, which competes against other schools on upper-level science tests, “the cream of the crop.”
He added the academically-minded youth are also easy to supervise.
MMS students earn art awards
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Monticello Middle School students fared well in the annual Arts-In-Education Spring Student Art Show, held April 8-14 at the Madden Arts Center in Decatur. All schools within a 50 mile radius of Decatur were welcome to enter this annual spring art show.
