About 250 people took self-guided tours through Old Washington school in Monticello at an open house held Monday, May 20. The 1894 building is scheduled for demolition this summer as part of a building renovation project on the high school/Washington Elementary campus.
Stratton Academy of the Arts fifth grade students helped design this year’s annual garden at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center near Monticello, and with the help of Allerton Assistant Facilities Manager Micah Putnam and park volunteers, planted them this week. Students came up with themes…
Monticello High School held its commencement exercises on Sunday, May 19 at the Monticello Middle School gymnasium.
University of Illinois officials gathered in Piatt County on May 14 to celebrate a long-standing gift of land near Mansfield given to the university by the Warren family. Part of the proceeds support 4-H programs.
Upgrades to the Greenhouse Cafe at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center were dedicated at a Patio Party on Thursday, May 9. They were made possible by a donation from Michael and Deborah Westjohn.Â
Participants in the Monticello High School Child Growth and Development Class preschool finished on May 9 with a short, outdoor program.Â
The Monticello Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet on April 24, with 160 in attendance – a new record. Willow Tree Missions Executive Director Rachel LeJeune was named Piatt County Journal-Republican Citizen of the Year, while the 2018 Monticello High School football team was also ho…
Photos from egg hunts held in Cerro Gordo, DeLand and Monticello.
Staff and interested parties have been taking tours of the Old Washington school attic in recent weeks before it is torn down this summer.
Monticello School Superintendent Vic Zimmerman talks about the attic of Old Washington Elementary School, circa 1894, which will be demolished this summer.
