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Local team takes aim at top prize in bow fishing tourney
 | | The Shelby Shooters team consisted of event organizers (left to right) Brian Chevalier and Matt Clark, and team member Roger Jones. |
Date: 19.AUG.08
Click HERE for full photo coverage.The Shelby Shooters Bow Fishing Team recently took a first, a second and third place finish at a bow fishing tournament on Lake Shelbyville.
There were eight teams vying for top spot in three categories as they left Opossum Creek boat launch at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug.15.
When they arrived back in at noon on the following Saturday morning a team from Indiana, named the Indy Boys, took top spot in two of the categories but the Shelby Shooters, made up of Brian Chevalier, Matt Clark and Roger Jones, all of Shelbyville, took top spot in a unique division. [Full story...] |
New Shelbyville teachers, personnel enjoy orientation meeting
 | | New teachers and teachers with new positions within the Shelbyville Unit 4 Community School District gathered with school officials for a orientation meeting at Monical’s Pizza in Shelbyville Monday. Among those present were (front row from left) Sarah Emel, psychologist for the school unit; Kate Fischer, Main Street third grade teacher; Terri Lundbom, unit social worker; Brittany Mose, Moulton Middle School fifth grade teacher; Debbi Gonet, Main Street preschool; Melissa Clark, Transistion 3 teacher for grades seven and eight at Moulton Middle School; in back, Greg Reynolds will teach work ethics, career and mechatronics; Josh Maxwell, high school business classes; Bill Duckett will teach Social Studies/History at the high school; Daniel Brown will teach high school math; and Tony Pullen, Dean of students and athletic director at Moulton and Shelbyille High School. |
Date: 19.AUG.08
Kenneth Diehl Ag Demonstration Plots Tour set for Aug. 28
Date: 19.AUG.08
The Shelbyville High School Agriculture Department will be hosting the 57th Annual Fall Agronomy Day on Thursday, August 28 at the Kenneth Diehl Ag Demonstration Plots, located north of the high school. The tour will begin at 6:00 pm.
Tour stops include basic fertility plots, corn and soybean seed treatment study, nitrogen rates on corn and soybeans, starter fertilizer comparison, upright versus bush type soybean varieties, corn population study with flex and determinate varieties, corn insecticide study, corn and soybean fungicide study, and soybean seeding rates.
The tour will last approximately one hour.
The 23-acre plots, the oldest continuous high school agriculture plots in Illinois, were established in 1951 to show established crop varieties, recommended soil treatments, sound conservation practices, and possible new crops. [Full story...]Shelbyville Council holds TIF hearing, approves Revolving Loan Fund application
Date: 19.AUG.08
The Shelbyville City Council held a special session before Monday night’s city council meeting to discuss the city’s proposed Tax Increment Financing or TIF district.
The council is considering a TIF that would include most of downtown, Shelby Memorial Hospital, property owned by International Paper and the campuses of the Shelbyville School District.
In a TIF, the city’s share of property taxes would be re-circulated into economic development projects. Property taxes in the TIF would be held at their current level for the length of the TIF – expected to be 23 years.
Shelbyville could raise more than $17 million during the life of the TIF. [Full story...]Sidewalk work in Windsor completed for this year
By SHARON VANCE, Shelby County News 19.AUG.08
As the summer draws to a close, so does work on the sidewalks in Windsor.
"All the sidewalks we're going to do this year are finished," Commissioner Jeff Gannaway said at Monday night's city council meeting.
Mayor Dennis Hostetter said he had been asked about the sidewalks by a resident and wondered if Gannaway had taken bids for the work.
Gannaway said he did not, but began by talking to several people in an effort to keep the work local. When no one local was found, Gannaway contacted Seth Wagner, who had been recommended to him. [Full story...]Herrick Boy Scout Troop #98 enjoys bike trail adventure
 | | Herrick Boy Scout Troop #98 members who participated in the bike ride included, left to right, Brad Wilson, Taylor Miller, Paul Adams, Brady Barnes, A.J. Miller, Traven Allen, and Devin Selby. |
Date: 19.AUG.08
Herrick Boy Scout Troop #98 recently took on the Bike trail from Hartford to Grafton.
The bike trail begins at the Lewis and Clark site in Hartford, Il. The trail travels north along the Mississippi river. The troop did the ride on the hottest day of the year so far, with temps in the high 90’s, they stopped at Alton for lunch, and then traveled to the Piasa Bird.
Then it was on to Grafton, where they loaded up the bikes and headed to Pere Marquette State Park to camp. It was so hot they fashioned a sprinkler system and pool to cool off in. [Full story...] |
Stewardson man sentenced to one year in prison
Date: 19.AUG.08
Jeremy Pieper, 26, Stewardson, appeared before Judge Michael Kiley last week and pled guilty to aggravated DUI while his license was revoked, a Class 4 felony.
He was sentenced by agreement to one year in prison and ordered to pay approximately $2000 in fines and court costs, according to Shelby County State's Attorney Allan Lolie.
Pieper was arrested on August 8, 2008, by the Windsor Police Department after he was stopped for a minor traffic violation and it was discovered that he was under the influence of alcohol and a revoked driver.
He represented himself.
State Fire Marshal to investigate Windsor house fire
 | | Firemen from several countywide departments responded to the Renee Long residence Sunday afternoon. The blaze was the second house fire to occur Sunday within Shelby County. |
By DAVE MCCLAIN, Shelby County News 18.AUG.08
Click HERE for full photo coverage.Shelby County firemen were called into action for the second time Sunday when they responded to a request for mutual aid issued by the Windsor Fire Department while battling a house fire Sunday afternoon.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office will assist Windsor fire department personnel in determining the cause of the fire at a residence at 620 Vine Street Sunday afternoon.
Neighbors indicated the residence is the home of the Renee Long family, which reportedly includes three children. Reportedly, the family was not at home when the one-story ranch-style home caught on fire just east of the Windsor High School campus. [Full story...] |
| | more . . . Local News [Front Page] |
18.AUG.08 Cigarette likely cause of Shelbyville house fire
18.AUG.08 Habitat holds Shelbyville house blessing
18.AUG.08 New officers installed for Strasburg American Legion Auxiliary Liberty Unit 289
18.AUG.08 Lake Shelbyville volunteer clean-up day set Aug. 23
17.AUG.08 Windsor Harvest Picnic Festival parade pleases many
17.AUG.08 Sen. Watson's 'Senate Week in Review: Aug. 11-15'
17.AUG.08 State's Attorney to seek special prosecutor for Reimer prosecution
17.AUG.08 Dove's domestic violence education and training session planned
17.AUG.08 Three Shelby residents among LLC practical nursing graduates
14.AUG.08 Shelby County residents among LLC students who win big at national PAS Conference
14.AUG.08 Shelby County Board approves $9,795,167 budget
13.AUG.08 Rescue Squad receiving training on updated extrication methods
13.AUG.08 Local organizations have successful fundraiser
13.AUG.08 Windsor Masonic Lodge to sponsor free lost child identification program
13.AUG.08 High petroleum prices slow country road maintenance
12.AUG.08 Deer Trail Junior Golf League is a Hole-in-One
| | | Local News [Front Page] | | · | Local team takes aim at top prize in bow fishing tourney | | · | New Shelbyville teachers, personnel enjoy orientation meeting | | · | Kenneth Diehl Ag Demonstration Plots Tour set for Aug. 28 | | · | Shelbyville Council holds TIF hearing, approves Revolving Loan Fund application | | · | Sidewalk work in Windsor completed for this year | | · | Herrick Boy Scout Troop #98 enjoys bike trail adventure | | · | Stewardson man sentenced to one year in prison | | Upcoming Events | | · | Eat Pizza & Support the Shelby Humane Society, Inc. | | · | Aug 24 - Ice Cream Social at Hawthorne Inn Assisted Living | | Notices | | · | Windsor substitute teacher applications accepted | | · | Dog Days of Summer - Special Sales Wednesday | | · | Shelby Humane Society Calendar Contest Photo Voting | | · | Aug 21 - Alzheimer's Support Group to Meet | | Obituaries | | · | Elvin Dial, 82, of Cowden | | · | Doris James, 59, of Pana | | · | Helen Marguerite Williamson, 89, of Shelbyville | | · | Eugene W. Mueller, 82, of Shelbyville | | · | Richard Franklin Rentfrow, 62, formerly of Windsor | | · | Beulah M. Smith, 76, of Shelbyville | | · | Jeanette Ann Mahnke, 66, of Cowden | | · | Melba Madeline Yarnell, 89, of Cowden | | · | Kathryn Jane (Kate) Downs Prosser, 89, formerly of Shelbyville | | Occasions | | · | BIRTHDAY - Ronda Robinson | | · | BIRTHDAY - Madison Foor | | · | BIRTHDAY - Shirley Green Brewer | | · | Mel Greer Thank You | | Signs of Summer UPDATE | | · | A Walk in the Park | | Employment | | · | Farm Help Wanted | | Police Reports | | · | Shelby County Sheriff's Office | | Pets for Adoption | | · | At the Shelbyville Pound | | Methinks | | · | Grocery bills and customer service | | Upcoming Church Events | | · | FREE Ice Cream Social -Aug. 24th, 6-7:30p at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Everyone is Welcome. Music by Mark Montgomery. | | Letters-to-the-Editor | | · | Phyllis Chapman, Shelbyville | | · | Mark Percival, Watson, IL. | | · | Phyllis Chapman, Shelbyville |
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