Area News
Vault Gallery to open ‘Figures and Fables’ show this month
By Dominik Stallings The Vault Gallery is hosting the show opening for “Figures and Fables” on March 25 from 3-5 p.m. The show features work from Joe Nivens and Grace West. Both artists have connections to Tuscola and will have their work on display until April 15. “The show is a mix of things. There…
Read MoreShimmer and Sheek opens new downtown Tuscola location
By Dominik Stallings Shimmer and Sheek celebrated the opening of their new store-front location at 101 N. Main St. in Tuscola on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The boutique carries women’s clothing and caters to all ages, with tops, jeans, dresses, and jewelry. One of the co-owners, Taylor Reifsteck, said that they focus on casual, everyday wear,…
Read MoreVG BOE approves solar energy implementation
By Gabriella Agius The Villa Grove Board of Education met with QFB Energy on March 20 via Microsoft Teams to discuss revisions to the solar energy project. The new arrays will be on both ground and roof locations. Most of the arrays will be on the FFA plot near the baseball field, with precautions being…
Read MoreVilla Grove plans to have Community Center survey
During the Villa Grove city council meeting on March 13, Director Surowka stated that she would be surveying the council, citizens of Villa Grove and city employees about the best uses for the community center. She also said she was working on marketing the center and updating pricing for support opportunities for the center. There…
Read MoreTuscola Warriors boy’s basketball team takes third at state championship
Tuscola Warriors boy’s basketball team holds up the third place trophy which they earned at the 2023 IHSA state championship. Photo by Dominik Stallings.
Read MoreTuscola Community High School presents ‘Grease’
Villa Grove fish fry event is a success
By Dominik Stallings The Villa Grove Sacred Heart Catholic Church received $4,560 in profits during the Feb. 24 fish fry event. Half of the profits, $2,280, will be split between three charitable organizations in Illinois. $760 will go to the Rural Grace Food Pantry in Murdock. $760 will go to Catholic Charities, Matton, which serves…
Read MoreJoe Landeck: looking back at an influential Villa Grove teacher
By Tony Hooker For a generation of Villa Grovians, Joe Landeck was the cool 5th-grade teacher, sporting the mod sideburns, playing records in class, and riding his Honda motorbike to work. Truthfully, I am one of the lucky students who had him as a teacher, and to this small-town boy, he was about as cool…
Read MoreDCFB donates books to local libraries
In recognition of March being National Agriculture Month, the Douglas County Farm Bureau recently donated two books to area and school libraries. “The Pig War” was written by Emma Band Smith and illustrated by Alison Jay. This picture book tells the story of the boundary dispute in the Pacific Northwest that was ignited because of…
Read MoreCity backs mall sale
By Dominik Stallings ARANA II, LLC has a contract for the purchase of the outlet mall in Tuscola. It is the same group the city has worked with in the past in their attempts to purchase and redevelop the property. The agent for the corporation is AJ Ruggieri, an associate attorney working in real estate,…
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