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Illinois Valley Senior Citizens menu – January 24, 2024
Reservations must be made by 12 p.m. prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center at 618-498-3483. Whole wheat bread served daily except when noted with (*). 2% milk served daily. The menu may be subject to change based on product availability.
Read MoreWednesday Community Meals at the Feyerabend Building
Come to the Table is a free community meal sponsored by First Baptist Church Jerseyville. The meal will be served every Wednesday evening at the Feyerabend Building, 201 East Spruce Street.
Read MoreBald Eagle Days
Pere Marquette State Park will be presenting informative programs about bald eagles throughout the winter. Visitors will learn to distinguish between immature and mature bald eagles, what eagles eat, why they spend winter months in the area, and much more.
Read MoreGiannoulias, Preston, Stava-Murray Move to Ban Harmful Food Chemicals
In a push to ensure that Illinoisans eat safer, healthier food, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, State Senator Willie Preston (D-Chicago) and State Representative Anne Stava-Murray (D-Downers Grove) have initiated legislation to ban harmful chemicals in candy, soda and other ultra-processed, packaged foods sold here.
Read MoreAssociation of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) Welcomes Dr. Michael Woods as New Chief Executive Officer
The Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD), a grass roots organization founded in 1948 to represent and empower Illinois’ Soil and Water Conservation Districts, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Woods as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Read MoreJERSEY: District 100 to purchase new buses
By Steven Spencer The Jersey Community Unit School District 100 School Board approved a bid for new school buses at their regular board meeting last Thursday, Jan. 18. Director of Transportation and Facilities Cory Breden said the district had two bids with the best bid coming from Central States Bus Sales for $776,148.85. That price…
Read MoreCome to the Table meals moving from Feyerabend Building
By Steven Spencer The weekly Come to the Table community meals served every Wednesday at the Feyerabend Building will be making the move to the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville starting on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Since September of 2022 the free weekly meals sponsored and prepared by the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville have brought…
Read MoreMan killed in collision with skid steer
By Cory Davenport Jerseyville Police Chief Brad Blackorby said one man was killed following a collision with a skid steer last Wednesday, Jan. 17. Blackorby said the Illinois State Police were called to the scene to do accident reconstruction. He said the collision occurred as the skid steer was leaving the 400 block of McGill…
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