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BYRON – Byron Lodge #274 will sponsor a CHIP event during ByronFest on Saturday July 11 at the Byron police department garage on Washington and 2nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Masons of Illinois, who fund the entire cost of IL CHIP, put together everything parents need to […]
STILLMAN VALLEY – The Stillman Valley Lion’s Club gave the Meridian Education Foundation a check for $2,515.76 for the can recycling program on June 3, 2015 at the Cardinal Cafe in SV at their monthly meeting. The Lions Club collects aluminum cans at Highland Elementary School. The Education Foundation appreciates […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The proud traditions of Illinois FFA sparked the ambitions of the Byron FFA Chapter during the 87th Annual Illinois State FFA Convention. The chapter joined more than 3,500 members from across Illinois in Springfield to receive some of the organization’s highest honors and renew their commitment to […]
BYRON – Lifelong Byron area resident Evalene Palmer celebrated her 102nd birthday on June 6, 2015 with family and friends at Neighbors Rehabilitation Center in Byron. Evalene and her late husband Hank farmed on Town Line Road near Indian Village. She had a huge garden and canned all her own […]
By Doug Schroder Editor FAIRDALE, IL – Thursday, June 11, 2015, marked two months to the day that I was last in Fairdale, IL. It just so happened that I was in the area last Thursday, so I decided to stop by and see what progress has been made since […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter BYRON – The Stillman Valley Lady Cardinals scored intermittently throughout the Saturday, May 23 Byron Regional Championship game against the host Byron Lady Tigers and came away with the title, courtesy of a 4-0 score. The scoring, every other inning, paired with a top-notch performance by […]
BYRON – The students in Mr. Trygg’s Horticulture classes at Byron HS have been busy planting in the greenhouse. There will be a wide selection of spring bedding plants available, for purchase May 14 from 8a.m – 4:30 p.m.. The location is in the high school greenhouse, which is right […]
STILLMAN VALLEY – On April 30, the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) and the Bilingual/ESL teachers held the annual “Day of the Children, Day of the Books” celebration which took place at Meridian Junior High School. All the elementary children from the Bilingual/ESL Program and their families participated in this […]
BYRON – An awe-inspiring amount of donations came in from the Byron community recently to help the victims of the tornados that swept through Northern Illinois. Led by Tracie Duffield, Kari Ebens, the Byron CUSD 226 Transportation Dept., and the HS Student Council, volunteers manned the busses on Saturday, April […]
STILLMAN VALLEY – On Tuesday, April 28, Mr. Phil Bratta was recognized by Illinois Education Region 22 and the Stillman Valley Education for his continued contribution to the success of Meridian CUSD223 (Stillman Valley) students. Phil was nominated by Todd Hall, a former student of Phil’s and a current teacher […]
