Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
Katy O'Grady-Pyne / Journal
The Evans Building, which housed the former Maverick Steak House, located on the northeast corner of Mr. Lincoln Square, suffered a collapse of part of its interior structure. The city has hired the Farnsworth Group to assess the damage. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
CLINTON -- The Clinton City Council placed on file Monday an application from Alpha & Omega Transit Network, Inc. for a city taxi license. The Decatur-based company is a non-emergency medical transportation service.
Company representative Anthony Cherry presented letters of recommendation to the council and offered an overview of his company's service. Cherry said his company transported about ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
CLINTON -- At last Thursday's DeWitt County board meeting, chairwoman Sherrie Brown told board members they had a week to review the resolutions placed on file before the items would be voted on at this week's meeting.
Included is a resolution to censure DeWitt County State's Attorney Karle Koritz and Assistant State's Attorney Lars Dunn.
Board member Camille Redman ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
CLINTON -- The Clinton Journal received two Illinois Press Association awards this past week during the IPA's annual awards banquet, held at the Crowne Plaza hotel, in Springfield.
The Journal competes against Illinois Division A newspapers, which have a circulation of 3,000 or less.
In the editorial competition, Journal editor Gordon Woods received a third place award in the Government ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
A semi lost control on Route 10 on the southeast side of Clinton on Thursday morning, June 13. Emergency personnel attended to the driver who was taken by ambulance for medical treatment. ...more
Modified: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
CLINTON -- A chapter of Clinton Junior High School's history will end on June 30, but it isn't with sadness or regret. For retiring CJHS Principal John Pine it's simply time to hand over the building keys to Drew Goebel and hop on his bike to new adventures.
After 35 years of educating students in Central Illinois, Pine is ...more
Modified: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
We address you today as a group of concerned citizens of DeWitt County. The people listed below are all in agreement and have all served this county at the elected level over the last several years.
We come to you with differing political backgrounds and differing opinions on several issues, but we are united in the opinion that the current ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
CLINTON -- A head-on collision Saturday morning on U.S. 51 just south of Clinton took the life of a Heyworth man and sent another woman to the hospital.
Gary Bonds, 70, Heyworth, was pronounced dead at 8:12 a.m. on June 8 at Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton from injuries sustained in a collision with Judith Prycznski, 57. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
CLINTON -- DeWitt County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, reported Brian Hamer, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The property assessment equalization factor, often referred to as the "multiplier," is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. The equalization is particularly important because some of ...more
Modified: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
CLINTON -- Residents are using the city's new online payment system to pay water bills. The Web site payment program became active in April.
"I think we're averaging about 200 a month online," said city treasurer Clint Lichtenwalter about online charge card payments of water bills. Lichtenwalter reported to the city council that about 350 residents had signed ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 7th, 2013
CLINTON -- Camille Redman criticized county board chairman Sherrie Brown and some fellow board members Thursday for their recent actions. Redman, however, might not have been certain who deserved the criticism, since board members refused to respond to her questions.
"The Reform Party has sunk to a new low," Redman said. She was referring to what she considered ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 7th, 2013
CLINTON -- Anyone who has been to the Clinton Community YMCA in the past four years has probably seen Boss the "Y Dog," following Jann Martin, executive director, down the halls, stopping in at child care to comfort a crying child or just hanging out. She was brought to the Y to provide a more family-focused atmosphere. Martin, said, ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 4th, 2013
CLINTON -- Clinton City Council is looking to the public for opinions about unlicensed vehicles. The council is considering allowing the limited use of vehicles that are not normally street-legal on some city streets.
Mayor Carolyn Peters said the city had received inquires about the use of golf carts and other, similar unlicensed vehicles on city streets.
"So, we ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 4th, 2013
Gordon Woods / Journal
About 75 people attended Saturday's dedication of the Roque Court Peace Park renovation. The Class of ‘73 and the City of Clinton was responsible for the project, which renovated the park, located at W. Main Street and N. Walnut Street. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 31st, 2013
CLINTON -- Task Force 6 officers arrested five local people on Wednesday in connection with a cocaine conspiracy investigation. The arrests were part of an investigation that resulted in the arrest of two residents in October 2012. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 31st, 2013
CLINTON -- Revenue continues to fluctuate for Dr. John Warner Hospital, but the facility also continues to narrow its annual overall loss.
Hospital revenue was about 15 percent below budget in April, hospital finance manager Donna Wisner told hospital board members on Monday. She said about 25 percent of the outpatient revenue variance was because the new emergency department ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
Photo courtesy of the Lincoln Heritage Committee of DeWitt County
The Lincoln Heritage Committee of DeWitt County recently donated a copy of Lincoln's Forgotten Friend: Leonard Swett, by author, Robert S. Ekley, to the Vespasian Warner Public Library. Pictured during the presentation are Helen Stites (LHC Member), Joey Woolridge (LHC Member), Joan Rhoades (Co-Director, VWPL), and Marian Brisard (LHC Member). ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
CLINTON -- Returning military veterans deserve our support was the message offered by Rev. Stephen Killion during Monday's Memorial Day services held at the Clinton United Methodist Church. Services were held indoors because of the rainy weather.
"It was not by accident that the choice of our national bird was the eagle," Killion said. "Isaiah 40:31, ‘those who ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
CLINTON -- The Fraternal Order of Police, which represents local law enforcement officers, and the DeWitt County Sheriff's Office have signed a new two-year contract, sheriff Jered Shofner announced on Friday. It is the first time in the union's 23-year history that the parties signed an agreement before the end of the current contract. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Courtesy of Woods Studio
The Clinton High School class of 2013 will participate in graduation exercises on Sunday, May 26. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
CLINTON -- The Clinton Unit School District board of education met in executive session on Tuesday to conduct interviews with finalists for the district's athletic director position. Chris Gibson, Clinton High School basketball coach and teacher, had been named last year to replace the retiring Karl Parrish but resigned last month.
Barry Gurvey, Grayslake, has been named the new athletic ...more
Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
There are many
reasons to walk in
an American Cancer Society Relay for Life, says relay team member and cancer survivor Pam Coppenbarger. Coppenbarger has walked in some past Susan G. Komen relays held around central Illinois, but she prefers the DeWitt County relay, held in Clinton.
"I felt that this was more personal or homey," Coppenbarger ...more
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