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Following is a summary of minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 held in the office of the Board of Education on Monday, June 21, 2021. Board members present were Mr. Gordon Millsap, Mrs. Mandy Rieman, Mrs. Holly
Brenda Lee (Hamilton) Shamhart, age 58 March 28, 1963 – June 22, 2021 Brenda Lee (Hamilton) Shamhart, age 58, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 1:35 AM – Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating the Brenda’s life will be held at 12:00
Bob and Jadean Horst will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, June 27, 2021. They met as 4-H cattle showmen at the Knox County Fair. After high school, Bob attended Southern Illinois University-Carbondale on a football scholarship and Jadean attended Vincennes University both in education. They wed at
Duane Richard Poehler, age 86 April 23, 1935 – June 21, 2021 Duane Richard Poehler, age 86, of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 8:50 AM – Monday, June 21, 2021, at OFS Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Duane’s life will be held at 11:00
Coleton Paul Price, age 24 November 6, 1996 – June 19, 2021 Coleton Paul Price, age 24, of Wheeler, Illinois and formerly of Shumway, Illinois, passed away at 4:04 PM – Saturday, June 19, 2021, near Brownstown, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Coleton’s life will be held at 3:00 PM
Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22 August 15, 1998 – June 19, 2021 Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 4:04 PM – Saturday, June 19, 2021, near Brownstown, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Hailey’s life will be held at 3:00 PM – Friday, June 25, 2021, at
Congratulations to the 2021 Miss and Jr. Miss Jasper County Fair Queens Alivia Huddleston and Zoey Michl Results from the pageant Jr. Miss Queen-Zoey Michl Jr. Miss 1st Runner Up- Sophia Kidwell Jr. Miss People’s Choice- Abigail Finn Jr. Miss Best Interview-Zoey Michl Queen- Alivia Huddleston 1st runner up- Natalee
Jasper County School Board of Education approved changes to the 2021 – 2022 COVID protocols at the June 22, 2021 School Board Meeting. The following is the plan to start the upcoming school year. Schedule –Regular school day, same schedule as pre‐pandemic Remote learning – No remote learning to be
Chasing Da Vinci performed at the 150th Jasper County Fair on Sunday, June 20th. From their about page Chasing DaVinci is an Alternative-Pop band made up of multi-instrumentalist siblings, Jeddi, Jessi, Sophi and Siah Smith. With harmonies that can only be heard in shared DNA, the band merges old
Leona Marie (Kocher) Schafer, age 69 December 15, 1951 – June 10, 2021 Leona Marie (Kocher) Schafer, age 69, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 4:49 AM – Thursday, June 10, 2021, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Leona’s life will be held at 10:30