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Fraud & Scams Presentation
The Friend of the Lanark Public Library, who has partnered with Lanark Public Library, will present a program on Fraud and Scams on Thursday, March 16, at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at 111 S. Broad St., Lanark. The staff at the Exchange State...
DAR Good Citizens
The Carroll Jo Daviess Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution would like to recognize this year's DAR Good Citizens from the area. One senior student from each school is selected by their teachers and their peers for having the...
Stockton FFA Update
The Stockton FFA Chapter has had a busy couple of weeks. Here are a few news stories for you: 1) Stockton FFA Greenhouse Donation The Stockton FFA Chapter would like to thank CVR Energy and East...
River Ridge FFA Wins Poultry CDE
Those who do the grocery shopping in the family may have noticed that eggs are no longer a cheap meal for the family. Those who have the opportunity may look to producing their own quality eggs at...
Upcoming Scales Mound FFA Auction
The Scales Mound FFA will be hosting our Labor & Product Auction on Saturday, February 25 at 6 pm. The auction will be held in the old gym and a complimentary meal will be served from 4:30-5:45 in the cafeteria before the auction begins. Items and...
CareerTEC Receives FCF Community Needs Grant
CareerTEC was delighted to have received a Fall 2022 Matt Marvin Community Needs Unrestricted grant of $4,868 from the Freeport Community Foundation. The funding will be used to help pay for CompTIA exams for Computer Information System (CIS)...
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Central College Dean's List Central College recognized 432 students named to the Fall 2022 dean's list. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the...
HCC Fall Graduates
Highland Community College announces the 2022 fall graduates. Fifty-Eight graduates were awarded associate degrees, an associate of applied science degrees, or certificates. Caledonia: Christian Reynolds, Associate of Arts Cedarville: Adeline Stone,...
Future Livestock Leaders Youth Conference
The next generation of livestock leaders gained hands-on experience in the livestock field at this year's Illinois 4-H Junior Livestock Conference held Jan. 21-22 at the Decatur Hotel &...
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University Of Iowa Dean’s List More than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2022 fall semester. Dean's list status was earned by only 2,427 first year undergraduates during the 2022 fall sem...
Sheriff's Association Scholarships
The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces that it will be awarding over $58,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarships are to...
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CTE Offers Real-world Lessons
"CTE: Good for Students, Good for Business, Good for Communities!" Every February, area career centers across Illinois and the United States celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month,...
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Ford Named To SNHU Dean's List Andrew Ford of Apple River has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Fall 2022 Dean's List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum...
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Wartburg College Dean's List Case Harmston of Elizabeth was named to the Wartburg College Fall Term Dean's List. The college recognized 474 students for Fall Term. The list honors students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above in at least four...
Highland Ag Expo
In December, Highland Community College Agriculture welcomed 35 businesses and nearly 200 high school and Highland students to its first Northwest Illinois Agriculture Industry Expo. Students from 16...
Winter Reading With JDCF
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) invites you to join our book club, Conservation Conversation, for a free series of weekly Zoom discussions starting February 1, following 3 books for 4...
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UW-Whitewater Dean's List The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2022 fall semester. Lena: Gabi Brinkmeier Pearl City: Macie Kaney Lanark: Naomi Mullen Lanark: Emma Norton Stockton: Simon...
River Ridge Santa Store
By Kate Leonard River Ridge Business Student Mrs. Laity’s high school business class of only 8 students was asked to take on the task of River Ridge’s annual Santa Store. In the past, Kim Thorsen (former River Ridge teacher) has always run the...
HCC Honor Student Presentations
In December, seven Highland Honors students presented their semester projects via Zoom™. Highland’s Honor students created and designed the projects on a chosen topic. The Honors Program at Highland Community College is designed to provide...
Highland Closing For Holidays
The Highland Community College campus, including the Student/Conference center and Clarence Mitchell Library, will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 22, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023. The campus reopens on Jan. 3, 2023. Columbia College, located on the...
Volunteer Services Scholarship Applications Available
SSM Health Monroe Volunteer Services is once again offering scholarships for students seeking a career in the healthcare field. The deadline for application submission is February 28, 2023. The first scholarship is for high school seniors. Two $500...
Mediacom Scholarships Available
Mediacom Communications is offering $60,000 in scholarship support for high school seniors who plan to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 22nd consecutive year and Mediacom’s investment will award $1,000 World Class...
Highland Agriculture Students Showcase Talents
Several Highland Agriculture students were honored with awards at the 2022 Illinois PAS Conference on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University. Twenty Highland...
Stockton FFA Update
On November 2nd, the Stockton FFA Chapter had six students participate in the Section One Agronomy CDE. Students are required to identify crop seeds, identify weed plants, identify farming equipment,...
River Ridge 1st Quarter Honor Roll
4.00+ Camdyn Bauer, Heaven Brotherton, Sophie Buck, Cora Dittmar, Sam Grzeslo, Lauren Kloss, Jamie Schnitzler, Nicholas Schnitzler, Emily Wurster, Enver Ahmedi, Addison Albrecht, Cora Boop, Ruby Dickerson, Avery Engle, Morgan Flynn, Lynnea...
