Day: July 6, 2020
Galva pool open to school district
By Carol Townsend GALVA – The Galva Park District pool opened July 1 after a decision was made at a special meeting Sunday morning. The Park District decided to open the pool and will be following Gov. JB Pritzker’s restrictions as well as CDC recommendations. The pool will be open every day, but will restrict the capacity to 50 people at one time. Only Galva School District residents will be allowed to use the pool, whose hours will be noon to 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 to 6 p.m. You must show proof of residency to enter. If you do not…
Of sweet corn bandits & black bears in Illinois
Rambling through central Illinois, pondering what life with bears in our woods will be like. Bruno, the black bear who wandered through Iowa into western Illinois in June and has since voyaged south into Pike County, has been on my mind Monday morning as we set up an electric fence around what remains of our sweet corn. We planted corn knowing deer would make it hard to get a good crop. So we planted extra – just not enough extra to avoid some real angst on the part of my youngest son, who has worked hardest on the project. Even…
The Prairie News Public Record for 7-3-20
Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 6-22-20 – Jacob T. Worden – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-22-20 – Cathy L. Sheaves – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-22-20 – Anthony J. Cotta – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 6-20-20 – Chad D. Leverette – Transport/carry alcoholic liquor/ passenger. 6-20-20 – Kyle W. Leverette – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 6-20-20 – Kyle W. Leverette – Registration expiration. 6-23-20 – Heather A. Murphey – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. 6-23-20 – Brandon K. Smith – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-25-20 – Casandra R. Davidson – Driving 15-20 mph above limit….
