Day: February 28, 2022
Change coming for Stark County’s Rebel
By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Prairie News WYOMING – The Stark County High School Rebel mascot was approved for “rebranding’’ by the school board at Tuesday night’s meeting. The caricature of a Civil War rebel is out due to what could be called political correctness. Stark County High School was formed in the fall of 1992 with the consolidation of Toulon-LaFayette and Wyoming High Schools. The first Stark County High graduating class was in 1993. At that time the “Rebel” was depicted on the front lawn signage as a Revolutionary War “rebel.” Within a few years though, in 1995,…
Rebels win first at regional since 2011
By JEFF LAMPE For The Prairie News WILLIAMSFIELD – The third time was not only a charm for the Stark County boys basketball team, it helped end an 11-year regional drought. Trailing 25-23 at halftime in its Class 1A regional opener, Stark County rallied to defeat ROWVA-Williamsfield last Saturday, 66-57, to avenge two regular-season losses against R-W. The road win moved Stark County (17-15) into a regional semifinal showdown against Monmouth United on Wednesday at Kewanee Wethersfield. Galva’s boys lost their regional opener at United last Saturday, 65-27. Peoria Quest was to face Ridgewood in the other semifinal on Wednesday. Winners…
Materials could arrive soon for Toulon sewer
By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Prairie News TOULON – Toulon’s City Council received another update on the sanitary sewer Prairie Street lift station in a written report submitted by Farnsworth Group representative Ed Andrews. In addition, Andrews and Toulon Mayor Larry Hollis spoke prior to the Feb. 16 council meeting. “Stark [Excavating] has the [sewer] piping that they’ve been waiting on, so they have received materials,” Hollis said. “Now it’s just a matter of getting them up here” from Stark’s Bloomington offices. Andrews also wrote that manholes and manhole covers should be released by manufacturer Leman Precast “within the…
