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Taylorville High School Sports Hall of Fame: Zach Beaty

April 18, 2024

Zach Beaty graduated from Taylorville High School in 2002 and was a three year starter and four year letter winner on the Tornadoes basketball team.  During his career,  he scored 1072 points placing him 4th on the all-time scoring list. Beaty earned MVP honors during each of 2000, 2001, 2002 seasons and was selected to…

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YMCA reaches $1M milestone

April 18, 2024

TAYLORVILLE — Christian County’s YMCA has reached yet another huge milestone. On Friday, April 12, Executive Director Bruce Blanshan received notification that the mark of $1,000,000 had been reached. The YMCA was targeting the end of the month to hit the goal but thanks to members of the community the milestone has been reached weeks…

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Latonis finishes his first Boston Marathon

April 17, 2024

BOSTON MASS. — Jacob Latonis, 24, of Chicago, competed in the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15. It was his first Boston Marathon. Latonis ran the difficult 26.2-mile course in 2:52:46 and finished 1,565 out of 26,482 runners. His Boston run comes on the one-year anniversary of his winning the Dearborn Michigan Marathon. He…

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AFSCME learns about Coal Mine Museum

April 17, 2024

TAYLORVILLE — On Tuesday, April 9 the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Sub-chapter #87 Retirees held a Combined and Virtual Zoom meeting at the Taylorville Christian County Coal Mine Museum.  There were 19 members, 5 on zoom and 3 guests present. President David Spinner welcomed everyone and called the meeting to…

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Pair of PHS athletes advance to next level

April 17, 2024

Lucas Domonousky, Breeze-Courier Sports Editor PANA — Two Pana High School student athletes made an official decision in regards their next steps on Monday, April 15. Right there in the School’s Library, Ethan Hicks and Griffin Kimbrel signed their individual letters of intent to agree to play their respective sport at the collegiate level. ETHAN…

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708 Board denies monetary request from Association

April 17, 2024

Lucas Domonousky Breeze-Courier Writer TAYLORVILLE — The 708 Mental Health Board met on the second floor of the Courthouse in Taylorville on Tuesday, Apr. 16. Two members, Chairman Derek Page and Libby Carriker, were absent. The Board received a monetary request from the Christian County Mental Health Association. The request for over $33,450 was discussed.…

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Park Board Appoints New Rec Director and Office Administrator

April 17, 2024

Elizabeth Wood Breeze-Courier Writer TAYLORVILLE — The Manners Park Board held a special meeting Monday night in the park district office to discuss the approval of new employees, bids for the pool, and naming the skate park. At the beginning of the meeting, a motion was made to approve Jessica Franks as the new park…

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Officials salaries set by County Board

April 17, 2024

Lucas Domonousky Breeze-Courier Writer TAYLORVILLE — The Christian County Courthouse hosted April’s full Christian County Board meeting Tuesday evening. Discussion centered around appointments made by Chairman Bryan Sharp, motions presented by committee chairmen and Solid Waste Department’s developing involvement with the Kincaid Ash Pond. One member, Vicki McMahon, was absent. Salaries for several county officials…

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North student being honored for leadership at school

April 16, 2024

Congratulations to Kendall Hennings who is being honored by the Illinois Principals Association for her leadership at North School! The nomination for Kendall stated: When choosing a student that stands out for leadership, no matter who you ask at our school, the answer would be the same: Kendall Hennings. Kendall displays such a unique and…

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Letter to the Editor

April 16, 2024

Dear Editor: RE: Gym AC Project School Board Members Dr. Ron Mizer and I voted “no” on the gym air conditioning proposal. Here’s why. The original total cost projection was under $500,000, with COVID grants and booster club donation covering the cost. At Tuesday’s meeting we were unexpectedly told that the low bid was $854,000,…

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