Lisa Barron, a student at Illinois Central College, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship from Edison International, parent company of independent power producer Midwest Generation, which operates Powerton Generating Station in Pekin.
Barron is the daughter of Michael and Juanita Barron of Washington. Her father, now retired, worked as an equipment operator at Powerton.
The childhood immunization clinic scheduled for Tuesday at the Evangelical Church in Washington will have a shortage of vaccine.
About half of Washington is currently under a boil order after a water main break Thursday afternoon.
Sometime between noon and 1 p.m. yesterday, a 10-inch cast iron water main pipe behind the police station at 115 W. Jefferson St. broke.
Due to the current boil order in effect for Washington, food establishments in Washington are requested to visit the Tazewell County Health Department Environmental Health website regarding boil order requirements.
Junior high and high school students often find themselves struggling to fit in socially. Adding a disability that affects social skills to the mix only makes things more difficult.
To help students who have developmental disabilities such as autism and Asperger’s syndrome adjust to social situations, licensed clinical social worker Maggie Bagley is offering two programs through the Washington Park District.
For the residents of Hunter’s Glen in Washington, it can be hard to keep up with all the changes in the young subdivision.
New families are moving in all the time, and those families are growing.
“We’ve had eight births here in the last four months,” said Jaden’s Way resident, Kelly Juergens. She and her husband Dean are expecting their second child in a couple of months.
A fire did about $75,000 to $100,000 worth of damages at 1001 Eldridge St. Saturday morning.
Washington firefighters responded to the call at about 9 a.m.
Fire captain Jason Cook was the first to arrive at the home.
Among national, state and local politicians, Kathy Perhay, a Sunnyland Merchant chairwoman, said it best: “Go Sunnyland!”
Perhay, of Tony and Son’s tire and auto repair, was one of many speakers Monday at a press conference at the East Peoria Event Center celebrating the completion of the Sunnyland portion of the Illinois Route 8 reconstruction project — which runs from east of Sunrise Avenue to west of Summit Street in East Peoria.
New location, new name, same dance company.
That is what people can expect from Just Dance Home of Water Street Dance Co.
Owner and instructor Gina Kennedy recently decided to move the studio, which has been known as Water Street Dance Co., from its location on the corner of Water and Harrison streets on the Peoria Riverfront to Washington’s Cherry Tree Shopping Center.
Members of Sunnyland’s Lighthouse Tabernacle Church have not had a church to call their own since a fire destroyed the congregation’s former home on Loren Street in August 2005.
Following the blaze, members of the church began to meet each week in the former Nimmo Hardware Store, an old one-room building.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System awarded $13,668 to the Washington Police Department for two ruggedized computers mounted in patrol cars. These computers provide the ability to access state and national crime file and intelligence databases and communicate digitally with other law enforcement agencies statewide.
Men, women and families impacted by military combat can often have a hard time adjusting to the changes they experience. What they may or may not know is that resources to help them cope with such changes are available and offered at many community colleges.
Washingtonian Steve Brown was recently presented with an award to recognize the part he played in joining the military’s Yellow Ribbon Program, which is aimed at providing veteran services with community colleges.
Beginning in October, the pages of the Washington Times-Reporter will be just a little narrower.
The Washington Times-Reporter will be a more compact size, in keeping with the trend of newspapers across the country.
Until about three months ago, Theresa Tracy’s schedule was filled with work, church, driving her children to various sports practices and games and being a mom and wife. Now, she must find time for chemotherapy.
Tracy, a 43-year-old mother of three, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer May 5.
The state is late with its funding commitment to RSVP of Peoria and Tazewell Counties, and that potentially could jeopardize the organization’s ability to supply volunteers to its 125 partner agencies.
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program recruits and provides volunteers aged 55 or older to not-for-profit organizations. Volunteers answer phones, work on landscaping, tutor, serve coffee and generally help not-for-profits fulfill their missions.
Tutors are needed for the nearly 7,000 Tazewell County adults who need help learning basic reading, writing, math and English as a second language.
YWCA Adult Literacy will conduct certification training for six weeks, beginning 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the YWCA of Pekin, 815 Buena Vista.
Billboard announced Tuesday that an Illinois State University student from Washington has made it to Billboard’s top 10 in the worldwide Lady Gaga Look-Alike Contest.
Jessica Funcannon was chosen from hundreds of entries in the first round of the competition to make it to the finals. This final round began Wednesday and voting will continue on Billboard’s website until Aug. 30.
