Taylorville Daily News Newshttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news20 Latest News Articles2012-05-18T02:51:08ZScheduled Tenaska Bill Stopped at the State House Yesterday MorningSB 678 was scheduled to go to committee today at 10 AM in Room 114 at the Capitol.
Shortly after the meeting was called to order a motion was made to adjourn the meeting subject to reconvening at the discretion of the committee chairman.
Mary ...2012-05-17T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32324Graduation Coming Up At Taylorville High SchoolThe Taylorville High School will be having its graduation this weekend. The high school has 175 students scheduled to receive their diploma.
Dr. Greg Fuersteneau the superintendent of the Taylorville School District says that this is a hectic time o...2012-05-17T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32323Community Caps Collection Happening May 23The 2012 Community Caps Program rolled out in early March with various Pepsi Products featuring the marked yellow caps with “Pepsi Community Caps 5 Cents” stamped on them.
Community groups, organizations and schools have collected ...2012-05-17T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32322Landmark of Taylorville Recognized by GMLandmark Chevrolet Cadillac was recognized by General Motors recently and awarded the prestigious Mark of Excellence Award. The award is given annually to the dealerships, nationwide, that achieve outstanding customer satisfaction.
General...2012-05-17T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32320Independent Analysis Shows Tenaska Would Lower Electricity RatesAccording to an independent rate impact analysis conducted by Pace Global LLC, a Siemens business, under the revised “Power Block First” proposal for the Taylorville Energy Center (TEC), Illinois electricity customers could save an e...2012-05-16T19:45:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32233Taylorville Native Jordan Stout Receives Illinois Sheriffs' Association Academic Scholarship
Jordan Stout of Taylorville was awarded one of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association Academic Scholarships.
In a statement Sheriff Kettelkamp said that Ms. Stout was selected from a number of highly qualified applicants in the Christian County ...2012-05-16T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32115Former Nashville North Owner Attempting to Bring Back Events to Christian County and Discusses it at Board MeetingThe Christian County Board met last evening and many issues were discussed. One of the issues discussed was brought up by former owner of Nashville North from 1985-90 Leroy Harris. Harris wanted to bring a new center for similar entertainment.
Music...2012-05-16T03:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32114Extension Plant Sale a SuccessThe University of Illinois Extension's Master Gardeners recently held a plant sale. Master Gardener Gwen Podeschi says the event was a big success.
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The next big event for the extension will be the ...2012-05-16T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32098Bus Rear Ends Semi on I-55 With Students AboardOn Monday Henry E. Jaeger 66 of Highland was driving his bus full of 41 people, including 33 students south on I-55 near milepost 57.
Gerald A. Rees 54 of Hattieville Arkansas was driving in front of Jaeger in his semi and had slowed for c...2012-05-15T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=32073Taylorville School Board to Send a Letter of Application to the Apollo Conference
The Taylorville School Board met Monday and discussed many important issues.
One of the issues brought up was the change in conference for Taylorville High School athletics. The previously brought up Apollo conference has a rule that would make a ...2012-05-15T03:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31979Taylorville Native Rodney Davis in the "Final Four" for Republican NominationThe Republican nominee for the Illinois 13th Congressional District has still not been decided, but will be this Saturday by county chairmen. The primary was originally won by 4 term Congressman Tim Johnson.
Taylorville native Rodney Davis is one of...2012-05-15T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31967Mac McGwire Announces Upcoming Triad MeetingA favorite target of scam artists continues to be Senior Citizens. Senior Advocate Mac McGwire says knowledge is the best defense, and says an upcoming meeting of the Christian County Triad should be very informative.
[audio:maccomptroller051512.mp3...2012-05-15T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31950Shimkus on Gasoline PricesGas prices have been up and down like a yo-yo in recent years, and Congressman John Shimkus says the public is tired of it.
The congressman says there are things the government could be doing to improve the situation.
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Again, the Shelbyville Farmers Market is every T...2012-05-14T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31928Jack Erisman Organic FarmerJust as there are different types of farm products, there are different types of farmers. Jack Erisman, a certified organic farmer in Southern Christian County, says his farm has been organic for years.
[audio:erisman051412.mp3]comment here[/audio]...2012-05-14T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31927State Representative Rosenthal Comments on Tenaska ChangesWith the change to the Tenaska Bill last week, many people have been weighing in. State Representative Wayne Rosenthal of Morrisonville says that the main reason the change was made is because of strong opposition.
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Owner Rob Bosgraf says that the fresh food served at Druby’s ha...2012-05-14T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31913People's Bank and Trust Bringing Financial Literacy Course to Taylorville High SchoolPeoples Bank & Trust, Taylorville High School and Altamont High School announce a new initiative to bring financial literacy education to high school students in Taylorville and Altamont by providing them with access to the EverFi Financial Liter...2012-05-11T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31664U of I Extension Not Just for College StudentsSome people may be confused whether or not the U of I Extension is just for college students, but Amanda Cole of the Illinois Extension says that the extension is here for all citizens who are looking for information.
[audio:AmandaColeClip051112.mp3...2012-05-11T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31662Shelbyville Football FundraiserA fundraiser this weekend will benefit Shelbyville sports programs. Tad Mayhall of the Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce says the event is Saturday:
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Again, that fundraising event is Saturday...2012-05-11T10:00:00Zhttp://www.taylorvilledailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=21&id=31545