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Carrollton releases return-to-school plan

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arrollton School District has released a plan for returning students back to the classroom, but as with everything related to COVID-19, it might change at any time.

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“While many aspects of daily life have been altered, education of our youth remains a critical component of society,� Superintendent Mark Halwachs said. “This plan was developed with two main principles in mind – flexibility and compassion. The district understands the critical importance of remaining flexible in this complicated and fluid situation, as well as understanding there are many varying opinions surrounding the pandemic.�

The plan follows guidelines put

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K-12 beginning on Aug. 12,� Halwachs said. “However, families will have the options to select full time remote learning in lieu of in person instruction.�

Parents may choose to enroll their child in remote learning if they want to limit their child’s exposure and contact with other individuals or if they do not want their child to comply with the inperson safety rules, i.e. wearing a mask.

By enrolling the student in remote learning, parents are making an irrevocable commitment to remote learning for a minimum of one quarter or nine weeks at a time. Students enrolled in the remote learning option will participate remotely five days per week with five hours of instruction and learning activities scheduled per day. Parents can change their student to in-person learning at the end of the quarter.

Parents will have until Aug. 7 to decide between in-person and remote learning to begin the school year. The

same applies to those who choose inperson learning – they can only change to remote learning at the end of the quarter. While all schools will attempt to offer as many courses as possible via remote learning, some courses may not be able to be taught virtually.

Schools will operate on a shortened school day beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. Teachers will provide up to one hour of direct instruction for remote learning students. Remote learning students will be required to check in every school day. Students will complete and return assignments both remotely and in paper format. Paper format work will be available for pickup every Friday along with the opportunity to return completed work.

During the online registration process, parents will need to indicate whether or not they have internet access (See, PLAN, A2)

Carrollton HS grad Coonrod makes decision not to kneel Sees support from hometown

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press There are two sides to every coin just like there are two ways to look at Carrollton native and San Francisco Giants pitcher Sam Coonrod’s decision not to kneel with his teammates in Thursday’s baseball season opener.

“I was like, ‘I just can’t do it.’ So I didn’t. That is when all the fireworks started.�

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in place for school operations by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Gov. Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). “Our state is currently operating under the Governor’s Restore Illinois Plan, which dictates how certain aspects of our regional economics will be able to reopen,� Halwachs said. “Guidance from these four entities was followed in the creation of this plan.�

This region is currently in Phase 4 of the reopening plan which allows inperson learning, but should the region fall to Phase 3, the district would have to revert back to remote learning.

At the present, hybrid learning, which is a combination of remote and in-person learning, is being offered in the district. “Current expectations during Phase 4 of the restoration plan are to offer every day in-person learning for grades

All of the players on both Coonrod’s team and the opposing team took a knee before the playing of the National Anthem to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and some of them remained during the playing of it. Coonrod was the lone player who chose to stand.

On one side of the coin, Coonrod’s actions could be seen as a refusal to show support for BLM along with the rest of his team mates. On the other side of the coin, it can be seen as a man standing up for his principles.

Ask Coonrod which side of the coin he views his actions to represent, and he will emphatically say the latter.

The reason Coonrod gave for his refusal to kneel in what has been referred to as a moment of solidarity, was that it went against his religious beliefs.

Coonrod said that while he believes there should be an end

to social injustice because of race, there were a couple of things about the Black Lives Matter movement that didn’t set well with him. “I just can’t get on board with a couple of things I’ve read about Black Lives Matter – how they lean towards Marxism,�

Coonrod told Fox News. “They said some negative things about the nuclear family, and I just can’t get on board with that.�

Coonrod comes from a tight knit family and was raised on strong religious principles. He said he had no idea his refusal to kneel would create such a media frenzy. “I think that I knew that it could cause attention to be brought to me, but I didn’t realize it would cause this much attention,� he said in a telephone interview from California. “But if me doing that brings people to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, then it is all worth it. Because if He died for me then that was the least I could do for Him.�

Coonrod knew the day before that the team was going to hold the black cloth to symbolize that they were all equal, but only learned about the kneeling about 40 minutes before the start of the game. “I had a teammate come up to me and tell me that everyone was going to kneel before the National Anthem, and then when it started, we could decide to stand or not,� Coonrod said. “I told him I didn’t think I could do that, and he said everyone else was going to do it, and it would be a bad look if I didn’t as well. I was like, ‘I just can’t do it.’ So I didn’t. That is when all the fireworks started.�

Even though San Francisco Giants Manager Gabe Kapler kneeled right along with his

team, Coonrod said he supported him in his decision to remain standing. “He may disagree with you, but he has been very respectful and supportive of the decisions we make as long as we do it respectfully,� he said. “If you are doing what you are doing respectfully and believe in what you are doing, he will be behind you. I don’t think that happens a lot right now in this world.�

It certainly isn’t in the sports world right now. Coonrod has received extreme criticism for his decision to stand by some media outlets and is being praised by others for his unwillingness to compromise his principles to avoid controversy.

One thing is for certain, many in his hometown of Carrollton and the surrounding communities are supporting him in his exercise of his freedoms. A Facebook post by Rick Hires of Carrollton pretty much says it all: “Lost in all the recent noise for social change is the right of every American to free speech.

This right is not limited to any U.S. citizen. This right is not limited to those demanding social change. This right is not limited to what I think is correct. “When a young man exercises his freedom to choose (not refuse) to now kneel in support of a movement, he is well within his rights. The amount of courage it took him to do this on a national stage is enormous. To you, Sammy Coonrod, I stand and applaud you for having that courage to hold to your beliefs in the face of all that social pressure. You are a man of principle.�

Coonrod eschews the world of social media so he sees neither the criticism nor the support for standing up for his beliefs. He was pleased to learn that those who know him best,

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Sam Coonrod powers one over the plate for the San Francisco Giants. Coonrod is a 2011 Carrollton High School graduate and made his first appearance in the majors last year.

his own community, largely stand in support of him. “I just want to say thank you to everyone who is supporting me, both in my hometown and elsewhere,� he said. “I appreciate the support, and I am very happy that I got to grow up in a town like Carrollton.�

Coonrod graduated from Carrollton High School in 2011 where he led his team to the state championship during his senior year. He went on to play college baseball at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale after high school and was

drafted in the fifth round of the National League draft in 2014 by the Giants.

He made his major league debut on May 26, 2019 in the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks retiring the side in order. His first major league win came on July 23 when he pitched the 13th and final inning against the Chicago Cubs leading his team to a 5-4 victory.

He ended the year with a record of 5-1 and a 3.58 ERA in 33 relief appearances pitching 27.2 innings.

Ellis claims state is withholding evidence in murder trial

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It is time for a makeover!

There is no charge to go to the Carrollton Library and last week if you ventured in there, you would have seen Carrollton Librarian Angie Custer working on stripping four layers of paint off the interior doors. The inside of the library is getting a makeover with a new paint job throughout. It is not known when all of the beautiful woodwork was painted. Perhaps in the future, the beautiful woodwork in the rest of the library will be stripped and returned to its former glory.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press A 16-page motion was filed in Greene County Circuit Court Friday, July 31 alleging that the State has failed to provide crucial evidence in the murder trial of Jamia Ellis.

Ellis is scheduled for a bench trial on Aug. 31 in the death of her five-month old son, who was reportedly found buried in the backyard of her boyfriend’s (Ryan Wheeler) parents’ home in Carrollton on Nov. 28, 2018.

Ellis is charged with two counts of first degree murder and a charge of concealing a homicidal death. Wheeler was initially charged with only the count of concealing a homicidal death, but on June 25, the State’s Attorney added two charges of first Degree Murder.

Both defendants were scheduled for a jury trial on July 13. Ellis, through her attorney Michele Berkel, requested a bench trial instead of the jury trial, which was granted.

However, Wheeler, through his attorney, Josh Evans of Unsell Law Firm, was granted a recognizance bond and released with an ankle monitoring system on July 16 after spending 18 months in jail on a bond of $500,000 (See, TRIAL, A2)

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There are ongoing problems with FOID cards

By BILL HOAGLAND In 1968, after and because of the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, the Illinois legislature passed the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Act. This act required both existing and potential gun owners to undergo a background check before they could purchase or possess guns or ammunition in Illinois. The act also required that in order to own or possess a gun or ammunition in Illinois, the gun owner had to have first been issued an identification card; this card is commonly referred to as the FOID card.

From the get-go, the FOID program was unpopular for a number of reasons.

First, Illinois may have been the first, and now is only one of four states, that requires gun owners to have some kind of identification in order to possess a gun.

Second, this procedure of requiring gun owners to identify themselves essentially put gun owners on a list that they did not want to be on; it was felt that gun ownership should be a private issue, not a public one.

And third, the FOID card eventually has to be renewed and, this is one more item of administrative red tape that gun owners felt was

unnecessary. In fact, despite the statutory requirement that these cards must be issued within 30 days after the application is submitted, there has been a backlog for years on getting these applications processed; a delay of ninety days has not been that unusual.

But this year, things have really come to a head.

There are several reasons for this. First, applications for new FOID cards and renewal of old ones have doubled in recent months.

In June, for example, there were 63,823 applications for new cards or renewal of old ones; in June 2019, there were 23,359 applications. It should not come as a surprise to anyone, with the rising crime rate and the movement to defund police departments, that people are beginning to realize that they (and their spouses) may need a gun for their own protection.

Second, for whatever reason, the state over a threeyear period transferred roughly $28.5 million from a fund earmarked for the purpose of hiring additional workers to process FOID applications to other state agencies.

Third, the pandemic has cut back on existing employees who would normally be processing these applications.

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So both existing gun owners and prospective gun owners in Illinois are unhappy about FOID cards.

In January, a Republican sponsored bill was introduced in the state State Senate to do away with FOID. Last week, a Republican sponsored bill was introduced in the State House to also do away with FOID. In addition, a lawsuit was filed by the Illinois State Rifle Association on July 22 in Federal Court in Chicago seeking a declaration that the FOID procedure is unconstitutional.

Frankly, it seems unlikely that the two pieces of legislation will get any traction in either the Democrat-controlled senate or house. And the lawsuit has a number of troubling issues that will probably result in its early dismissal.

To deal specifically with the backlog of renewing existing FOID cards, the Illinois State Police issued an emergency rule in April that allows existing FOID card holders to continue

ownership and possession of guns for the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic and for an additional year thereafter, even though they have not received their cards yet.

Doing the same for new applications would seem to be more problematic; this is because background checks still need to be done before an initial card can be issued and that requires boots on the ground to get that done.

Let’s hope that can be dealt with sooner rather than later.

For starters, maybe hiring someone to at least answer the phone would help.

––––––––––––––––––– Q Bill Hoagland has practiced law in Alton for more than 50 years, but he has spent more than 70 years hunting, fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. His wife, Annie, shares his love of the outdoor life.

Much of their spare time is spent on their farm in Calhoun County.

Bill can be reached at billhoagland70@gmail.com.

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In essence, the motion is claiming that three former cellmates of Wheeler in the Greene County Jail have come forward with information “of an exculpatory nature or of such a nature as to be favorable to the defendant (Ellis) in the event that she is convicted of the offense charged” and that the State has failed to provide all correspondence regarding the interviews of these three individuals by the Illinois State Police (ISP).

According to the motion, Berkel received correspondence from Chad Combs, who was at the time, a cellmate of Wheeler, on Sept. 13, 2019 alleging that he was in possession of exculpatory information regarding Ellis.

For the record, exculpatory information is information that is favorable for the defendant while inculpatory information is in favor of the prosecution.

Berkel met with Combs at the Greene County Jail on Sept. 19 and then sent a text to Greene County State’s Attorney Caleb Briscoe about this information.

She met with the State on Sept. 30 and the prosecution admitted that it had also received a letter from Combs, but had “disregarded his offer of exculpatory information,” but would now refer the same to lead investigator, Illinois State Police (ISP) Sgt. Jaime Brunnworth.”

The ISP interviewed Combs on Oct. 16, 2019, where Combs indicated that he had written two previous letters to the prosecution, but “no summary of the information disclosed in either of these letters is provided in the report.”

Therefore, the Defense believes that they have not received all copies of correspondence sent by and between Combs and the State’s Attorney.

According to the motion, the prosecution had scheduled a meeting with Combs, who would be brought to the Greene County Courthouse from the Illinois Department of Corrections on June 30. However, when murder charges were filed against Wheeler, Berkel received an email from the State on June 29 stating that the interview with Combs had been canceled.

On July 9, the Defense requested copies of any and all letters written by Combs to the State that had not yet been disclosed to the defendant. A similar email was sent on July 13.

On July 22, Berkel received correspondence from Combs in which he referenced further communications with the State as well as a second videotaped statement made to the ISP. The motion alleges that the State has “repeatedly failed to identify to the defendant statements of an exculpatory nature…and failed to provide information related to co-defendant Wheeler’s confession” to Combs and a second cellmate, Jeffery Brundage.

Berkel sent a text to the prosecutors

on Oct. 16, 2019 inquiring about an interview with Brundage, and the State indicated that in talking with the ISP, that the witness “didn’t seem to give a whole lot.”

On July 14, the defendant received supplemental discover compliance by email that finally included a report of an ISP interview with Brundage in which “he repeated many elements of the alleged confession by co-defendant Wheeler, as previously described by Chad Combs, thereby bolstering the credibility of yet another material witness for the defense.”

Berkel requested a copy of the DVD containing the videotaped statement by Brundage on this same date and was told by staff the following day that it would be forwarded as soon as it could be found as there were approximately 50 DVDs in possession of the State regarding the case.

The Defense is currently only in possession of 40 DVDs, including 26 DVDs of videotaped or recorded statements, one DVD of a telephone recorded statement and an additional 13 DVDs of date “not the approximately 50 said to be in possession of the State.”

Furthermore, the Defense has yet to be provided with a list of all cellmates of Wheeler during his incarceration at the Greene County Jail, and the “defendant cannot be certain that she is in possession of all inculpatory and/or exculpatory statements made by Wheeler.

“The Defense cannot interview these people and/or otherwise provide for the compulsory presence of any of these people to provide information related to any exculpatory statements made by Wheeler or any alleged confessions or other inculpatory statements made in their presence.”

The Defense did not receive a copy of a videotaped statement made by Aaron Bynum on Oct. 23, 2019 until June 26 of this year.

In his statement “Bynum indicates that Wheeler made inculpatory statements as to the possible cause of death of defendant’s child.”

The identification and location of Bynum “substantially corroborates statements made by Combs as to the intimate relationship between Bynum and Wheeler, yet again bolstering the credibility of Combs as a material witness for the Defense.”

On Oct. 7, 2019, the Defense and the State discussed information regarding Wheeler’s “propensity for violence, as was evidenced in the police reports related to felony charges for possession of methamphetamine, domestic violence and unlawful use of a weapon.”

The motion states that as of the date of filing, the Defense has yet to receive any reports related to this felony charge against Wheeler.

In Berkel’s meeting with the State on July 23, 2019, “the State vaguely refer-

ence a stack of papers, indicating he had received correspondence from a federal inmate offering information related to Wheeler and his alleged involvement with ‘kiddy porn.’”

Berkel asked for a copy of this correspondence and the name of the inmate but has yet to receive either.

In essence, when the Defense has received copies of requested interviews, it has not been in a timely matter, according to the Defense. The first interview DVD of Combs was not sent out until 251 days after the interview. This copy was inoperable to the Defense and a second copy was requested and has not yet been received.

The second interview with Combs, conducted by Sgt. Brunnworth, has never been disclosed by the State to the defendant.

The Defense did not even know about the interview, conducted by Sgt. Brunnworth, with Jeffrey Brundage until 244 days later and the DVD of interview was not received until 292 days later.

The interview with Bynum by the ISP was not disclosed by the State to defendant until 244 days later.

Furthermore, searches of Macoupin Creek and D’Arcy Branch for the possible murder weapon were not disclosed to the Defense until 239 and 102 days, respectively.

“As of this filing of this motion, now 602 days since the filing of defendant’s initial motion for discovery, defendant has yet to receive a list of lay witnesses, opinion witnesses or even expert witnesses that the State intends to call as witnesses at trial, nor has the defendant received a summary of the testimony that each may or might offer at the trial of this matter.”

According to the motion, the defendant submits that the State has repeatedly failed to provide full and complete discovery in a timely fashion and that, as a consequence, “the defendant has no confidence that she has received all of the information to which she is entitled to ensure effective assistance of counsel in the preparation for a fair trial” as guaranteed by the Illinois and U.S. Constitution.

The motion asks that the court enter an order compelling the prosecution, and more specifically, the Greene County State’s Attorney, to comply with defendant’s previously filed requests.

It also requests the court set an immediate hearing date so the defendant’s motion may be presented and order the Greene County State’s Attorney to provide the court with its complete file, including all police reports, DVDs, audio recordings, emails, texts messages, screenshots, field notes and all other evidence, materials, and photographs associated with the case so that the court can examine the files for the purpose of ensuring that the defendant has possession of all discovery entitled to her.

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Ever since I can remember deer hunting, I have dreaded July and August — not because deer season is not here yet but because it will soon be.

And, if I am going to be ready for the cooler mornings of September and the colder days of October and November, I have to force myself into the heat of summer in order to shoot my bow, put out my cameras and hang tree stands.

For the past several weeks the temperatures around here have been scorching with humidity hovering around insanity.

I mow my grass 30 minutes before dark and weed eat the next morning at daylight.

Every other hour is sweltering.

If I do have to work outside during the day, I usually do so in short increments in order to keep from dying of heat stroke! Have I made my point?

Yet, I know if I am going to be able to make an accurate shot, I need to be shooting my bow every day no matter what weather I’m faced with. I’ll do it, but I don’t have to like it.

It really is amazing to me that just about everything in life points to one unchangeable principle – you hardly every reap in the same season as you sow.

In fact, the term itself has been hijacked from the farmer.

He knows, like none other, that truth.

I imagine it has given him not only wisdom in other areas but patience in them as well.

It also has given him a d e e p awaren e s s of the uncontrollable period between those two seasons where he neither reaps nor sows, but simply trusts.

This is the longest season.

It is the one that seems to have the most inactivity. It is definitely the one that moves the work of reaping from the hand to the heart, and from an aching back to a bended knee.

The lesson to be learned in the principle of reaping and sowing is not only that we need to be careful as to what we sow, but it is to remember that none of our work or our harvest, or our successes, can come without a season where God waters the seeds we have planted.

It is and always has been His way of saying that our life’s work is a partnership with Him and that sometimes our job is to put our hand on the plow of trust and let God do the work only He can do.

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Plan (Continued from A1) in their home. A device and web access will be required for both blended and virtual learning options. In the event of another complete closure, paper packets may be made available as needed and high-speed internet access will be provided on the grade school and high school parking lots.

Should school need to be suspended and return to remote learning, the district is a one-to-one school, meaning that every child K-12 will be issued a device while at school and may take the device home in case of a COVID-19 related closure or for students who choose remote learning.

All students enrolled in in-person learning will be required to wear a mask while in the buildings as will teachers and staff.

Social distancing guidelines must also be observed.

“Modifications have been made to maximize the amount of space available,” Halwachs said.

“If guidelines change or become even more rigid, it may directly impact the district’s ability to host full enrollment five days per week, to attend gym and other special classrooms, as well as utilize the cafeteria for breakfast and lunch.”

To maximize the ability to socially distance students, classroom furniture has been drastically reduced, leaving only seats for students, the teacher and the required storage of classroom and student materials.

In case of a future school closure, the following remote learning plan will be in place for the grade and junior high and high school: Q Teachers will provide a technology based platform via Google Classroom.

Q Teachers need to be available via email from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. daily.

Q Lessons will be equivalent to a class session and grading will be equivalent to in-person learning.

Q Every teacher is responsible for making sure that all their students have the teacher’s email.

Q Attendance will be addressed with a daily Phone: (217) 942-9100 Fax: (630) 206-0320

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Social distancing will be observed as much as possible. Classrooms will be cleaned and disinfected daily with an emphasis placed on high touch surfaces and common areas.

Restrooms, cafeterias and other common areas will be cleaned throughout the day.

School buses will have modified seating layouts and create distance between children on school buses to the greatest extent possible. All individuals on the bus must wear a face covering unless medically contradicted. No more than 50 individuals will be on a bus at one time during Phase 4.

“As a result of these guidelines, the capacity on our school buses will be reduced,” Halwachs said.

“We are asking parents to provide transportation for their children to attend school if at all possible.”

Students arriving to the bus without wearing a face covering will be provided with a face covering, if available. If no face coverings are available, the student will not be permitted to ride the bus and a parent or guardian will be notified to pick them up or bring them a face covering. If a student refuses to wear a face covering or repeatedly takes off the face covering in violation of this safety rule, the district will place the student in remote learning.

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A look at rural schools in Greene County

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press At the July monthly meeting of the Greene County Historical Society on July 12, Carrollton Librarian Angie Custer presented a program on old buildings in Greene County.

The first half of the program was devoted to the more than 100 rural school houses which dotted the countryside during the 1800s up to the mid 1900s.

The subject warranted a closer look at the institutions of learning that educated the young men and women of Greene County back in the day.

The state of Illinois was formed in 1818, and at that time, the only elementary schools in the state were those taught by itinerant schools masters who frequently received their pay in goods and produce.

In 1825, a system of tax-supported elementary schools was defeated in the General Assembly of Illinois.

There was widespread opposition for “paying taxes for the education of other people’s children.”

It wasn’t until 1855 that the legislature made public elementary schools mandatory in all counties in Illinois.

Rural schools began popping up throughout the county. Some were built and some were established in former buildings, such as churches.

At one time, there were almost 100 rural schools throughout the county. The theory behind the reason for so many was that no child should have to walk more than a mile and a half to get to school. This put a school building about every three miles.

According to the Carrollton Gazette Patriot of Oct. 7, 1904, the White School was the oldest building in the county used for a country school house. It was built in 1840 out of hewn timbers from the vicinity of Macoupin Creek. It was the first school building in the county painted white – hence the name of White.

At one time, the school bore a roster of 75 students, however

in 1904, the number of students attending the school was down to only nine.

A lot is known about the White School, which was located in Kane, because in 1887 a student, Lucian K. Jones, compiled a history of the school and read it before the school on May 12, 1887.

They say a photo is worth a thousand words, and Custer said that is certainly true of the photos of these rural school houses, which she obtained through various sources and showed the audience of around 20 people.

“If you look closely at some of these photos, they will tell you a lot about the time the photo was taken, even though there might not be a date on them,” Custer said. “For example, in almost every photo I am showing today, you will notice a lightning rod on the roof.

You can also see small buildings, which were probably the outhouses because these rural schools rarely had indoor plumbing or even running water.”

Fire was a real danger to rural school houses because of their location and a lack of water to fight the fires. The lightning rods must have done their job because very few schools that were burned were started by a lightning strike.

The Golden Era Schoolhouse, two miles northwest of White Hall was damaged by fire on Nov. 1, 1919. It was one of the oldest school houses in the county and had just recently been repaired. It was thought that tramps lodged in the schoolhouse had built a fire and possibly overheated or overturned the stove.

A few weeks later, the Bending Oak School, located two miles southeast of Roodhouse, was destroyed by fire. The fire, of unknown origin, destroyed most of the furniture in the building. The fire was noticed about an hour after school was dismissed for the day.

A resident, who lived near the school, noticed the fire and rushed over to save what he could from the building. He succeeded in saving some of the loose furniture and

some of the books, but the fire had gained so much headway that he could not extinguish it.

Douglas School, located north of Rockbridge was destroyed by fire in November of 1906. According to the Greenfield Argus, the fire started shortly after school had dismissed. Since there was no one present when the fire started, it is presumed that it must have caught the ceiling from the fire left in the stove.

Some of the people who lived close to the school were able to save the library books and all the school books as well as the pictures and maps that were on the walls.

Christian Grove School, northwest of Woody, was damaged in a fire in October of 1947. The roof was damaged in the fire along with water damage to the interior. It is thought that a bird’s nest in the chimney caught fire, leading to catching the roof on fire.

But the disaster that is most infamous was the tornado on April 19, 1927. The tornado not only destroyed the Centerville School near Carrollton, but it also claimed the life of the teacher at the school, Miss Annie Keller. Keller, who was from White Hall, was praised in the media for her heroic efforts that resulted in saving the lives of every student in the school that fateful day.

Keller urged students to get under their desks and remain there.

While she made sure none of her students tried to make a run for the door, Keller was struck by a beam and killed instantly, more than likely because of a broken neck.

Her hometown of White Hall memorialized her by erecting a statue of Keller in Whiteside Park.

The famous artist Loredo Taft donated his time and talent to create the statue. He used Keller’s sister, Mary, as the model. The statue features Keller looking to the sky while clutching two terrified children. The statue was dedicated on Aug. 25, 1929. The names of all the children who were in school that fateful day are included on the statue.

Rural schools thrived until after World War II. While the country picked itself up from the war and prosperity loomed everywhere, the country school was dying out in favor of one consolidated school with multiple teachers for multiple grades.

One by one, country schools disbanded, and their students were absorbed into the larger districts that had formed. Carrollton, Greenfield, White Hall, Roodhouse, Kane and Eldred each had built schools large enough to accompany the children from the rural schools.

According to the Carrollton Gazette Patriot, Martin’s Prairie Church, near Roodhouse, consolidated with the Roodhouse Grade School District 72 in 1954. With the ultimate consolidation of White Hall and Roodhouse into the North Greene District, Eldred and parts of Kane into the Carrollton District and Rockbridge into the Greenfield District, three school districts were formed that remain today.

This left dozens and dozens of school houses sitting empty – no longer echoing the voices of children or the teachers. A newspaper advertisement from March 1959 lists 12 school sites and 11 school houses up for public sale.

In April of 1952, a newspaper article lists the country schools that were sold near Greenfield: “The country schools of the Greenfield Community Unit District No. 10 have all been sold.

The land and buildings brought $15,655 and outbuildings and equipment $2,211 making a total of $17,866.”

The prices the schools brought a range from $84 for Pleasant Point, which was bought by Pleasant Point Church for $84 to $1,929 for Burroughs. However, most of them went for under $1,000, most of them in the $500 to $700 range.

One interesting note discovered in the research was the McKinley School. There was very little, in fact, no information on this school in the archives at the historical society. However, there was a photo announcing the completion of a

“Model school house in Greene.”

It was located in the new district – No. 101 – southwest of Rockbridge, which was then known as the Osborn District. The inside was finished in yellow pine and hard maple floors, and the main room was lighted by five windows on the north and three on the west, suggesting pre-electricity era.

It was furnished with 40 desks and a slate blackboard and heated with soft coal base burner and supplied with a “water cooler and sink.” Evidently, the latter two items were extremely rare in country schools.

While no date can be found as to when the school was erected, on ,the 1901 Superintendent of Schools’ announcement of new numbers for Greene County Schools, along with their old numbers, the school in question, which was then known as Osborn, had no old number, putting the construction date probably anywhere from 1885 to 1900.

Another interesting note is that, while this “modern” building was built for $924, it sold in 1952 for a mere $728.

Another building that was sold for far less than its cost to construct was the Mt. Gilead school, which is now home to Mt. Gilead Shelter Care.

The eight-room brick modern school house was built in 1955 at a cost of $45,000 but was sold at auction a mere eight years later, in 1963, for only $4,800. The building was purchased by Harold Giberson, whose father had donated three acres of land the school was built on to the school district for the construction of the school building.

A newspaper ad in March of 1959 listed the following country schools for sale: Coates, Swamp College, Golden Era, Maple Grove, Highstreet, Walkerville, East Brushy, Belltown, Benear, New Shiloh, Prospect and Berdan.

It was the end of an era, but the beginning of modern education and those tiny, most one-room school houses no doubt educated many a successful farmer and businessman over the years.

Parrallels can be seen between Spanish Flu, COVID-19

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Much like COVID19, the Spanish Influenza pandemic, which began in 1918, seemed to just appear out of no where – at least in this area. It was six months before the virus reared its ugly head in Greene County.

The earliest mention of the virus did not appear in local newspapers until October of 2018, but the virus had its beginnings much earlier.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the virus was first identified in the United States in military personnel in the spring of 1918. Although they do not know where the virus originated, it was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of an avian origin.

The virus spread worldwide during 1918-19 and it is estimated that about 500 million people, or onethird of the world’s population at that time, became infected with the virus. The number of deaths from it is estimated to be at least 50 million with 675,000 of those deaths occurring in the U.S. The mortality rate was high in children under the age of five, young adults between 20-40 and the older generation 65 years and older. One unique feature of the virus was the high mortality rate in healthy people, including those in the 20-40 year age group.

The virus ran rampant in the United States during the month of October killing an estimated 195,000 residents. Because of the war, there were a shortage of nurses and the Red Cross issued an urgent call for volunteers to help nurse

the ill – and, it should be noted, be exposed to the virus.

Chicago, along with many other cities, began closing theaters and movie houses, schools and prohibited public gatherings.

When the virus first hit Greene County, local officials were quick to heed the warnings and adopt the protocols of the larger cities.

An article in the Carrollton Gazette Patriot (CGP) on Oct. 14 stated that while only a few cases had been reported in Carrollton, Mayor McNabb issued a proclamation closing the churches, schools, theaters and all public gatherings in an effort to prevent the epidemic from getting any worse. Most communities in Greene County did the same Perhaps this was because two of the city’s physicians were currently ill with the virus. Every community in the county began announcing deaths due to the influenza.

A 25-year-old soldier from Greenfield, who was stationed at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas died as did a 35-year-old Greenfield resident from the virus and this was only the beginning.

While dozens of people succumbed to the virus during the first few months, many also recovered so while people recognized the danger of the virus, the deaths were, more or less, considered something that could not be avoided.

Of course, back then, death was a more everyday occurrence than today.

Even a simple cut could lead to blood poisoning and eventual death because it would be 10 years before penicillin was invented.

There were many diseases that, at times, ran rampant throughout communities such as diphtheria, cholera, small pox, typhoid fever, yellow fever, etcetera. The number of young children who died was astounding and because there was a lack of modern medicine during this time, people came to expect a death when one of these diseases was contracted.

Could the virus have been in the area longer than what we know? That is very possible because those early months of the virus were not released to the general media.

Of course, World War I was the focus of most publications and newspapers weren’t allowed to report on anything that could harm the war effort. The U.S. went so far as to pass the Sedition Act in 1918 which made it a crime to say anything the government perceived as harming the country or the war effort. News of a global pandemic would certainly harm those efforts.

That is why this horrible disease was sweeping through U.S. troops in Europe and the United States and there is no mention of it in the press.

In fact, the virus got its name, “Spanish Flu” because, unlike its European neighbors, Spain did not impose wartime censorship on its press. Spanish journalists were some of the only ones reporting on a widespread flu outbreak during the first wave of the virus in spring 1918.

Hence, it became known as the “Spanish Flu.” Many think the virus got its name because that is where it originated, but that isn’t the case.

Because the number of

cases dropped over the summer of 1918, officials hoped the virus had run its course, but, as they would soon find out, it was merely the calm before the storm.

In Europe a mutated strain of the virus had emerged that had the power to kill a perfectly healthy person within 24 hours of showing the first signs of the infection.

This particularly virulent strain of the virus made it to the U.S. shores, Boston, in August and the second wave of the pandemic began.

The virus was so devastating among troops in Europe that many historians have suggested the flu ultimately led to the end of the war. The nations declared an armistice on Nov. 11 among the worse wave of the virus.

Back at home, the virus was affecting entire families. During this era, families were large and most of them lived in small quarters so it is no wonder that the virus spread from family member to family member.

The virus was still prevalent in 1920. According to the March 19 edition of the White Hall Register, the entire William E. Coates family, who lived three miles south of Hillview, were wiped out within a week. A mother, father and two young daughters, ages 12 and 13, dropped one by one.

During the early stage of the second wave, two doctors from the same family succumbed to the virus. Dr. W.E. Dressel of Carrollton contracted the virus and sought medical attention from his brother, Dr. W.S. Dressel who was a physician in Edwardsville.

W.E. Dressel died and

the entire family contracted the virus. Twenty days after W.E. Dressel died, his brother also succumbed to the virus and died.

In mid to late November, five weeks after all of the churches, schools, theatres and public gatherings were either closed or prohibited, the virus seemed to be easing up and these restrictions lifted. One interesting note is that saloons and pool halls were not shuttered during the pandemic. However, spitting was prohibited and subject to arrest by those who partook of the habit.

In White Hall, the Register reported that “the epidemic has about died out and only a few slight cases were reported.”

However, in Jerseyville, the virus was running rampant. Ten deaths were reported in one week.

In the Dec. 12 edition of the CGP, they reported that

the “flu epidemic, which seemed about stamped out here last week, seems to have taken a new start and 27 cases were reported here yesterday.”

That same week, it was announced that because of the increase in flu cases in Roodhouse, that the public schools would again be closed, just one week after re-opening. It would be unlikely that school would resume before Jan. 1. The rest of the schools followed suit and the restrictions imposed previously were once again in force.

This is the first part of a two-part series on the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-19 including the history of the virus and the effects it had on the local area. Next week, the pandemic in 1920 along with a look at what experts of the time were saying about preventing the disease from spreading.

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White Hall Calvary Baptist Church news Pastor Carl opened with prayer and announcements. Bro. Brad did the singing. Next Sunday, Aug. 2, will be The Lords Supper.

Sermon: The Actionless Church Scripture: Revelation 1:19 thru chapter 2:6-7. One, The Spirit of the Universal State of the Church. Two, Spirit of the Congregation.

We are the bricks to the cornerstone of this church.

Many people leave the church because of one or two bricks. Do they see something they want to be a part of or no part of? The number seven is completion. In Genesis, it was complete in seven days. There are seven spirits and seven lampstands.

There were seven letters to the church. The seven states represent the angels. The seven lampstands represent the seven churches. God has created us

to go out and make a difference in this world.

Darkness will not overcome the light.

Light will overcome the Darkness. God hates sin and so should we. But, we should love the sinner. We are enslaved by sin. The only one that can free you is God himself. We are to be the light in the darkness.

Sunday morning worship is at 10:30 a.m.

Barrow Baptist Church news Our pastor is Bro. Mancel Day, and our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with children’s church and nursery service available. Everyone is welcome to either or both services.

We do wear masks and practice social distancing.

On Sunday, Aug. 2 we had 22 attending Sunday school and 34 attending morning worship.

Happy anniversary wishes go out to Rich and Judy Caskey Aug. 11. There are no birthdays to report.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in your prayers. Others to remember include Gerald and Junia Day, Connie Sturgeon, Judy Caskey, Janet Coonrod, Vernon Dunlap, Colby Eilers, Nick and Katie Davidson, Rodney Havens, Serena Laudani, Mary Jane Basham,

Brenda Lawson, Karla Cannon, Delores Cannon, Debbie Grable, Mike Fry, the families of Mark Stice and Johnny Layne. We also want to remember the families of the marines and sailor lost in the accident in California.

That’s all for this week. Have a good week and be a friend to someone in need.

Also, enjoy the cooler weather.

Ordination Service: Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. will be available in person and over Facebook.

SCBA Annual Meeting: Saturday Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. at Faith Baptist Church in Carrollton.

In the absence of Bro. Isaac, who is on vacation, Bro. David Briggs brought the messages at both services today. We are fortunate to have a Deacon who can take over when the Pastor

isn’t available.

We are looking forward to the time when services can continue as we used to. We miss the fellowship of our Christian friends.

You are all welcome and are encouraged to get back to church. If you feel the need to wear a mask, that is OK and there is ample space to social distance if you prefer.

Hope to see you at church soon.

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didn’t want to be troubled by her but finally give in and help her just to get rid of her.

The difference is our God wants us to come to him in continuous prayer and wants to bless his children but we must go to him and let him know our needs.

Yes, I know God knows everything but we must ask and believe God will really give us what is for our good.

Our recent prayer needs are for comfort for the Morris family as Paul went

Hazel Lu Walden Hazel Lu Walden, 83, of Rockbridge, died Tuesday, July 28, at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville.

A visitation will be held Thursday, from 4-7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church north of Greenfield. All requirements of the Greene County Health Department will be enforced including social distancing, less than 50 people in the building at one time and face

coverings. The family appreciates your understanding.

A private family funeral service was held on Friday.

Burial followed at the Witt Cemetery in Rockbridge.

Memorials are suggested to the Witt cemetery. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be left at shields-bishopfh. com

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Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle — 473-1892 The Lord blessed us today with great weather and the gathering of the family of God. Our text this morning was the book of Luke chapter 18.1:8 — Jesus teaches the parable of the persistent widow. I invite you to read these verses. These eight verses encourage us to be persistent in prayer as the widow was persistent in taking her case to the judge who

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Hillview Baptist Church news Starting this week, we will be moving into “Phase Three� of our plan for gathering. This can be found on all doors, bulletin board and Facebook.

We will also resume Children’s Sunday School next Sunday, Aug. 9.

Wednesday Night Bible Study will resume this Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m.

We will be studying the book of Daniel.

Business meeting: Wednesday Aug. 12 at 7 p.m.

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to his heavenly home this past Saturday evening. Also too, pray for Harold and Jane, Dennis, George and Sandy, Dow Southern Baptist Church, Bunn employees, our country and our leaders.

We invite you to join us each Sunday morning at 10:30 for our worship service. Our church is wiped down, social distance conscience, handshakes.

Masks are your choice. We plan on beginning Wednesday evening bible in September. More to follow on that.

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any of us were raised with the idea of God as a stern authority figure, the grayhaired old man who gave us the ten commandments and all of the other rules of the Old Testament. But that is only one side of God’s nature, although admittedly an important part of God’s nature for a time in human history (and in our own personal development) when we needed explicit instruction on how to behave. But there are many sides to God’s nature, and the one which many of us need to be more aware of is the aspect of God that is like a supportive and loyal friend. One of the benefits of constant prayer or communion with God is that it keeps us constantly in the presence of a God who is always there to help.

Besides keeping in constant touch with God through prayer, it can help to think of God as a person, and this

is why having a relationship with Jesus, who we can easily think of in human and personal terms, is so helpful to many people. Doing things with God that you would do with a friend can also help, even if at first it might seem a bit “hokey.� Consider having a cup of coffee with God, or taking a walk with Him. Pray to Him the way you would talk to a trusted friend. Doing these things will make His presence more real and you will probably find yourself having more of a warm and personal relationship with God than the cold and abstract relationship that many of us grew up with. – Christopher Simon

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Carrollton veteran laid to rest David Lashmett Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery Tractor Pull still a go

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press While there have been many distinguished service men and women who have passed away in the county, very few, if any, have had the honor of being buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. John J. Nonneman of Carrollton was laid to rest on June 29, 2020, with a service that included a U.S. Navy Honor Guard, firing squad and bugler. His service was streamed live to friends and family members across the country.

Nonneman, 82, died on Aug. 18, 2019, at his home after a valiant four-year struggle with multiple myeloma.

He retired in 1993 after a total of 28 years of military service.

“The service at Arlington gave me the opportunity to honor John’s last request for burial at Arlington National Cemetery,” wife Donna Nonneman said. “We lived in Falls Church, Va., for 11 years while John completed tours at the Pentagon, and we would visit the cemetery often.

It maintained a special place in our hearts and being laid to rest there was very important to John, myself and our son, Randy as well as many friends and relatives.”

Nonneman said that it was a long and arduous process to fulfill her husband’s wish of being buried in Arlington.

“It is not an easy process to get into Arlington – there is a lot of paperwork, and they will not take an application until the person is already deceased,” she said. “After they have passed away, then you go through a lot of hoops before they are accepted. I was told it typically takes about six months to a year to get in.”

Nonneman said she received the news that he had been accepted on May 18, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nonneman chose to wait until the end of June to have the service.

“We thought that things might have settled down a bit by then, but there were still so many restrictions in place,” she said. “You cannot put ashes in cargo storage, so I had to carry him with me on the plane. The ashes had to be in a plastic or cardboard container because they have to x-ray it.

“After they X-ray it to see there are no metal objects in there, then the security agent took it aside and opened it and placed a drop of some liquid on each corner. He said this was to check for chemicals because I guess someone could carry a bomb on board through something like this.”

Arlington Cemetery has been closed since the start of the pandemic and only the immediate family could attend Nonneman’s services or even get into the cemetery.

Nonneman said she was

more than impressed with the Chaplain that performed the service.

“I went in there thinking I would have to tell him certain points that should be highlighted about John and his career, but, to my surprise, he already knew all of that,” she said. “When he gave the service, it was like he had known John all his life.

And it was an impressive life that he had.

John Nonneman enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school and had duties at air force bases in Texas, Wyoming, Greenland, Newfoundland, Baffin Island and Wisconsin. During his Air Force service, part of his duties included serving on the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line during the Cold War with the USSR. After his time in active military reserve for two years, he later joined the U.S. Navy in 1961 and served on three destroyers. While serving on the destroyer USS Barton (DD 722) out of Norfolk, Va., he was deployed for a Mediterranean Sea cruise.

His service in the Caribbean Sea included deployment during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. He was serving on the USS Basilone (DD 824) when it took part in the Cuban missile blockade that involved more than 100 ships and stayed in place for several months after the Soviets removed the missiles from Cuba.

He then completed an African and Middle East deployment on the destroyer USS Taussig (DE 1030).

During this deployment, locations included Pointe Noire, Congo; Mombasa, Kenya; Monrovia, Liberia; Diego Suarez, Madagascar; Lourenco Marques, Mozambique; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Cape Town, South Africa; passage through the Suez Canal; and Aden, Yemen.

After completing these tours of duty in the U.S. Navy, he used the GI Bill to earn a bachelor of science in Education degree at Illinois State University at Normal in 1970.

After earning his college degree, he worked as a social worker for the Cook County Department of Public Aid in Chicago for two years and as a civilian Assistant Field Director for the American Red Cross in their Service to Military Installations division for three years.

During his employment with the American Red Cross, he worked at U.S Army bases at Fort Sill, in Lawton, Okla.; Camp Red Cloud, I Corps, in Uijongbu, South Korea; Camp Casey, 2nd Infantry Division, in Tongduchon in South Korea; and Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Mo. In 1975, he rejoined the U.S. Navy and served an additional 18 years before retiring in 1993 and moving to Carrollton.

JOHN J. NONNEMAN During his final years of service with the U.S. Navy, he was stationed with the Naval Station in Washington, DC; Navy Technical Training Command at Meridian, Miss.; Naval Communication Station on Adak, Ala.; Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One on Guam; Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense/ Public Affairs at the Pentagon; Office of the Navy Surgeon General at the Pentagon; Mobile Mine Assembly Group in Charleston, S.C.; the USS Simon Lake based at Pascagoula, Miss.; Senior Enlisted Academy at Newport, R.I.; Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Operations at the Pentagon; PoliticoMilitary Policy and Plans at the Pentagon and Nuclear Warfare and Arms Control at the Pentagon.

His time in the military earned him numerous awards, including: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Medal, two Meritorious Unit Commendations, two National Defense Service Medals, Battle Efficiency Award, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, four Good Conduct Awards including the Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge and the Navy Commendation Medal.

After his time in the service, John devoted much of his life to helping the elderly.

Shortly after his arrival in Carrollton, he began working for the Tri-County Counseling Center as a case manager that provided services for elderly residents.

He was recognized as Outstanding Case Manager of the Year for the State of Illinois in 1995 by the Illinois Department on Aging at the Governor’s Conference for the Aging Network.

After working with TriCounty for a number of years, he continued to serve the elderly residents through the Prairie Council on Aging.

“Although the attendance at the funeral was limited by the current pandemic, the live streaming of the service was seen by at least 195 people,” Nonneman said. “This went well beyond our immediate family and literally went around the world. My uncle is in Alaska and John’s niece is a missionary in Malaysia and they both watched it.”

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press While almost all events in the surrounding counties have been canceled because of COVID-19, the organizers of the Third Annual David Lashmett Memorial Tractor Pull in Winchester, which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15, say it will take place.

The event is being organized by Dallas Lashmett and Rob Fearneyhough who said their decision to hold it this year, despite virus concerns, was because the people wanted it.

“People are tired of being stuck at home with nothing to do and no events to go to,” Lashmett said. “Everything we typically look forward to going to has been cancelled, including the Scott County Fair and people just want something to do.”

Lashmett said face masks are recommended, but they are not required.

“If you want to wear a mask – wear it, but if you don’t – we are not going to try and make you,” he said.

“We are encouraging social distancing with or without the mask.”

With very few other tractor pulls being held, Lashmett said they are anticipating one of the largest tractor pulls ever.

“We have tractors coming from South Dakota, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and Missouri, along with throughout the state of Illinois,” he said. “We are expecting in excess of 100 vehicles this year – we had 70 last year.”

Along with more tractors, Lashmett also expects more people to show up for the event.

“Last year, we had an attendance of 450 and this year we are hoping to pull in 600,” he said. “I think people who might not normally come to an event like this might come out just to have somewhere to go.”

The event is going to

a good cause. All the proceeds will be donated to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, as it was last year.

“Last year, we wrote them a check for $3,000,” Lashmett said. “We are hoping we are able to give them even more this year.”

There will be five classes of pulls: 7,800 Pro Stock Diesel 4x4, 6,500 Open, 12,000 To Hot To Farm, 7,000 NA Tractors and Mini Rods. In the Local Classes they will have the 10,000 NA Tractors and 12,500 Open Tractors.

“If everything goes right, we should have between 20 and 26 mini rod tractors this year,” Lashmett said. “They are just a little bitty version of a big modified tractor but they are very loud so make sure the kids have some ear plugs.”

The Shriners will be selling food, water and soda.

For the first time, outside coolers will be allowed, including alcohol.

“We will not be selling alcohol this year,” Lashmett said. “Due to the fact that we will have more than 50 people at this event, we couldn’t

get a liquor license so we are just letting people bring in their own beverages if they like.”

Total prize money to be given out this year is $10,700, which is divided up among all the classes.

However, Lashmett said that the money isn’t what brings pullers from all across the country.

“A lot of these guys don’t even care if they get a payout,” Lashmett said. “They just want to pull and there have been very few opportunities so far this year.”

Lashmett was asked what was the attraction of tractor pulls.

“There are three things that make tractor pulls so popular,” he said. “Noise, speed and dirt. Plus, it is something different.”

The event will be held at the Scott County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 15. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. with the pull starting at 5 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults and $5 for children under the age of 12.

For more information, call Lashmett at: 217-371-7102 or Fearneyhough at 217473-8126.

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good GROWING Keeping you growing with good ideas s University of Illinois Extension

Fall is on horizon; start thinking about garden now As we enjoy fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini and other vegetables from our garden this summer, it is time to start planning the garden for fall production.

Many of the cool-season vegetables we plant in early spring can be planted again in late summer to early fall to extend the growing season and have fresh produce for a longer period.

After working away in the warm summer heat, it is difficult to think of continuing the garden for another season; however, with a fall garden planting, we often experience cooler weather with fewer pests, and preparation often involves less work as the soil was already worked in the spring.

Crop residue from previous crops and weeds should be removed. It is also an option to add 1 to 1.5 pounds of an all-purpose fertilizer (example 10-10-10) per 100 square feet, or composted organic matter can be incorporated. Crops to be grown in a fall garden can be transplanted or direct seeded.

Transplants can be more difficult to find this time of year, so starting them yourself is always an option.

When direct seeding fall grown vegetables, it is important to keep the upper one-fourth to one-half inch of soil moist to help with germination. Although these plants are being grown for fall production, they are being established in mid to late summer, when we can experience the soil drying out quickly.

Before choosing which crops you will grow, it is important to know when your first frost usually occurs; you can find frost

dates at https://www.isws.illinois.edu/statecli/Frost/frost.htm. It is also important to choose vegetables that fall in the semi-hardy and hardy category of plants. Below are suggestions of planting dates for fall vegetable production throughout the State of Illinois.

Many of the crops listed below are not affected by frost or moderate freezes.

Planting for beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, endive, snap beans and summer squash, the best time is: Q Southern Illinois – July 24 to Aug. 3 Q Central Illinois – July 10 to 20 Q Northern Illinois – June 25 to July 5 Planting for kohlrabi, leaf lettuce, mustard, turnip and winter radish, the best time is: Q Southern Illinois – Aug. 15 to 24 Q Central Illinois – July 10 to 20 Q Northern Illinois – July 17 to 26 Planting for leaf lettuce, mustard, spinach and spring radish, the best time is: Q Southern Illinois – Sept. 8 to 17 Q Central Illinois – Aug. 25 to Sept. 5 Q Northern Illinois – Aug. 11 to 20 If disease was an issue during the summer growing season, crop rotation will be beneficial for fall production. Avoid planting vegetables within the same family in the same location more than once every three years.

Good Growing Fact of the Week: Often cool season crops will bolt and become tough and bitter with the summer heat. When planted later in the season for fall production, these vegetables are better quality with more flavor.

COVID-19 case spike leads to emergency plasma shortage Right now, the American Red Cross has an emergency shortage of convalescent plasma, a potentially lifesaving treatment for patients with COVID-19.

The Red Cross has seen demand for convalescent plasma more than double over the last month as the number of coronavirus cases increases across the U.S. Convalescent plasma products are now being distributed faster than donations are coming in.

Individuals who have fully recovered and received a verified COVID-19 diagnosis are urged to sign up to give convalescent plasma now by completing the donor eligibility form at RedCrossBlood.org/plasma4covid.

Convalescent plasma is plasma that is collected from patients who have recovered from an infection and have antibodies that might help fight that infection – in this case, those who have fully recovered from COVID-19. With each donation, COVID-19 survivors have a unique ability to help up to three patients recover from the virus.

Though this summer may feel different than summers past, one thing remains constant: The need for blood donations to help save lives also. The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals to give blood to restock the shelves for patients battling disease and facing the unexpected.

Since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic, people across the country have stepped up to help by giving blood or platelets with the Red Cross. Blood donations from healthy individuals are just as essential now to meet patient needs, and those who gave this spring

may be eligible to help again.

Donation appointments can be made for the coming days and weeks by downloading the free Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

As a thank-you for helping ensure a stable blood supply, those who come to give blood, platelets or plasma, including convalescent plasma, Aug. 1-Sept.

3 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email, courtesy of Amazon.

Plus, come to give by Aug. 31 and automatically be entered for a chance to win a trip for four to Cedar Point or Knott’s Berry Farm, redeemable through the 2021 season!

To protect the health and safety of Red Cross staff and donors, individuals who do not feel well or who believe they may be ill with COVID-19 should postpone their donation.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance.

Jerseyville will have a blood donation opportunity from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Aug. 11 at DJ’s Pub & Grill, 117 W. Prairie.

Midwest Conference suspends competition for remainder of 2020 Earlier Monday, the Midwest Conference (MWC) Presidents’ Council announced that it has voted to suspend all league competition for the fall and winter sports through Dec. 31.

The presidents of the ten member institutions made the decision in coordination with representative athletic directors in order to protect the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff and administration, their families and broader campus and local communities.

In light of that decision, Illinois College athletic competition has been suspended through the end of the calendar year. All new and returning students were informed of this change to the athletic season through an email sent by President Barbara A. Farley.

“Following guidelines from the NCAA Sports Medicine Institute, a team headed

by IC’s athletic department leaders has devoted the summer to establishing a plan for our student-athletes to be able to compete this fall in a healthy, safe manner,” Farley said. “Unfortunately, the announcement made today by the Midwest Conference makes it clear that the competition we had hoped for will not be possible.”

Athletic Director Mike Snyder said that the Midwest Conference will be exploring the possibility of moving the fall competitive season to spring for these sports: football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s and men’s cross country, and women’s tennis. Today’s decision will also delay the start of competitive sea-

sons for basketball, swimming, and indoor track and field to January. No decision has been made regarding golf, which competes in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and is not impacted by the MWC suspension.

“We are deeply disappointed for studentathletes and coaches that it will not be possible to compete through the end of the calendar year,” Snyder said. “We are working on plans for them to engage in significant team experiences that could include for practice, small-group training, skill development, strength and conditioning and non-conference competition within the parameters of federal, state, institutional, conference and NCAA guidance.”

Coaches will continue to provide support to student-athletes and encourage them to prepare for competition when collegiate athletics at IC resumes.

The MWC will continue to monitor those factors impacting the decision for suspension of the fall and winter sport seasons, and take action to resume athletic competition when it is deemed safe to do so.

In early July, the NCAA announced that Division III student-athletes meeting specific requirements will not lose a season of eligibility if their team cannot complete at least 50 percent of scheduled competitions due to the pandemic.

Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center will remain open with specific guidelines in place as noted in IC’s Hilltop READY plan for the fall.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Monday through Sunday, Aug. 3-9: The Hillcrest Holiness Camp Meeting will hold revival services, Monday through Sunday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and missionary service at 1:30 p.m.

Located 4 miles west of Kampsville, IL on Route 96. Please contact Carol Freesmeyer at 618-6534680 for more information or reach out through

Facebook.

Sunday, Aug. 9: Gospel concert in the park, 6 p.m., Jacksonville Community Park. Bring lawn chairs. For more info, call 217-670-2115 or 217-3619423.

Monday, Aug. 10: Congressman Rodney Davis Open Office Hours, 9-11 a.m., Jerseyville City Hall,

115 E Prairie St. For those who want to discuss policy issues, have a need of assistance with a federal agency or want to simply say hi. Staff and visitors will be required to wear masks. Hand sanitizer will be provided. Appointments must be made in advance.

Meetings will be limited to four people at a time. To make an appointment, call 217-403-4690.

L&C announces 2020-2021 scholarship awards Through various opportunities, L&C is empowering students by making higher education more accessible.

More than 300 students from throughout Lewis and Clark Community College’s district applied for scholarships, including opportunities for people of all ages, abilities and levels of academic achievement, for the 2020-2021 academic year.

In total, between the college’s Financial Aid department and L&C Foundation, 147 scholarships totaling nearly $475,000 are being awarded.

The application is made available each year in November at www.lc.edu/scholarships. Applicants complete one online application and are automatically matched to scholarships for which they are eligible.

Scholarships are awarded in April by a committee of local educators. Selected students have until June 30 to accept their award. If they decline, the scholarship is awarded to another qualified student.

The L&C Foundation still has about $27,000 worth of remaining scholarships

available for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Students must apply at www.lc.edu/scholarships by Aug. 7.

Scholarships vary in value, but about half cover full tuition and fees, approximately $4,500 for an in-district, full time student.

The following scholarship recipients from the Greene County are: Q Carrollton — Katelun DeOrnellas, L&C Board of Trustees Career Scholarship — Drafting and Design; Q Eldred — Allyse Bland, the Jane K. Bruker Scholarship for Nursing students; Q Greenfield — Adalinn Lamb, L&C Salutatorian Scholarship; Halley Schnettegoecke, L&C Monticello Scholarship for Deserving Women; Q Kane — Michaela Hinderhan, Golden Eagle Scholars Award; Q Rockbridge — Alexia Pelletier, L&C Talent Award Scholarship; Q White Hall — Lakeleigh Brown, Golden Eagle Scholars Award; Marisa Haskell, L&C Valedictorian Scholarship.

Illinois College announces plan for in-person classes Illinois College publicly shared details of its plan to help protect the campus and the surrounding Jacksonville community from the spread of COVID-19.

President Barbara A. Farley said Illinois College will reopen campus for the fall 2020 semester with a hybrid academic experience — incorporating face-to-face instruction with online elements. IC’s Hilltop READY plan offers guidance and community expectations for students, faculty and staff and is available on the College’s website.

Everyone on campus will be required to wear face coverings and practice social distancing, monitor their temperatures and symptoms daily, stay home if sick, avoid unnecessary travel, and keep social gatherings to fewer than 10 people. Reusable face masks will be provided to students and disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer will be available throughout campus.

“These adjustments are intended to preserve the in-person, student-centered IC education that we know to be so effective while protecting the health and wellbeing of our community,” Farley said. She urged students to be vigilant about social distancing in the weeks leading up to their return to campus.

Several key areas are addressed in the comprehensive plan including health, safety and wellbeing; academics; campus facilities

and common spaces; residential life; and athletics.

Earlier this month, IC announced a revised academic calendar for the upcoming fall term that includes staggered move-in dates for students, the suspension of fall break and remote instruction following Thanksgiving.

Staff who can continue working remotely will do so to minimize the number of people on campus. Campus buildings and facilities are currently closed and undergoing an extensive sanitation process.

Illinois College meets the statewide requirements for opening this fall per Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan. There have not been any reported cases of COVID-19 on the Illinois College campus. Illinois College is working closely with the Morgan County Health Department and the Jacksonville/ Morgan County Office of Emergency Management. The College is following published guidance from several organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).

The College will provide educational materials for all students prior to the start of the fall semester. More details about the Hilltop READY plan for fall is available at www.ic.edu/HilltopREADY.

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Horoscopes ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 It is time to relax in regard to your professional life, Aries. If you’re out of a job, your luck could turn any day now.

If you’re employed, a promotion may be on the horizon.

VIRGO Aug 24/Sept 22 Do not fixate on your shortcomings, Virgo. Instead, think about all of the qualities you love about yourself this week. This will boost your confidence and improve your mood.

AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, there’s nothing you can do right now to stop change, so you’re better off embracing things as they come.

Do not swim against the tide right now.

Save your energy.

TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 It is time to reorganize your priorities if you have not been having any fun.

Spend some time with a significant other or engage in a hobby rather than doing chores.

LIBRA Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you are used to being the center of your social circle. But take a step back and allow others to share the spotlight with you. You will be glad to you did.

PISCES Feb 19/Mar 20 Trouble may be developing with a partnership that is important to your career, Pisces. Do not give up and walk away. Find a resolution pronto.

GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 Family matters could be a cause for concern this week, Gemini. A relative needs your assistance immediately and you will have to push other things aside to make the time.

SCORPIO Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you perform great under pressure, but too much intense focus can cause you to burn out at a rapid pace. Try dialing it back this week.

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CANCER Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, focus your attention on the things you are grateful for. Shifting thoughts to the positive can really improve your mood and upcoming outcomes.

LEO Jul 23/Aug 23 Working together is a roadmap for success. Embrace the spirit of cooperation and others will soon follow suit. Your goals will be within reach in no time.

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SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21 These next few weeks are an opportunity to develop personal relationships and get in touch with your emotions, Sagittarius. Think about taking a break.

CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20 If others are opposed to your beliefs or ideas you may need to reconsider your presentation. Accept others’ perspectives, but forge ahead with what is important to you.

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Just a boy and his calf Three-year-old Henry Malin just might have a modeling career in his future as he cooperates for a photo with this little calf on the family farm in Roodhouse.

Larry and Kathy Mears of Greenfield will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary this Saturday. Larry Mears, son of Raymond and Eileen Mears, and Kathleen Watrous, daughter of Theodore and Alice Watrous, were married in Alton on Aug. 8, 1970 at the Brown Street Baptist Church.

The Mearses are parents of three daughters and grandparents of nine. Beth (Jason) McMillan live in Springfield and have Rachael, Nathan and Sarah.

Lisa (Brent) Blackwell have Casey Nikolich, Nolan and Clay, and live near Houston.

Deb (Chris) Eriksen, near St. Paul, Minn., have Sam, Michael and Johanna.

Back in June, they began celebrating their 50-year milestone by flying out west

to see the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Their daughters, minus two grandkids and families joined them for a week together.

Larry formerly farmed and commercially grew sweet corn and popcorn under Ears From Mears.

Additionally, he taught and served as substitute teacher in many area schools for over 30 years. Kathy, a registered nurse, worked in Chicago immediately following their marriage, and retired in 2007 after 20 years with the Greene County Health Department.

No special celebration is planned, but they are so thankful for the friends and relationships they have experienced while raising their family and working in Greene County.

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New addition Another new addition was donated to the Haypress Museum at Haypress Falls last week when Dwight and Margie Burger donated a napkin from the 1951 Carrollton FFA Banquet that they have saved for the past 70 years. Denny Vetter, right, owner of the museum, gladly accepted the donation from the Burgers to add to the many, many different types of memorabilia from the Eldred/Haypress and surrounding area.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 201600114

PUBLIC NOTICE

To: GINNY COFFEY AND/OR UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS SCOTT COFFEY JR AND/OR UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS GARY MCCOLLOM OFFICER FOR REGIONS BANK DEBORAH BANGHART GREENE COUNTY CLERK DQG DOO XQNQRZQ RZQHUV RFFXSDQWV EHQHÂżFLDULHV KHLUV GHYLVHHV RU SDUWLHV LQWHUHVWHG $ 3HWLWLRQ IRU D 7D[ 'HHG RQ WKH SUHPLVH GHVFULEHG EHORZ KDV EHHQ Âż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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL COURT GREENE COUNTY CARROLLTON, ILLINOIS

within twenty-four (24) hours.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without CARRINGTON MORTGAGE any representation as to quality SERVICES, LLC or quantity of title and without Plaintiff, recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS -v.ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further DARREN WELLS VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH Defendant court.

2019 CH 12 Upon payment in full of the NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE amount bid, the purchaser will PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH WKDW GIVEN that pursuant to a Judg- will entitle the purchaser to a ment of Foreclosure and Sale deed to the real estate after conentered in the above cause on ÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH June 29, 2020, the Sheriff of The property will NOT be open Greene County will at 10:00 for inspection and plaintiff makes AM on September 2, 2020, at no representation as to the conthe Greene County Courthouse, dition of the property. Prospec519 North Main, (North Door), tive bidders are admonished to CARROLLTON, IL, 62016, sell FKHFN WKH FRXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO at public auction to the highest information. bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at estate: the foreclosure sale, other than The North half of Lots Numbered a mortgagee shall pay the asSeventy-two (72) and Seventy- sessments and the legal fees three (73) in John Roodhouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required by The Condominium Continuation of his Seventh Ad- Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) dition to the Town, now City, of (1) and (g)(4). If this property is Roodhouse, according to the Re- a condominium unit which is part corded plat of said Addition, situ- of a common interest commuated in said City of Roodhouse, nity, the purchaser of the unit at Greene County, Illinois (Subject the foreclosure sale other than a to and together with all roads, mortgagee shall pay the assesseasements, rights of way conve- ments required by The Condonants and restrictions of record.) minium Property Act, 765 ILCS Commonly known as 605/18.5(g-1).

815 S MORSE ST., IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGROODHOUSE, IL 62082 OR (HOMEOWNER), YOU Property Index No. HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN 08-22-18-316-005 IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS The real estate is improved with AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORa single family residence.

DER OF POSSESSION, IN ACThe judgment amount was CORDANCE WITH SECTION $33,556.63.

15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS Sale terms: 10% down of the MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW LAW. the close of the auction; the bal- For information, contact Plainance, including the Judicial sale tiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: RANDALL S. fee for Abandoned Residential MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 Property Municipality Relief N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE Fund, which is calculated on 1140, Chicago, IL, 60602, (312) residential real estate at the rate 3OHDVH UHIHU WR ÂżOH of $1 for each $1,000 or frac- number 19IL00286-1. E-Mail: iltion thereof of the amount paid pleadings@rsmalaw.com by the purchaser not to exceed Case # 2019 CH 12 8.5, 8.12, 8.19 LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV LV GXH

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, CARROLLTON, ILLINOIS CNB Bank & Trust NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Mary Jane Howell a/k/a Mary J. Howell; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 2020CH2 NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 07/21/2020, the Sheriff of Greene County, Illinois will on September 10, 2020 at the hour of 11:00 AM at Greene County Courthouse, 519 North Main Street Carrollton, IL 62984, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Greene and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST HALF OF LOT NUMBERED SIX (6) AND ALL OF LOT NUMBERED SEVEN (7) IN SUNNYSIDE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROODHOUSE, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT OF SAID ADDITION, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROODHOUSE, COUNTY OF GREENE, STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 08-22-18-402-006 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 514 E Palm St Roodhouse, IL 62082 Sale terms: 10% down of the KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity

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of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate DIWHU &RQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the FRXUW ÂżOH RU FRQWDFW 3ODLQWLIIÂśV attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please UHIHU WR ÂżOH QXPEHU 01795.

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LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 201600223 TO: LARRY JOE WEINANT, MARY E WEINANT, JUSTIN NORTHCUTT, CENTRAL STATE BANK, IL DEPT OF REVENUE, IL ATTORNEY GENERAL, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, US ATTORNEY GENERAL, IL DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, OR PARTIES INTERESTED. A Petition for Tax Deed on the premises described below KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW RI *5((1( &RXQW\ ,OOLQRLV DV &DVH 1XPEHU 2017TX21. On 12/11/2020, at 1:15PM, the Petitioner ZLOO PDNH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR VXFK &RXUW LQ &$552//721 ,Olinois, for an Order on the petition that a tax deed be isVXHG LI WKH UHDO HVWDWH LV QRW redeemed from the sale. The real estate is described as follows, to wit: 226 E BRIDGEPORT 3W JC 536 MILNES SUB DIV LOT 1 20 FT W SIDE 10 & ALL 11 (80X130) PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER 11-53-35-403-010 and was sold on 11/17/2017, IRU JHQHUDO WD[HV IRU WKH \HDU 2016. The period of redemption will expire on 11/16/2020.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. STEINACHER, Deceased.

NO. 2020-P-12 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of William J. Steinacher, who died on August 2, 2019. Letters of Supervised Administration were issued on June 8, 2020 to Julie A Steinacher, 8 Jade Lane, Carrollton, IL 62016, whose attorney is Lee J. Plummer, Attorney at Law, 100 South State Street, Jerseyville, IL 62052.

Claims against the Estate PD\ EH ÂżOHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Greene County Courthouse, Carrollton, Illinois, 62016, or with the representative, or both on or before January 30, 2021, and any claim not tiled within that period is barred. Copies of D FODLP ÂżOHG ZLWK WKH &OHUN must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been ÂżOHG Name and Address of Attorney: Lee J. Plummer Ill. Reg. #2220075 100 South State Street Jerseyville, Illinois 62052 Telephone: (618) 498-5213

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PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 201600083 To: SANDRA J SPEAKER WITH A LIFE ESTATE FOR THE ROBERT FOILES TRUST #12-05 AND/OR UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS SANDRA J SPEAKER ROBERT FOILES OFFICER FOR WELLS FARGO BANK NA DEBORAH BANGHART GREENE COUNTY CLERK DQG DOO XQNQRZQ RZQHUV RFFXSDQWV EHQHÂżFLDULHV KHLUV GHYLVHHV RU SDUWLHV LQWHUHVWHG $ 3HWLWLRQ IRU D 7D[ 'HHG RQ WKH SUHPLVH GHVFULEHG EHORZ KDV EHHQ Âż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

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 201600043 To: THE HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF NELLIE J KUNZEMAN, DECEASED AND/OR UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS BARBARA NICHOLSON BONNA KUNZEMAN ARDELL KUNZEMAN BYRON KUNZEMAN WELDON KUNZEMAN JANETTE SPARKS ANNETTE KUNZEMAN-WATKINS MOLLIE ZITO GENERAL COUNSEL ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES KWAME RAOUL IL ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVID HARRIS IL DEPT OF REVENUE OFFICER FOR REGIONS BANK DEBORAH BANGHART GREENE COUNTY CLERK DQG DOO XQNQRZQ RZQHUV RFFXSDQWV EHQHÂżFLDULHV KHLUV GHYLVHHV RU SDUWLHV LQWHUHVWHG $ 3HWLWLRQ IRU D 7D[ 'HHG RQ WKH SUHPLVH GHVFULEHG EHORZ KDV EHHQ Âż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

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 201600235

LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 201600236

TO: ETHAN DEAN BEAVERS, IL DEPT OF REVENUE, IL ATTORNEY GENERAL, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, US ATTORNEY GENERAL, IL DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, OR PARTIES INTERESTED. A Petition for Tax Deed on the premises described below KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW RI *5((1( &RXQW\ ,OOLQRLV DV &DVH 1XPEHU 2017TX21. On 12/11/2020, at 1:15PM, the Petitioner ZLOO PDNH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR VXFK &RXUW LQ &$552//721 ,Olinois, for an Order on the petition that a tax deed be isVXHG LI WKH UHDO HVWDWH LV QRW redeemed from the sale. The real estate is described as follows, to wit:

TO: ETHAN DEAN BEAVERS, IL DEPT OF REVENUE, IL ATTORNEY GENERAL, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, US ATTORNEY GENERAL, IL DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, OR PARTIES INTERESTED. A Petition for Tax Deed on the premises described below KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW RI *5((1( &RXQW\ ,OOLQRLV DV &DVH 1XPEHU 2017TX21. On 12/11/2020, at 1:15PM, the Petitioner ZLOO PDNH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR VXFK &RXUW LQ &$552//721 ,Olinois, for an Order on the petition that a tax deed be isVXHG LI WKH UHDO HVWDWH LV QRW redeemed from the sale. The real estate is described as follows, to wit:

249 RAILROAD 3W JC 536 AYERS S. E. ADD. 126 (60 X 138) PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER 11-53-35-414-019

239 S RAILROAD 3W JC 536 AYERS S. E. ADD. 125 (60 X 138) PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER 11-53-35-414-020

and was sold on 11/17/2017, IRU JHQHUDO WD[HV IRU WKH \HDU 2016. The period of redemption will expire on 11/16/2020.

and was sold on 11/17/2017, IRU JHQHUDO WD[HV IRU WKH \HDU 2016. The period of redemption will expire on 11/16/2020.

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TERESA BUSHONG PETITIONER

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PUBLIC NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 201600163

LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 201600201

TO: MEAKA ANNE KNIGHT, IL DEPT OF REVENUE, IL ATTORNEY GENERAL, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, US ATTORNEY GENERAL, IL DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, OR PARTIES INTERESTED. A Petition for Tax Deed on the premises described below KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW RI *5((1( &RXQW\ ,OOLQRLV DV &DVH 1XPEHU 2017TX21. On 12/11/2020, at 1:15PM, the Petitioner ZLOO PDNH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR VXFK &RXUW LQ &$552//721 ,Olinois, for an Order on the petition that a tax deed be isVXHG LI WKH UHDO HVWDWH LV QRW redeemed from the sale. The real estate is described as follows, to wit:

TO: MINDY D JACKSON, IL DEPT OF REVENUE, IL ATTORNEY GENERAL, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, US ATTORNEY GENERAL, IL DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS, BENEFICIARIES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, OR PARTIES INTERESTED. A Petition for Tax Deed on the premises described below KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW RI *5((1( &RXQW\ ,OOLQRLV DV &DVH 1XPEHU 2017TX21. On 12/11/2020, at 1:15PM, the Petitioner ZLOO PDNH DSSOLFDWLRQ WR VXFK &RXUW LQ &$552//721 ,Olinois, for an Order on the petition that a tax deed be isVXHG LI WKH UHDO HVWDWH LV QRW redeemed from the sale. The real estate is described as follows, to wit:

220 ROODHOUSE 3FR JC 536 BOYDS FIRST ADD 15 & 16 (120 X 120) PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER 08-22-18-325-001

554 MORROW 3W J536 DILLMANS SECOND ADD MID PT LOT 4 (120X330) PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER 11-53-2-209-015

and was sold on 11/17/2017, IRU JHQHUDO WD[HV IRU WKH \HDU 2016. The period of redemption will expire on 11/16/2020.

and was sold on 11/17/2017, IRU JHQHUDO WD[HV IRU WKH \HDU 2016. The period of redemption will expire on 11/16/2020.

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TERESA BUSHONG PETITIONER

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PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 201600055 To: MARGARET ANN CAMDEN AND/OR UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OFFICER FOR FIFTH THIRD BANK DEBORAH BANGHART GREENE COUNTY CLERK DQG DOO XQNQRZQ RZQHUV RFFXSDQWV EHQHÂżFLDULHV KHLUV GHYLVHHV RU SDUWLHV LQWHUHVWHG $ 3HWLWLRQ IRU D 7D[ 'HHG RQ WKH SUHPLVH GHVFULEHG EHORZ KDV EHHQ Âż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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, CARROLLTON, ILLINOIS CNB Bank & Trust N.A. successor by merger to South Central Illinois Mortgage, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Gina Rene Crotchett; Green County Rural Water District; Sengerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gas Company; Christopher Crotchett; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Austin E. Crotchett; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Kristine Tuttle, as Special Representative for Austin E. Crotchett (deceased) DEFENDANTS 2020CH7 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Gina Rene Crotchett Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Austin E. Crotchett Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Rt #1, Box 65 Kane, IL 62054 and which said Mortgage was made by: Austin E. Crotchett the Mortgagor(s), to South Cen-

tral Illinois Mortgage, LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the 2IÂżFH RI WKH 5HFRUGHU RI 'HHGV of Greene County, Illinois, as Document No. 137309 Book 421 Page 36 Re- Recorded as 137595 Book 425 Page 24; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS <28 ÂżOH \RXU DQVZHU RU RWKHUZLVH ÂżOH \RXU DSSHDUDQFH LQ WKLV FDVH LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH &OHUN RI this Court, Shirley A. Thornton Greene County Courthouse 519 N. Main Street Carrollton, IL 62016 on or before September 4, 2020, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-20-03865 127( 7KLV ODZ ÂżUP LV D GHEW collector.

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PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 201600243

Even the rain couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dampen the spirit of the Ice Cream with Cops in Roodhouse, which was held on the evening of July 29 on the square in Roodhouse. The hard rain earlier in the evening had diminished to sprinkles by the time the children started arriving, along with all of the police officers and the fire department with their truck, which created a stream of water for the children, and adults, to run through. Children were treated to free ice cream from the Ice Cream Depot.

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NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS (pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 113(i) and 735 ILCS 5/13-209) Notice is given of the death of Austin E. Crotchett.

An order was entered by the Greene County Circuit Court on the motion of CNB Bank & Trust N.A., successor by merger to South Central Illinois Mortgage, LLC on July 6, 2020, naming KRISTINE M. TUTTLE of WITTMAN & LORTON, P.C., 123 West Pearl Street, Jerseyville, Illinois, as special representative ofthe ESTATE OF AUSTIN E. CROTCHETT. Notice is given to Unknown heirs or legatees who are not named in the complaint for foreclosure and whose names or addresses are not stated in the complaint for foreclosure, that an order was entered naming KRISTINE M. TUTTLE as special representative of the ESTATE OF AUSTIN E. CROTCHETT on July 6, 2020.

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By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Cracks are beginning to show in the House Democratic caucus that Michael Madigan has overseen as Speaker for all but two years since 1983.

Two more women in that caucus called for Madigan to resign last week, at least as House Speaker and chair of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Democratic Party. They join another Democratic representative and three senatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; all womenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a number of highprofile Republicans in calling for Madiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation from at least one of his leadership positions.

A Madigan spokesperson declined to comment Thursday on Capitol News Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; questions as to whether Madigan was considering the request.

The latest calls for the Speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation come nearly three weeks after he was implicated in a bribery scheme relating to utility giant Commonwealth Edison. In a court document, ComEd admitted to handing out benefits such as lobbying jobs and subcontracts to close associates of the Illinois House Speaker in an effort to gain support for legislation benefitting the company.

Madigan has not been charged with any crime and has denied wrongdoing.

Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, a Naperville Democrat, was the only member of the House Democratic caucus who had called for his resignation before this week. She was also the only Democrat who did not vote for Madigan as speaker at the beginning of this session of the General Assembly.

This week, Reps. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, and Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, added their names to the growing list seeking Madiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation. Others have called for the Speaker to resign if the allegations in the ComEd court document are true.

Howard, in a statement Wednesday, called for Madiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation as Speaker and party chair.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sworn statements in the U.S. Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agreement with Commonwealth Edison detail a years-long scheme of payoffs and bribery involving many of Speaker Madiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closest allies. Even if he was not directly involved in this scheme, these accusations clearly demonstrate that the Speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership has failed,â&#x20AC;? she said in the statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speaker Madigan has a duty to recognize that these allegations have cast a deep shadow on the reputation of our House. He must take action now to avoid inflicting further damage on the members of the House and the Democratic Party.â&#x20AC;?

While she said Madigan has not been charged and is entitled to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the presumption of innocence and due process,â&#x20AC;? his ties to the investigation â&#x20AC;&#x153;make it impossible for Rep. Madigan to continue in his leadership roles.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope he will do the honorable thing and step down,â&#x20AC;? she said.

On Thursday morning, Kifowit tweeted that she â&#x20AC;&#x153;electronically deliveredâ&#x20AC;? a letter to the speaker requesting he step down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I write this letter as a legislator who voted for you for Speaker in the past,â&#x20AC;? Kifowit wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reality is that each time, the vote I made for you was carefully considered. I voted with the view that you would respect and honor the leadership position of the Speaker of the House.â&#x20AC;?

But, in light of the ComEd document, Kifowit said it was clear that Madigan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or at least those he empowered in his inner circle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;did not hold the respect and dignity of the institution of the Illinois State House and the General Assembly as a whole.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The actions described in the U.S. Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deferred prosecution agreement by ComEd show that you have compromised the integrity of the office of Speaker of the House and undermined the public trust,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;ŚTherefore, I demand you to do the right thing and step down immediately as Speaker of the House. In the event that you do not,

and if you choose to seek nomination to this position again, I will vote against said nomination and will not vote for you should your nomination be successful.â&#x20AC;?

Earlier in the week, prominent Democratic Sen. Heather Steans, of Chicago, called on Madigan to resign those two positions as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some will argue that the Speaker is innocent until charges are filed and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proven guilty. But those are not the standards that should apply to his leadership role. Serving as Speaker is not a right; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a privilege. A leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions must avoid even the perception of wrongdoing. Speaker Madigan repeatedly has violated that trust,â&#x20AC;? she wrote in a statement.

Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, called for his resignation to both those positions and as a member of the General Assembly shortly after the ComEd news broke as well.

Sen. Iris Martinez, D-Chicago, has called for Madiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation as party chairman.

Republicans have been steadily beating the drum on the ethics issue since the news broke, with Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin taking a stronger stance Thursday than he had previously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After reviewing the facts contained in the ComEd deferred prosecution agreement, it is abundantly clear that Michael J. Madigan is unable to execute his responsibilities as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and as state representative for the 22nd House District,â&#x20AC;? Durkin said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I call for the immediate resignation of Speaker Madigan from the Illinois House of Representatives, and will be filing a resolution to have the House Chamber vote on a new Speaker immediately.â&#x20AC;?

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New youth sports guidelines drastically limit allowable competition

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois The state released new guidelines for youth and recreational sports that will drastically limit allowable activities based on the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced the new guidelines at a COVID-19related news conference in Chicago Wednesday, calling it a â&#x20AC;&#x153;situation where the toughest choice is also the safest one.â&#x20AC;?

The guidelines, which classify sports in three tiers of risk based on the likelihood that participation in the sport increases coronavirus transmission, pertain to school-based sports, travel clubs, private and recreational leagues, and park district sports programs.

The new guidelines, which are set to take effect Aug. 15, do not apply to adults playing tennis and golf, both of which are activities already regulated under guidance issued by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Major League Baseball) is facing down a major outbreak just days into its abbreviated, fanfree season,â&#x20AC;? Pritzker said, referencing the outbreak that canceled the weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games for the Miami Marlins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This virus is unrelenting, and it spreads so easily that no amount of restriction seems to keep it off the playing field or out of the locker room.â&#x20AC;?

For medium and higher risk sports as classified by the state, the competitive season is effectively canceled. High risk sports include boxing, competitive cheer and dance, football, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, ultimate Frisbee and wrestling.

Those sports will be allowed to continue on the first of four specified levels of activity, which is restricted to no-contact practices and trainings.

That means no competition at any level.

The Illinois High School Association, which oversees most interschool athletics in Illinois, announced later Wednesday that football, girls volleyball and boys soccer will be moved to spring 2021. They submitted the modified season plan to the Illinois Department of Public Health for approval.

Golf, girls tennis, cross country, and swimming and diving will occur in the fall season, which will run from Aug. 10 to October 24.

Per the IHSA schedule, the winter sports season will run from Nov. 16 to Feb. 13, spring sports will run from Feb. 15 to May 1, and summer sports will run from May 3 to June 26.

Meanwhile, per the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan, medium risk activities include basketball and wheelchair basketball, fencing, flag football and 7-on-7 football, paintball, racquetball, soccer, volleyball and water polo.

Participants in those

sports will be allowed to compete at level two, which includes scrimmage against teammates with parental consent for minors, but also does not allow for outside competition.

Low-risk sports will be allowed to compete in intra-league, intra-conference matches or matches within their emergency medical system regions.

State- or league-championship games or meets would be allowed only for lowrisk sports.

Baseball and softball are included in this category, provided players and coaches remain at least 6-feet apart in dugout areas, or players are seated 6-feet apart in bleachers behind the dugout. If those conditions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t met, the sports enter the medium risk category and are not allowed to compete with others.

Bass fishing, sailing, canoeing and kayaking are low-risk too, if the number of people on a boat is limited enough to allow for social distancing. If not, they are medium or higher risk.

Singles ice skating is low risk, but any more than that is high risk. Cross country and cycling are low risk, provided the number of competitors are reduced and workspace guidelines are followed.

Gymnastics, ropes courses and weightlifting are low-risk if the equipment is cleaned between each use, but medium risk if not.

Track and field is low risk, but runners must use every other track and equipment must be frequently cleaned or itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the medium category as well.

Swimming and diving is low-risk if restricted to a single lane and singles diving. Relays, synchronized swimming and paired diving are medium risk.

Badminton, archery, bowling, climbing, crew, scholastic golf, disc golf, horseback riding, skateboarding and tennis are all deemed low-risk by the state without any qualifiers.

Sideline spirit sports are considered low risk if participants remain six feet apart and there are no stunts and lifts. Otherwise they are high risk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This virus remains dangerous to kids, and parents, and grandparents, and teachers, and coaches, and for right now, this is the best thing that we can do for the health and safety of our families under the current circumstances,â&#x20AC;?

Pritzker said.

The announcement came as IDPH reported another 1,393 confirmed cases of the virus among 38,187 tests completed in the previous 24 hours. That accounted for a one-day positivity rate of 3.6 percent, which kept the rolling seven-day rate for the state at 3.8 percent.

As of last week, there were 1,491 COVID-19 patients in Illinois hospitals, including 355 in inten-

sive care unit beds and 152 on ventilators, all of which represented increases from the previous day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only have we started to see an increase in the cases over the past several weeks, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also seeing a slight increase in hospital admissions, as well,â&#x20AC;?

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DEFENDANTS 2020CH2 NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 07/21/2020, the Sheriff of Greene County, Illinois will on September 10, 2020 at the hour of 11:00 AM at Greene County Courthouse, 519 North Main Street Carrollton, IL 62984, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Greene and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 08-22-18-402-006 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 514 E Palm St Roodhouse, IL 62082 Sale terms: 10% down RI WKH KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser QRW WR H[FHHG LQ FHUWLÂżHG funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is further subject WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH FRXUW If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers oth-

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without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The sale is IXUWKHU VXEMHFW WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ by the court.

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE Upon payment in full of the SERVICES, LLC amount bid, the purchaser will Plaintiff, UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH -v.that will entitle the purchaser to DARREN WELLS a deed to the real estate after Defendant FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 2019 CH 12 The property will NOT be open NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE for inspection and plaintiff PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY makes no representation as to GIVEN that pursuant to a Judg- the condition of the property. ment of Foreclosure and Sale Prospective bidders are admonentered in the above cause on LVKHG WR FKHFN WKH FRXUW ÂżOH WR June 29, 2020, the Sheriff of verify all information.

Greene County will at 10:00 AM on September 2, 2020, at the If this property is a condominium Greene County Courthouse, unit, the purchaser of the unit at 519 North Main, (North Door), the foreclosure sale, other than CARROLLTON, IL, 62016, sell a mortgagee shall pay the asat public auction to the highest sessments and the legal fees bidder for cash, as set forth be- required by The Condominium low, the following described real Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property estate: is a condominium unit which is Commonly known as part of a common interest com815 S MORSE ST., munity, the purchaser of the unit ROODHOUSE, IL 62082 at the foreclosure sale other Property Index No. than a mortgagee shall pay the 08-22-18-316-005 assessments required by The The real estate is improved Condominium Property Act, 765 with a single family residence.

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

The judgment amount was IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAG$33,556.63.

OR (HOMEOWNER), YOU Sale terms: 10% down of the HAVE THE RIGHT TO REKLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW MAIN IN POSSESSION FOR the close of the auction; the bal- 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF ance, including the Judicial sale AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, fee for Abandoned Residential IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECProperty Municipality Relief TION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLIFund, which is calculated on NOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOresidential real estate at the rate SURE LAW. of $1 for each $1,000 or frac- For information, contact Plaintion thereof of the amount paid tiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: RANDALL S. by the purchaser not to exceed MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV LV GXH N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE within twenty-four (24) hours. 1140, Chicago, IL, 60602, (312) The subject property is subject 3OHDVH UHIHU WR ÂżOH to general real estate taxes, number 19IL00286-1. E-Mail: special assessments, or special ilpleadings@rsmalaw.com taxes levied against said real Case # 2019 CH 12 estate and is offered for sale 8.5, 8.12, 8.19

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