Block Party, Pana Days Chautauqua, Ready to Go

May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

IN ANTICIPATION OF Pana Days and the annual Block Party, rides have been set up in Kitchell Park for the event. Activities get underway this evening, Thursday, May 17, with the annual Block Party. Pana Days Chautauqua gets underway on Friday afternoon, May 18 and runs through Saturday night, May 19. (Nicole Spracklen Photo) The annual Pana Block Party gets underway this evening, Thursday, May 17, to kick-off a weekend full of activities in Pana’s Kitchell Park. On Friday, May 18, the 2012 Pana Days Chautauqua gets underway. The events are sponsored by the Pana Chamber of Commerce and a number... [Read the full story]

Area News

Tower Hill Jefferson Middle School Students Win Coal Calendar Contest

May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

THREE STUDENTS IN Jefferson Middle School in Tower Hill went to the Executive Mansion in Springfield on Friday, May 11, to receive winning awards in the Illinois Coal Calendar Contest. From left are Natalie Kirkbride, Tyler O’Rear and Kimmie Blaney with their awards. On Friday, May 11, three sixth grade students from Tower Hill Jefferson Middle School were recognized and awarded as winners in the 24th annual Coal Calendar Contest at the Executive Mansion in Springfield. The winners are Natalie Kirkbride, daughter of Doug and Audrey Kirkbrid, Pana; Tyler O’ Rear, son of Steve and Jennifer... [Read the full story]

Sports

Charley Lett Qualifies For Two Events At State

May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

JUNIOR CHARLEY LETT of the Pana High School girls track team has qualified for two events in today’s, Thursday, May 17, IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet at O’Brien Stadium in Charleston on the EIU campus. She qualified for the pole vault with a vault of 9-feet, six inches in the Sectional Meet held last week. The pole vault preliminaries got under way at 10:00 this morning. This afternoon, about 1:15 p.m., she was in the first round of the 400-meter dash. She qualified at the sectional with a time of 1:02.6. Read More →

Out in Left Field

Out in Left Field: May 14, 2012

May 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Did hear from our track side photographer at the Kentucky Derby and we do have a couple of photos. Will be using those in the Thursday newspaper. ––––– My thanks to Mitch Cloe for the story on men’s softball in Pana. I thought he did a wonderful job and I hope you take the time to read it. ––––– It was brief, but I thought it really packed a punch. . . . Yesterday afternoon, down at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals honored Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones who announced he is retiring at the end of the season. Sunday was the Braves’ final appearance in Busch Stadium... [Read the full story]

Fact, Fun & Fillips

Fact, Fun & Fillips: May 17, 2012

May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Believe it or not . . . . . It’s column writing time again! And we remember telling folks, when asked, about the ups and downs and subjects for the column. And we would point to the front windows of the N-P – about 60 ft. of glass in all – and say how we could walk outside them, begin to write, and just write and write, from here to there. Begin again and go on and on and on . . . . . So you can see from this short effort . . . . . If you want to write a “colum,” do it! It doesn’t take a whole lot of brains or effort. If so, FFF wouldn’t have been so prolific in putting the past... [Read the full story]

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Laughs, Lines, Latonis: May 17, 2012

May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Hey, people of Pana. Jacob here. Today is the last day of school! Yesterday, we went to the park and launched catapults and sling shots. It was so fun! As I am writing this, I am sitting by my friend, Jake McLeod. Below are pictures from the park. In the top picture are Cassidy Smith and Mary Davis. In the bottom photo are Myah Herbord, Logan Dameris, Laurel Funneman. and Ethan Harbert. ––––– I want to wish my track team mates good luck at the state track meet this weekend. ––––– Be sure all you kids out there send me in your short stories to be printed in the Pana News-Palladium.... [Read the full story]

Block Party, Pana Days Chautauqua, Ready to Go

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Tom Giffen Named Alderman; Discuss Sewer Line Clean-Up

PANA’S NEWEST ALDERMAN, Tom Giffen, right, takes the oath of office from Pana City Clerk Terry Klein, right, following the completion of the Pana City Council meeting in the City Council Chambers of City Hall on Monday, May 14. Giffen takes the place of William “Butch” Bland who resigned his seat a month ago. In...

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Cowden-Herrick High School Graduation Sunday

Members of the Cowden-Herrick High School Class of 2012 will be graduated on Sunday, May 20, in the C-HHS gym. The class has 35 members. A Baccalaureate Service will be held and the event gets underway at 3:00 p.m. Samantha Burrus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Burrus is the class Valedictorian. The Salutatorian is...

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