City Council Voices Concerns About Crumbling Buildings
Downtown buildings in danger of collapsing were discussed. All council members except Alderman Debbie Dust were present, at the council room in the city hall. Amanda Harlow, city attorney, said that research on a Second Street building has not found the owner. A long-closed business south of Trophies R Us has an owner who has [...]
Auction Saturday Will Benefit Sacred Heart School
The seventh annual Pana Sacred Heart School Benefit Auction will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, in the beer pavilion at the Pana Tri-County Fairgrounds. A new activity kicks off the festivities Saturday. In addition, a drawing for a 2005 Ford Taurus automobile will be held during the auction. Tickets for the car are $20 each [...]
Tri-County Fair Less Than A Week Away
The Pana Tri-County Fair is less than a week away. The 62nd annual exhibition runs from Wednesday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 6. The office is now open evenings, 6:00-8:00 p.m., through Tuesday, Aug. 31. Box seat ticket holders may purchase tickets at this time. Season passes for entrance to the fair are [...]
Alexi Giannoulias Visits Pana
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for U. S. Senate in Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias, left, speaks to Joe Marley, Christian County Board member, center, and Pana Mayor Steve Sipes, right. Giannoulias visited Pana on Saturday, Aug. 21, as part of a downstate swing which took him to Effingham, Pana and Decatur to name a few stops. (Tom Latonis [...]
Lightning Caused Fire Damages Rural Home Saturday Morning
THE LIGHTS OF several fire trucks responding to a fire in rural Christian County Saturday morning, Aug. 21, can be seen against the rainy gloom of a thunderstorm which pelted the area in the top photo. The fire at the John Turner residence was apparently caused by lightning, according to authorities. In the light of [...]
School Bells Signal New School Year; Financial Uncertainty Weighs On Pana School Board
STUDENTS OF WASHINGTON Elementary School unload from a school bus as the new school year gets underway, while students ask Washington School teacher Nancy Voudrie, above, how to get to their new classrooms. As the sign indicates, schools in Pana opened for the 2010-11 school year today, Thursday, Aug. 19. Today is an abreveated schedule, [...]
Hot Time For Hammer In, Tractor Show
IT WAS NEARLY as hot as the blacksmith’s fires in Kitchell Park on Saturday, Aug. 14, for the Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association’s Hammer-In. Shade under the trees brought some relief, but the high humidity kept those attending sweltering. The Old Tyme Tractor Show is also a part of the activites in the park with the [...]
Carol Schramm, Lori Ade To Help Co-Chair United Way Campaign
Carol Schramm Lori Ade United Way of Christian County has announced Carol Schramm and Lori Ade of Pana, Bill Bullard of Morrisonville and Terri France, Pam Peabody and Dick Wamsley of Taylorville, have been appointed to lead the [...]
Grand Marshal Deadline Looms
The public has until 12:00 noon, Saturday, Aug. 21, to submit nominations for the Grand Marshal of the 2010 Pana Labor Day Parade. Once the nomination period closes, the Labor Day Parade Committee will meet to select the Grand Marshal. Nominations can be sent to: Grand Marshal Nominations, P O Box 317, Pana IL 62557. [...]
Bond Ordinance Approved; High-Use Water Rates Cut
Pana City Council The Pana City Council approved the sale of $4.6 million in bonds for various water and sewer infrastructure projects in the city. The approval came during the Council’s Monday, Aug. 9, meeting held in Pana City Hall with all eight aldermen present. The vote was 6-2 with Aldermen Glenn Schneider and Roger [...]
