The Bulldogs host Montgomery County Friday night, with Louisiana High School scheduling its fall senior recognition for 6:30 p.m.

Winchester school officials presented competing costs for replacement of the demolished high school gym, including projected effects on homeowners and farmland.

WINCHESTER, Ill. — Winchester school officials are continuing to make the case for a proposed new grade school gym ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when voters will decide whether to approve a bond issue to help fund the project. The proposal would allow the district to issue up to $8.5 million in bonds for a new gym at Winchester Grade School. Superintendent Jeff Abell has been presenting details to the public as the district seeks to explain the project's scope and financial i

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Agriculture education programs serving Morgan, Cass, Macoupin and Sangamon counties are among those receiving funding through the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom initiative. The IAA Foundation awarded a total of $691,961 to 79 agricultural literacy coalitions serving 81 Illinois counties for the 2026-27 school year. The grants help bring accurate information about farming, food production and agricultural careers into classrooms from prekindergarten

PITTSFIELD, IL — Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 is weighing major facility improvements that could cost between $30 million and $60 million, depending on how much construction and renovation the district ultimately pursues. At a special board meeting Tuesday, October 6, district leaders and consultants reviewed three broad funding scenarios. No construction plan or financing package was approved. The discussion follows a September public town hall about building

QUINCY, IL — State Sen. Jil Tracy is renewing her call for Gov. JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program, saying the program would give families access to privately funded scholarships for a range of K-12 education expenses. Tracy discussed the issue during an interview in Quincy on Tuesday. She has argued that Illinois should participate because the program is funded through voluntary private donations rather than a new state appropriat

Thirty-three colleges and universities will participate in Thursday’s Illinois Regional College Fair at Quincy University.

PITTSFIELD, IL — Pikeland Community Unit School District 10 is asking residents to weigh in on a decision that could reshape school facilities for decades and raise local property taxes. A second public town hall is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, at 6 p.m. in the Pittsfield High School Media Center, where district leaders plan to discuss building needs, possible construction projects and how to pay for them. The financial stakes are substantial. Superintendent Dr. Russ Tep

Jacksonville Promise is asking city leaders for additional support after a surge in applications left the scholarship program facing a $100,000 deficit.

The Pike County Health Department in Missouri has announced its schedule of school immunization clinics for the 2026 flu and COVID season, with clinics planned at six school locations across Pike County during October. The schedule begins October 8 at Clopton, followed by Louisiana Elementary on October 14 and Louisiana Middle and High School on October 15. A clinic is scheduled October 16 at BONCL, followed by Van-Far School on October 27 and Bowling Green Middle and High Sc

Pikeland CUSD #10 schools will remain in Safe and Secure status Wednesday morning while Illini Community Hospital and local emergency agencies conduct a planned community-wide bomb threat exercise.

MOUNT STERLING, Illinois — Brown County Community Unit School District Number One is preparing for a major overhaul of its athletic facilities, including a new track and extensive turf improvements. The district plans to build a new six-lane track, install turf on the football and softball fields and add a turf infield to the baseball field. The high school student and staff parking lot will also be reconstructed as part of the work. Superintendent Lan Eberle says the distric

BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — The Bowling Green R-I School District is celebrating a perfect score in its 2026 special education performance review, receiving the highest designation available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. According to the district, Bowling Green R-I received a 4.0 out of 4.0 and was designated as “Meets the Requirements and Purposes of the IDEA” by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district reported e

BARRY, Ill. — A teachers union representing employees in the Western Community Unit School District is asking a longtime School Board member to resign and is calling on the board to consider formally seeking his removal from office. The Western Education Association has filed a uniform grievance accusing Board Secretary James Broeckling of violating district policies governing board member conduct. Athena LaReau, an Illinois Education Association UniServ Director speaking on

PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District Number Three has received a $25,000 grant from the Tracy Family Foundation to support its Literacy Excellence Initiative. District officials say the funding will help strengthen literacy instruction and support the continued use of high-quality teaching practices throughout the school system. The grant will be used to improve reading achievement, strengthen classroom instruction and provide additional literacy

MEREDOSIA — Village officials plan to test assigning a Meredosia police officer to the Meredosia-Chambersburg school several days a week while keeping the officer available to respond to calls elsewhere in the community. Police Chief Derek Suttles recommended that the village not sign a memorandum of understanding with the school district for a dedicated school resource officer. Under the proposed agreement, the district would pay half of the officer’s salary, but the officer

WINCHESTER, Ill. — Winchester Community Unit School District has approved naming its new multipurpose building the Kerr Ballard Legacy Center following a $1 million donation that will cover most of the project’s cost. The anonymous donation came from a Scott County, Illinois couple who had a close relationship with James “Kerr” Ballard, an 11-year-old former Winchester student who died in an ATV accident nearly five years ago. The donors requested that the money be used speci

WINCHESTER, Ill. — A longtime piece of Winchester school history came down Tuesday as the old Winchester gym was demolished. The gym had stood for generations as part of the local school campus and was remembered by many in the community as the site of school events, practices, games, assemblies, and everyday student life over the years. The demolition marks the end of an era for Winchester schools, while also clearing the way for the district’s next steps in addressing facil

BLUFFS, Ill. — The Scott-Morgan school board met this week in Bluffs with budget, staffing, and district operations on the agenda. The meeting followed a public hearing on the district’s amended budget. Board members were also expected to review a teacher recruitment incentive program, along with options involving the district office location. The teacher recruitment discussion comes as small rural school districts continue working to keep classrooms staffed and compete for q

GRIGGSVILLE — Griggsville-Perry School District families are being notified about a series of building upgrades and renovations planned across both the Griggsville and Perry campuses for the 2026-2027 school year. Superintendent Bill Capps said district administration and staff are already preparing for the next school year, with several long-needed projects scheduled at district facilities. At Griggsville, the high school is expected to receive a major renovation that includ