Lincoln Trail College student Guadalupe Amicone won a four-way race to become the next Student Representative to serve on the Illinois Eastern Community College's Board of Trustees. Amicone will take office at April's meeting at Lincoln Trail College. During her campaign, Amicone met with students at LTC as well as at Frontier Community College, Olney Central College, and Wabash Valley College. She said she wanted to tour the District because she believes each student is important and she wanted to hear what they had to say. Amicone has met with IECC Chancellor Dr. Ryan Gower to share what she heard from students, and they will meet again to develop a plan for the next year. Once she takes office, Amicone says she wants to make sure the students know she is there to represent them. Amicone won a four-person race against Madisyn McIntosh, Sean Stone, and Abigail Vaughn. Raechel Hnetkovsky from Frontier Community College is the current Student Trustee. Student Trustees serve
Lincoln Trail College student Guadalupe Amicone won a four-way race to become the next Student Representative to serve on the Illinois Eastern Community College’s Board of Trustees. Amicone will take office at April’s meeting at Lincoln Trail College.
Four Lincoln Trail College students are running to serve as the Student Representative on the Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees. The position rotates between the four colleges in the district and this year is LTC’s year. Guadalupe Amicone, Madisyn McIntosh, Sean Stone, and Abigail Vaughn are vying for the seat. The election takes place on February 22 and 23 in Williams Hall.
Fairfield businessman Gary Carter had his appeal to be placed back on the primary election ballot heard in Sangamon County Court yesterday afternoon. The hearing was to take place Monday morning but was postponed, and Carter says yesterday's hearing ended with an unfavorable decision to his campaign. The circuit judge ruled to keep Carter off the ballot for House District 116, the new district which will encompass much of our listening area. Dave Severin is the incumbent. 36-year-old Springerton resident Sean M. York was killed in a traffic crash Tuesday morning. According to our sister station in Carmi, at approximately 11:34, White County police responded to northwestern White County to a report of a crash. White County EMS arrived on scene with police and found a man lying in a ditch. Officials examined the body and found he was already dead, and the vehicle was reportedly owned by York Farms. The Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees met Tuesday night at Lincoln
Wayne County Mobile Home Tax Bills will be mailed tomorrow (April 22), and they are due July 1st. Anyone paying after July 1st will be subject to a $25 per month penalty. The total amount extended this year is $91,605.77 for 965 mobile homes. Last year, the extension was $98,248.35 cents for 1,040 mobile homes. Payment may be made in person at the Wayne County Courthouse, in the drop box on the courthouse's west side, or by mail. Anyone with questions can call the office of Wayne County Treasurer Donna Masterson at 842-5087. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. The Fairfield Community High School Board of Education will meet tonight at 6 in the school study hall. In new business, members are anticipated to approve flooring for the Study Hall from K&M, approve Prairie Farms for dairy services for FY23, and move money to Operations and Maintenance. The board will then enter executive session to discuss personnel, including a superintendent evaluation, and property acqu