Star Courier
Wethersfield School Board candidate Paul Baker edged ahead of fellow write-in candidate Amber Patch-Troxell in late vote counting Wednesday, but it will be another 14 days before the winner is named.
Henry County Clerk Barbara Link reported that after Wednesday s count, Baker held a slim margin of 191-187.
Link said that a new Illinois law requires election officials to wait for 14 days for ballots postmarked by April 6 and sent by mail.
In the Wethersfield race, she said there are still enough outstanding ballots to turn the tide in the race. She said there are about 20 of the mail ballots requested but not yet returned.
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Christmas comes early for area organizations
By Susan DeVilder
The Star Courier
An unexpected donation of a large amount of money is making the holidays brighter and the new year a little happier for several local organizations.
The Kewanee Knights of Columbus recently received a donation for $10,000 from a local family. In the letter that accompanied the check, the family asked that they remain anonymous and requested that the donation be used “for local community needs if possible.”
Jerry Salisbury, financial secretary for the KOC, said the 105 members of the Kewanee chapter discussed the best way in which the windfall could help the community before deciding to divide the money up between five local organizations.