West Central Reporter

BLM JAX is passing out children’s books on February 27th from 11am-2pm at Our Town Books on the downtown square.

CITY OF GREENVILLE: Federal PPP Targets Smallest Businesses For Next 2 Weeks

President Joe Biden on Monday announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) aimed at providing more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses.

CITY OF MACOMB: West Central Paycheck Protection Program Webinar

Please join the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Regional Economic Development for a webinar to learn more about the US Small Business Administration’s Federal Paycheck Protection Program.

CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: What Women Need To Know About Heart Health

Are you focused on your heart health? If not, you should be.

CITY OF BEARDSTOWN: Annual Clean Up At City Cemetery & Oak Grove Cemetery

City of Beardstown has announced the annual clean up at the City Cemetery & Oak Grove Cemetery from March 1st through March 31st, 2021.

Census Bureau: 0.6% of people in Milton identified as multi-racial in 2020

Of the 317 citizens living in Milton in 2020, 99.4 percent said they were only one race, while 0.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

Census Bureau: 69.4 percent of people in Milton were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 317 citizens living in Milton in 2020, 220 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau reports Mound Station population was 141 in 2020

Mound Station had a population of 141 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

71 percent of Virginia teachers stay put; average earns $48,465 per year

The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 71 percent of teachers stay at Virginia Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.

Q2 2020 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Cass County?

There were eight offenders released on parole during the second quarter of 2020 that live in Cass County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Central Reporter.

13.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Elvaston

13.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Elvaston in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Q3 2020 Recap: 2 parolees from Calhoun County convicted of drug crimes set for release

There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole in Calhoun County during the third quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

Census Bureau reports Milton population was 317 in 2020

Milton had a population of 317 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

Census Bureau: 76.4 percent of people in Meredosia were old enough to vote in 2020

Of the 904 citizens living in Meredosia in 2020, 691 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Census Bureau: nobody in Meredosia identified as multi-racial in 2020

All 904 citizens living in Meredosia in 2020 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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West Central Reporter area weekly mass times

The following parishes in the West Central Reporter coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Q2 2020 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Schuyler County?

There were 17 offenders released on parole during the second quarter of 2020 that live in Schuyler County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Central Reporter.

One clinical professional counselor license set to lapse in zip code 61420 during March

One clinical professional counselor license set to lapse in zip code 61420 during March, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

88.2 percent of Murrayville-Woodson teachers stay put; average earns $50,705 per year

The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 88.2 percent of teachers stay at Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.

Q3 2020 Recap: 1 parolee from Brown County convicted of property crimes set for release