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News from October 2022

A-C Central Community Unified School District 262 Board met June 15

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 3, 2022

A-C Central Community Unified School District 262 Board met Wednesday, June 15.

Bluffs Public Library Rails Board Advocacy Committee met Sept. 8

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 3, 2022

Bluffs Public Library Rails Board Advocacy Committee met Thursday, Sept. 8.

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Pike County 58th highest taxed Illinois county in September

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

Pike County was ranked 59th the month before.

Postpartum Care and Understanding Your Newborn on October 6

By Press release submission | Oct 2, 2022

Postpartum Care and Understanding Your Newborn on October 6

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Q3 2022 Recap: 6 parolees from Cass County convicted of drug crimes set for release

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

There were six offenders convicted of drug crimes living in Cass County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

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Housing-choice vouchers offered in McDonough County in 2021

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

There were 340 people who used housing choice vouchers in McDonough County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

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Morgan County effective property tax rate in Q3 2022 was higher than the national average

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

Property owners in Morgan County paid 1.6% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2022, which is more than 1.4 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the West Central Reporter.

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Q3 2022 Recap: 1 parolee from Cass County convicted of crimes against persons set for release

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

There was one offender convicted of a crime against a person living in Cass County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

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Q3 2022 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Greene County?

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

There were seven offenders living in Greene County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Central Reporter.

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Calhoun County residents pay $19,365 in Special County Retailers Occupation Tax in September

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Public housing in Morgan County in 2021

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

There were 622 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Morgan County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

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Are minorities over-represented in public housing in Morgan County in 2021?

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

In Morgan County public housing 22% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.

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Calhoun County taxpayers give $25,947 in County School Facility Tax in September

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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$13,291 in County Sales Tax collected in September for Calhoun County

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Calhoun County collects $8,882 in Countywide Sales Tax in September

By West Central Reporter | Oct 2, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Q3 2022 Recap: 1 parolee from Brown County convicted of drug crimes set for release

By West Central Reporter | Oct 1, 2022

There was one offender convicted of a crime involving drugs living in Brown County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Central Reporter.

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Analysis: Hancock County effective property tax rate outpaced the national average in Q3 2022

By West Central Reporter | Oct 1, 2022

Property owners in Hancock County paid 2% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2022, which is more than 1.8 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the West Central Reporter.

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Brown County taxpayers give $48,317 in County School Facility Tax in September

By West Central Reporter | Oct 1, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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West Central Reporter area weekly mass times

By West Central Reporter | Oct 1, 2022

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

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Q3 2022 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Hancock County?

By West Central Reporter | Oct 1, 2022

There were two offenders living in Hancock County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by West Central Reporter.