Waterman News

The Fox Valley Park District will host a grand re-opening ceremony for Andover Park -- on the far East Side at Andover and Middlebury -- at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Chris Olson pulled into the Waterman Fire Station around 11:40 that Thursday night, more out of curiosity than anything.

Shawn Blobaum Karen Fenske, Race director Editor: The Waterman Lions Club would like to thank everyone who participated in our first-ever Gobbler Gallop 5K, which benefited the Lions International SightFirst II ... via Daily Chronicle

“But when a woman stood up who went here in 1929, just two years after the school opened, the audience went nuts.”

Waterman Elementary School principal Don Cowart usually doesn't have to do much shooing to clear the building at the end of the day. via Providence Journal

The DeKalb County Community Foundation has announced grants of $189,262 to 37 area non-profit and community organizations. via De Kalb Midweek

The Greco family of Bartlett watches as turkeys in DeKalb County are herded from an outdoor pen Monday before 'processing' at Ho-Ka Turkey Farms in Waterman. via Chicago Tribune

Local and state authorities are looking for a missing DeKalb man who may be armed with a shotgun and is considered dangerous. via Daily Chronicle

Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a measure into law Wednesday that will change how wineries throughout the state can peddle their wares. via Daily Chronicle

“I need to get the right staff in place”

Waterman Elementary School Principal Gary Painter will head Smithland Elementary School when it opens next fall. via The Daily News-Record

Editor: Well, the Gold Wing Riders did it again! This great group of members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association came in again on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon to the Waterman Garden Apartments, ... via Daily Chronicle

The Sycamore City Council on Monday began what is expected to be a lengthy process of finding a new revenue source to help pay for repairs and reconstruction of city streets. via Daily Chronicle

“We come once for the apples and once for the pumpkins. The kids love it.”

As DeKalb County settles into autumn, a number of local farms are offering corn mazes and pumpkin patches to help residents get into the spirit of the season. via Daily Chronicle