Central College News

Andresen Memorial 2013 Scholarship winners Kim Johnson, Eastland HS; Kelsey Hayen, Andrew Weirsema, Milledgeville HS; and Bailey Lauder, Eastland HS.

A man accused of posting online threats of killing people on the campus of North Central College in Naperville also appeared to have taken delight in the Dec. 14 mass-shooting murder of 26 elementary school children and teachers in Newtown, Conn., according to Naperville police reports.

During the week of June 17th through the 21st, thousands of individuals across the country will participate in United Way's National Day of Action.

Welcome to the Collaborative Youth Team's column, "Parenting Matters!" The Collaborative Youth Team is a partnership of 22 youth and family service organizations and agencies that are here to serve you.

Sarah Holtz, daughter of Todd and Kathy Holtz, Toledo, has been chosen as a Central College SOS orientation leader for the 2013-14 school year.

Background: Officials located several trouble areas in the city that contributed to the severity of flooding in mid-April, when more than 250 homes experienced sewer backups.

Community theater groups generally wait for summer to trot out the big musical productions with plenty of song and dance.

Two northern long-eared bats were discovered near the multimillion-dollar Alice's Road project, but no Indiana bats were captured during the recent mist net survey, Central College biology professor said.

A group of Republican state legislators say they know how to bring a college education within reach for more Illinois residents.

Six performances will be staged at 7:30 p.m. June 28-29 and July 5-6 and at 2 p.m. June 30 and July 7 in North Central's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville.

Greetings, Carroll County residents! As a visitor to Carroll County I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself as one of Illinois Farm Bureau's county manager trainees, Kristine Book.

Six head teachers, four teachers and two invigilators have been blacklisted by the Uganda National Examinations Board , after investigations into the 2012 Uganda Certificate of Education and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education exam malpractices.

The Prairie Arts Council has awarded prizes in its 2013 Art Scholarship Competition, given this year in honor of Julia McCutchan, who is retiring from the board of directors after 14 years of service.

Editor's note: Steve Charters is in his 11th year as a pro at Twin Pines Golf Course.

Betty Ann Rich was born on March 29, 1940, and raised in the north side of Chicago, near Lake Michigan and Wrigley Field.

The interest rate for subsidized federal loans is set to double from 3.4 to 6.8 on July 1st.

The Iowa Newspaper Foundation is excited to announce the second year of a program targeting the next generation of Iowa newspaper professionals.

Shelbi Stimpson of Trenton was named to the list at Central College in Pella, IA for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher on the 4.0 scale.

Blood, Sweat & Tears are among the performers set for North Central's 2013-14 season.

Concordia University, Nebraska, recognized graduating senior Ashley Willoughby from Fairfield for outstanding academic achievements in health and human performance at the Academic Honors Reception May 10.