People shooting explosive targets was mistaken by Highland area residents as a plane crash Saturday. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, people were shooting Tannerite targets, which create a loud report when struck by a high-velocity bullet.
Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is now accepting applications from young men and women interested in attending one of the United States military academies. High school seniors, college students, and anyone interested should apply now for 2017 admission.
After the Highland High School Bulldogs and host Waterloo High School Bulldogs locked up in a scoreless defensive draw in the first half, Waterloo High School lit up the scoreboard first to open the second half, but Highland’s dominant defense and running game powered it to the 14-3 come-from-behind victory in a key Mississippi Valley Conference clash.
The Highland High School girls tennis team bested three visiting non-conference foes in as many days last week after blanking Granite City 9-0 on Tuesday before doubling up Mount Vernon 6-3 Wednesday and Alton Marquette 6-3 on Thursday.
The New Douglas Fire Department will participate in the American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. The department will be installing smoke alarms, provided by the American Red Cross, in the fire district for free.
A “Homers for the Heart” home run derby to benefit the Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Highland Knights of Columbus ball fields. Entry deadline is Sept. 29.
Southwestern Illinois College is now offering noncredit classes at the Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library. Class topics include online strategies for small businesses, digital photography, applying wood finishes and sign language.
The Highland Bulldogs Hockey Club (HBHC) is inviting any interested players to contact the team for the upcoming 2016-2017 hockey season. No experience is necessary, and there are no fees to participate in tryouts. The team will help outfit the players with the necessary equipment to try this fast-paced, exciting sport.
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital-Highland and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital-Breese were both honored recently by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) for their innovative quality improvement best practices. Highland was recognized with a Quality Excellence Achievement Award in the Rural/Critical Access Hospital category and for its project on preventing Sepsis. Breese was recognized for its quality improvement project, on hypertension.
Highland was the only boys golf team out of the six conference combatants to have all four members collect all-conference medals at the Mississippi Valley Conference Golf Tournament Thursday at the par-72 Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River.
PeaceBuilder program was implemented in 1997 at Highland Primary School. Every morning before going to their classroom, all Highland Primary students gather in the gym. Together, they recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and then they recite the PeaceBuilder pledge.
Three sons of Philip Federer of Highland saw battle in World War I. Pvt. Albert A. Federer saw action on the Somme front and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Cpl. Edgar W. Federer in the trenches at Larchey Sector of the Vosges Mountains. Pvt. John J. Federer saw action with the French at Cantigny.
Kerry Sloan announces retirement from Southwestern Electric Cooperative. Sloan has been CEO of the Greenville-based co-op for 20 years. Also at the meeting, three incumbent board members were re-elected by large margins. Members were also told they will have stable rates for the next decade.
Highland junior golfer Rece Portell refound her swing to card a solid round of 7-over-par 43 and capture medalist honors, while fellow junior Gabi Berolatti also shot a sub-50 round to post her season-best score in a triangle match last Wednesday at the par-36 Highland Country Club.
The movie Hotel Transylvania 2 will be shown on Friday, Sept. 23 at the Tri-Township Park in Troy, on the northeastern corner, across from the gazebo. There will be free food, refreshments and snacks for all who attend.
Highland High School senior Elisabeth Meadows was one of 18 students from across the nation selected this year to participate in Girls on Ice, which is a wilderness science education program. Meadows explored Mount Baker, an ice-covered volcano in the North Cascades of Washington state. While there, she did experiments focused on red algae.
