Daniel F. Kujawa
Daniel Frank Kujawa, 78, of Du Bois, passed away at 5:20 P.M., Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Deaconess-Gateway Hospital in Evansville, IN. Daniel had been a steel worker for Steel Works in Granite City, IL. He was a member of the St. Charles Catholic Church in Du Bois. Daniel was also a member of…
Read MoreSenior Plans to Build on Strong Foundations as Superintendent
By Travis Volz Though West Washington County Unit District 10 will have a new superintendent next year, Keith Senior said it will not be a new era. Senior, who currently works as Okawville High School principal, was hired at last month’s school board meeting, and he plans to continue much of what has made the…
Read MoreLocal Athletes Play Hoops in Missouri
The Saints Pack freshman boys’ basketball team won the championship in the Thanksgiving Throwdown 2020 Tournament in St. Peters, Missouri last weekend. From left: Parker Boehne (CORLHS), Logan Meier (Centralia High School), Silas Hill (Nashville High School), Chance Phelps (Woodlawn High School), Wyatt Rollie (Woodlawn), John Blumhorst (Nashville), J.T. Malawy (Nashville), Parker Renken (Nashville).
Read MoreBig Game for Frederking Last Week
Following one of his best career performances, Okawville Alum Noah Frederking was named the Evansville Aces’ player of the game last Friday. Frederking led his team in scoring with 20 points during Evansville’s 64-61 loss to Prairie View A&M at the Wade Houston Tipoff Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. For the game, the Okawville High School…
Read MoreNovember Marks County’s Worst Month of Pandemic – Schools See Impact
It only took a week for Washington County to break its record for new COVID cases, as the Washington County Health Department reported another 115 new cases. Last week saw 91 new cases of coronavirus disease, but this week managed to eclipse that total as the case count continues a troubling upward trend. At the…
Read MoreSanta Arrives Friday For Okawville’s Home For The Holidays
Santa Claus will arrive in Okawville Friday, December 4 at 5 p.m. on the antique fire truck as part of the West Washington County Progress Initiative’s Home For The Holidays event. Due to COVID, Santa will not have contact with children. However, photos can be taken from a safe distance as he sits on the …
Read MoreCOVID Victim: “This Opened My Eyes”
Before he got COVID-19, Brian Jasper said that he thinks he was about like half the population. “I didn’t take it all that seriously,” he said. But after he contracted the respiratory virus, all that changed. “It opened my eyes,” said the Okawville man. Jasper said that he had symptoms including seven days of fever…
Read MoreOkawville Board Approves Squad Car Expenses
The Okawville Village Board approved work on police department squad cars during the regular meeting held Monday night. A water pump on the 2015 squad car is leaking, and the board voted to approve the repair estimate from Killion’s Auto Service of $1,437.47. That was the lowest of the two estimates sought by the Police…
Read MoreJoan I. Little
Joan I. Little, 86, of rural Marissa, IL, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. She was born June 6, 1934 in Coulterville, IL, the daughter of Joe F. and Pearl (Hemphill) Mulholland. Joan married Claude W. Little on June 7, 1952 and he preceded…
Read MoreKaren K. Ross
Karen Ross of Okawville, IL departed this life in the Brightly Senior Living Center in Mascoutah, IL on Friday, November 27, 2020 at 1:48 P.M. She had attained the age of 70 years, 3 months, and 4 days. Karen was born in Belleville, IL on August 23, 1950 the daughter of Hubert and Bernice (nee…
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