(TAYLORVILLE) — On Dec. 7 and 9, the 4-H Youth Leadership Team hosted a Christian County Community Service Workshop at the Christian County Extension Office. The 4-H Youth Leadership Team and 4-H members in the county donated fleece material to make blankets. Local youth participants came to the office to help make tie blankets and…

Tom Latonis Breeze-Courier Writer (PANA) — The Pana City Council met in regular session on Monday night with three of the eight aldermen absent for the session. Despite their absence, the Council approved several land acquisition and salesthroughoutthecity.First Ward Alderman, Ray “Butch” Hocq, Second Ward Alderman Katherine Stephens and Third Ward Alderman Steve Scott were absent.…

PALOS HEIGHTS — During the fall of 2021, over 10,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process and of those auditions, more than 7,000 students were selected to participate in district festivals celebrating student musicians in bands, orchestras, choruses and jazz ensembles. Students in grades 10-12…

CHRISTIAN COUNTY — Christian County, meet this year’s first baby. Adalynn Rose Ziros was born on Saturday, January 1, 2022 in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield at 4:09 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs. 8.8 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Adalynn is the daughter of Savana and Alexander Ziros of Taylorville, and has one big…

CHRISTIAN COUNTY — Christian County YMCA Executive Director, Bruce Blanshan, center, congratulates retiring YMCA Board Members Jennifer Nagle, VP Consumer Banking at Peoples Bank and Trust, left and Jarred Rahar Associate Attorney, at David R. Fines PC, right. Nagle and Rahar dedicated 6 years on the board of the Christian County YMCA. Their leadership was…