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News from February 2019

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Dongola Elementary School scores 14.1% ELA proficiency, 9.4% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 28, 2019

Of the 139 students attending Dongola Elementary School in 2018, 14.1 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 9.4 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Lick Creek Elementary School scores 37% ELA proficiency, 33.7% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 27, 2019

Of the 147 students attending Lick Creek Elementary School in 2018, 37 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 33.7 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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VILLAGE OF GOREVILLE: Farmers’ Market coming to Goreville

By Press release submission | Feb 26, 2019

The Goreville Farmers’s Market

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METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: arrest Summary, February 11-16, 2019

By Press release submission | Feb 26, 2019

From the Office of the Director of Public Safety: arrest Summary, February 11-16, 2019;

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METROPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: Lane Closure Interstate 24 Metropolis, Illinois

By Press release submission | Feb 26, 2019

The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorists traveling on I-24 near Metropolis, Illinois that there will be a lane closure on the bridge that carries I-24 over the Ohio River.

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Meridian Elementary School scores 4.8% ELA proficiency, 10.1% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 26, 2019

Of the 329 students attending Meridian Elementary School in 2018, 4.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 10.1 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Analysis: Buncombe administrators rank 833rd in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 25, 2019

Administrators in Buncombe Consolidated School District 43 earn an average of $62,750 per year, ranking 833rd out of 864 districts in the state.

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Metropolis Elementary School scores 23.8% ELA proficiency, 24.6% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 25, 2019

Of the 527 students attending Metropolis Elementary School in 2018, 23.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 24.6 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Analysis: Cypress administrators rank 827th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 24, 2019

Administrators in Cypress Elementary School District 64 earn an average of $65,965 per year, ranking 827th out of 864 districts in the state.

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Massac Junior High School scores 39.9% ELA proficiency, 23.2% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 24, 2019

Of the 315 students attending Massac Junior High School in 2018, 39.9 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 23.2 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Jefferson Elementary School scores 51.3% ELA proficiency, 64.5% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 23, 2019

Of the 124 students attending Jefferson Elementary School in 2018, 51.3 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 64.5 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Analysis: Lick Creek administrators rank 811st in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 23, 2019

Administrators in Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16 earn an average of $71,440 per year, ranking 811st out of 864 districts in the state.

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Unity Elementary School scores 37.1% ELA proficiency, 52.8% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 22, 2019

Of the 137 students attending Unity Elementary School in 2018, 37.1 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 52.8 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Analysis: New Simpson Hill administrators rank 810th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 22, 2019

Administrators in New Simpson Hill School District 32 earn an average of $71,454 per year, ranking 810th out of 864 districts in the state.

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Patrick Windhorst files “Illinois Anti-Infanticide Act"

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 21, 2019

By sponsoring anti-abortion House Bill 2384, state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) says, he is hoping to preserve what he calls some semblance of balance on the issue in Illinois.

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Windhorst: Minimum wage hike will devastate southern Illinois

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 21, 2019

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R- Metropolis) argues the rationale offered by lawmakers in Springfield for raising the minimum wage stems from flawed reasoning.

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Brookport Elementary School scores 26.8% ELA proficiency, 42.7% on math in 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 21, 2019

Of the 154 students attending Brookport Elementary School in 2018, 26.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 42.7 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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Analysis: Century administrators rank 794th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 21, 2019

Administrators in Century Community Unit School District 100 earn an average of $74,651 per year, ranking 794th out of 864 districts in the state.

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SOUTHERN SEVEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Two Cases of Measles Reported in Central Illinois

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2019

A second case of measles has been reported in Champaign-Urbana.

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SOUTHERN SEVEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT: January Do-Gooders!

By Press release submission | Feb 20, 2019

Shawnee Junior High School at Wolf Lake and Southern Seven Health Department’s CATCH program partnered to begin a Do-Gooder-Anti-Bullying Campaign.