Greenville Illinois News WGEL Daily

01-05-2008

LAND UP FOR AUCTION IN GREENVILLE

In the early 90's, Sigma Aldrich of St. Louis, purchased land on Bowman Road with the intention of building a plant in Greenville. That land is now up for auction.

Sigma Aldrich Chemical Company owns 517 acres in Greenville and will be selling that acreage by sealed bid. Interested investors may pick up a sealed bid package from Wall Real Estate in Greenville.

Of that acreage, there are approximately 450 acres of tillable land and there are two homes along with sheds and barns on the property. You can get more information and pick up a sealed bid package at Wall Real Estate. Completed bids are to be delivered to the office of Attorney Kevin Sybert by noon, January 30.

MORE PURCHASES APPROVED FOR NEW GREENVILLE EDUCTION CENTER

At the most recent Kaskaskia College board of trustees meeting, more new equipment was approved for the new Greenville Education Center. The new center will be located in the old Greenville Regional Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop building. The new purchases include audio visual and technology equipment. However, the board is looking to re-bid for the purchase of new computers for the Greenville location. The board received a report about the recent High School Career Fair which was a success and drew students from all over KC’s district, including students from Greenville High School.

MOBILE HOME FIRE IN PIERRON

Highland-Pierron Firemen were paged early Friday morning to a report of a mobile home fire on Country Lane, in the Country View Mobile Home Park in Pierron. According to Fire Chief Steve Plocher, the fire started with an explosion. Firemen were on the scene for over three hours. The State Fire Marshall reported it as arson. No injuries resulted from the fire.

LITTLE SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER

Greenville received 5.19 inches of rain in December bringing the total for 2008 to 59.65 inches. Last year, Greenville received 7.5 inches of snow in December and this December Greenville received less then an inch of snow to bring the total for 2008 to nearly 18 inches. Snowfall can vary greatly. In December of 2000, Greenville recorded over 19 inches of snow for the whole month.

TONY LARUSSA VISITS GREENVILLE

A St. Louis celebrity is coming to Greenville this month. Tony Larussa will be coming to Greenville to speak once again. Larussa was here three years ago for the Coaches Clinic. It is a baseball seminar directed toward coaches, but baseball players high school age and older are welcome. The clinic will be January 19, at the Greenville High School Auditorium. Participants may register from 8:00 – 8:45 and it starts at 9:00 in the morning. For more information, contact Athletic Director Joe Alstat at the Greenville High School at 664-1370. The upcoming clinic will be the seventh Coaches Clinic in Greenville.

SENATOR FRANK WATSON ON BURRIS APPOINTED TO SENATE

How does our State Senator Frank Watson feel about the Governor's appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate? WGEL talked to Frank to get his response and he says simply, it’s a shame. He is disappointed in Burris for accepting the seat. He shouldn’t have even considered it. The U.S Senate said they’re not going to seat whoever is appointed. Watson says all it does is make us look more like fools then we already are. He says we’re going down a path where we are the laughing stock of the country.

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OBITUARIES

ESTHER M. SCHNEIDER

Esther M. Schneider, age 76, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, December 31. Funeral services for Esther Schneider will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Greenville. Internment will follow in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville is handling arrangements .

SALLIE A. PEARSON

Sallie A. Pearson, age 67, of Pocahontas, passed away Tuesday, December 30^th, at her home. No funeral services are planned for Sallie Pearson. Memorials are suggested to the family.

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