By Patricia Bogumil Editor Incumbents Dawn Van Ess and Steve McClelland will be challenged by political newcomer Randall Henderson for two open positions on the Union Grove Union High School Board of Educatiom in the April 2 election. Candidate information provided by Van Ess and Henderson follows. McClelland did not […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Town of Dover Supervisor No. 1 Mike Shenkenberg hopes to be elected to his third term on the town board. His challenger, Deborah Krogh, hopes to replace him on the board. Voters will decide which way it will be when the two candidates face off in […]

By Julie Rossman Correspondent Plans for a Union Grove McDonald’s are on a fast track, following recent approval from the Union Grove Village Board and the Community Development Authority to allow McDonald’s to build a stand-alone restaurant at 835 15th Avenue (Highway 11). Village President Mike Aimone said McDonald’s hopes […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Trustee No. 3 position on the Village of Union Grove board pits incumbent Ron Bogard against challenger Adam Graf in the April 2 election. While the two candidates may be a generation apart in life experience, each promises to approach the trustee job from a […]

Union Grove LUG is currently recruiting for the 2013-14 Leadership Union Grove (LUG) class. LUG is a community based leadership program sponsored by the Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and partners dedicated to developing caring, concerned and committed leaders. LUG was the first program of its kind in […]

Lembcke and Lena in town chairman race By Patricia Bogumil Editor Town of Dover residents will decide April 2 whether to retain a veteran Town Chairman or vote in someone new to that position. The two candidates vying for the Dover Town Chairman position in the April 2 election are […]

Historic Storms Hall to be demolished By Julie Rossman Correspondent With recent approval from the Union Grove Village Board and the Community Development Authority to allow McDonald’s to build a restaurant at 835 15th Avenue (Highway 11), the historic Storms Hall will be demolished to make way for the new […]

  The Greater Union Grove Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Unco Industries, Inc. Tom Chapman, CEO of the company, has been in the worm farming business for more than 37 years. He started out raising red worms for bait. The business has now evolved into producing a system that […]

Union Grove High School drama begins today Performances of Union Grove High School’s “Anne Frank and Me” take the stage in the performance center on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and March 16, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, March 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. There […]

Yorkville School will hold kindergarten screening Wednesday, March 27, and Thursday, March 28, for children who will be five years old on or before Sept. 1, 2013. Call the school at 878-3759 to make an appointment for your child. All parents of resident kindergarten students to start in the fall […]