MTHS gets ready to rumble

Kate Anderson and Melissa Chanto sat in the stands at Bradley University along with 12 other students from Metamora Township High School on Jan. 7 wondering what was coming.

Scholarship money available to Woodford County seniors

A high school senior from the one of the six Woodford County High Schools will win the chance for a $500 cash scholarship and a dinner date with an elected official this spring.

AYP no issue in Germantown Hills

Paying attention to the needs of students who need help in reading or math has paid off for the Germantown Hills School District. The small district made Adequate Yearly Progress on the State Report Card for 2011.

Eureka Teacher suspended over Internet instruction materials

Bob Punke couldn't believe what his 15-year-old son was saying about what he was seeing in his Eureka High School social-studies class.

AYP no issue for Metamora Grade

When the state issued its annual School Report Cards Metamora Grade School superintendent Martin Payne did not have any explaining to do.

EXPANDED VERSION: Toepke unhappy with MTHS report card process

Randy Toepke, in his first months as superintendent of Metamora Township High School, has faced some challenges.

Eureka College students receive grants

Four Eureka College students will receive Students in Service Grants totaling $4,700 from Illinois Campus Compact for community service they will perform over the next 12 months.

Crump: Eureka Schools are 'not failing'

When the state’s school report cards came out earlier this month Dr. Randy Crump, superintendent of Eureka Schools, found a mixed bag.

Eureka school contract approved


The next time a union contract is negotiated in Community Unit School District 140, it would be nice to get it resolved before the academic year begins.

Woodford County schools win Bright Star Award

Eleven area school districts are recipients of the 2011 Bright Star award, a recognition given to districts that achieve academic success in spite of low funding.

Operation Santa seeks help

The Metamora Township High School Student Council is helping Operation Santa collect items to fill holiday stockings for deployed troops at the football game on Oct. 7.

Scott Wolland named Eureka College Outstanding Young Alumnus

Scott Wolland of Suffolk, Va., and Erin Knobloch of Reynosa, Mexico, were named recipients of Eureka College Outstanding Young Alumni Awards during college homecoming activities Oct. 1.

Edgar dedicates Mark R. Shenkman Reagan Research Center

Visitors to Eureka College will now have a new place to delve more deeply into the life of the college's most famous graduate, Ronald Reagan.

Fundraiser set for MTHS Wind Ensemble

The Metamora Wind Ensemble, Mangold Ford, and the Ford Corporation have partnered for a fundraiser, supporting the ensemble’s performance at the Music for All National Festival in March. 

Eureka College names officers and new members to alumni board

   Eureka College has named officers and new members to its Alumni Board of Directors.

Eureka College announces homecoming events

Eureka College homecoming activities with the theme “The 1990s” will take place Sept. 25 through Oct. 1

Eureka College plunges into presidential initiative

Eureka College will be participating in President Obama’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.

Sharp works to keep new teachers at MTHS

Jennifer Sharp has been teaching 15 years, the last 13 at Metamora Township High School.

Maurer: If feds cut education funding, cut regulations, too

Retired Metamora Township High School Superintendent Ken Maurer said this morning as a vote on the debt ceiling was facing the U.S. Senate he was concerned about what implications lie ahead for school administrators.

Eureka College student headed to India

“I’ve always really loved the sciences,” said Riana Riffle, a 21-year-old biology major and pre-medicine student at Eureka College.


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