By Jeff Vorva Let’s try it again. The Beecher District 200-U referendum, to try to ease a $1 million shortfall, failed last June and Superintendent Jack Gaham is in the process of making painful cut recommendations to the board. He is ready to make even more suggestions – including only allowing eighth grade teams at […]
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Peotone Routs St. Joseph Ogden, 55-39, in 2nd Semifinal
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Madyson Kibelkis is without a doubt, one of the top players in Class 2A girls basketball circles. Kibelkis, who employs that good old fashion midwestern work ethic, joined a very select group on February 21. Kibelkis scored her fourth point, the first of two free throws, which put her into […]
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AI Gun Detection Software Demonstrated at BBCHS
By Andrea Arens You never think violence can happen in a small town until it does. Last week, there was a gun threat at Peotone High School, and it wasn’t the first. Technology can help protect, though. New AI (artificial intelligence) gun detection software can recognize a gun within seconds and send alerts to phones […]
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Beecher School Board Holds Rather ‘Interesting’ Meeting
By Jeff Vorva Dancing and singing were a part of the Beecher District 200-U Board meeting on February 13. But they were not the subjects that produced joy and fun. This was not a merry meeting. Quite the opposite. The meeting got started with a bang, when board member and board secretary Janet Paulmeier resigned […]
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Lady Devils Take Regional Championship
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Mady Kibelkis, who is among the top three in academic standing in her class, is in her element on the basketball court, playing a game she truly loves. On February 17, Kibelkis showed that love, by turning in a truly legendary performance. Kibelkis, a 5-foot-8 shooting guard, registered a remarkable […]
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Devils Boys Basketball Pulls Out Exciting Win Over Herscher
By Dennis Bowling Herscher’s Tigers had their heart set on beating their former now current Peotone Coach Ron Oloffson, but Blue Devil seniors Miles Heflin and Wil Graffeo each put their best foot forward, in the final home game of their careers, and that made Oloffson very happy on February 18. Heflin, a 6-foot-4 forward, […]
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Peotone Rolls on with Another Win!
On Saturday, February 18, the Peotone Blue Devils were victorious in a quarterfinal contest over visiting Herscher, 57-45. Herscher, up 11-6 at the end of the first quarter, also was ahead 22-20 at the end of the half. But in the third quarter, the Blue Devils simply outscored the Tigers, 17-6, and that proved to […]
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Devils Win Against Pontiac, 71-43
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Jenna Hunter and her Blue Devil teammates were cool, calm, and collected on Valentine’s Day. Hunter, who was ready for the challenge of playing Pontiac, recorded a remarkable performance on February 14. An outstanding forward, Hunter had one of her best outings of this season, registering a team-best 25 points […]
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Marian Catholic Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll
Marian Catholic High School is proud to announce 74 percent of its student body, or 599 students, have been named to the second quarter Honor Roll of the 2022-2023 school year for earning a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Congratulations to the following local students. Beecher: Jordan Bailey, Gabrielle Feeler, Jack Flora, Daniel Road, and […]