Helenville News

By Pam Chickering Wilson Union staff writer JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Optimist Club honored seven students from area schools Wednesday evening as "Youth Optimists," announcing a $1,000 scholarship for the senior honoree.

The city of Chicago and the federal government will be putting on a $55 million security extravaganza later this month to protect NATO delegates, representing the most powerful military force on the planet, from nonviolent protesters who want to see an end to war.

By Pam Chickering Wilson Union staff writer JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Rotary Club on Wednesday feted students who have reached the top of their eighth-grade classes in academics.

By Ryan Whisner Union regional Editor JEFFERSON - A 21-year-old Helenville man has been charged in connection with a high-speed motorcycle pursuit that ended in a crash in the Town of Aztalan Wednesday afternoon.