Manlius News

Matthew D. Perkins, 22, 662 N. 3450th Road, Utica, reported Monday he struck a deer while driving in Dimmick Township Friday.

Princeton Police, assisted by the Bureau County Sheriff's Department and Illinois State Police, arrested two people late Thursday afternoon after a manhunt that included the shutdown of two local schools.

Additional action was taken Tuesday evening as the village board of Manlius reconvened to finalize the steps needed to dismantle the tape and barricades currently blocking off the dilapidated buildings located at 113 and 115 Maple St.

The Manlius Fire Department's November meeting was held with 13 members present.

Cody Fues, sophomore at Putnam County High School and grandson of Bill and Faith Carlson of Princeton, harvested an 8-point buck, weighing 240 pounds, this fall.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau will hold its township caucus meeting for the purpose of nominating the directors from the townships listed below at 10 a.m. Dec.

The Princeton Veterans Group - members of American Legion Post 125, AMVETS Post 180 and VFW Post 4323 - will conduct Veterans Day ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Veterans Park on South Main Street in Princeton.

Due to lack of communication from Linda Hard and Ted Hannon, owners of dilapidated properties on 113 and 115 E. Maple, the village is proceeding with court filings to have the matter resolved.

Director Ann Lusher practices regularly with members of her Bureau Valley High School marching band in preparation for performances at all home football games, concerts and other events and competitions.

Krystal Marie Lange of Walnut and Burton Eugene Bickett of Princeton were united in marriage March 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius.

Cherry - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. DePue - 5 to 7 p.m. Dover - 5 to 7 p.m. Hollowayville - 5 to 7 p.m. Ladd - 5 to 7 p.m. LaMoille - 5 to 7 p.m. Malden - 5 to 7 p.m. Manlius - 4 to 6 p.m. Mineral - 5 to 7 p.m. Neponset - 5 to 7 p.m. Ohio - 5 to 7 p.m. Princeton - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Colonial Hall - 5:30 to 7 p.m. Seatonville - 5 to 7 p.m. Sheffield - 5 to 7 ...

Due to weather conditions which prohibited moving dirt to fill low areas, the fall clean-up day for Calvary Cemetery in Arlington has been rescheduled to 11 a.m. Saturday.

My backyard, my deck, my front yard, my driveways and my sidewalks all look like somebody laid down a carpet of gold, orange, red, crimson, green and brown leaves.

Breakfast planned MANLIUS - The Bureau Valley High School After Prom Committee will sponsor a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov.

The Manlius Historical Society is continuing to make progress on the restoration of the historical First State Bank of Manlius, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

The Bureau Valley Board of Education continues its investigation behind closed doors into a personnel issue concerning a district employee.

At their September meeting, the Manlius Village Board listened to results of an investigation involving properties located at 113 E. Maple and 115 E. Maple.

Area farmers have been keeping their fingers crossed, but it looks like their luck is about to run out.

Beginning Saturday, residents of Manlius can be expecting knocks on their doors from village board members, asking them to spend a few minutes filling out an income survey which will enable the village to hopefully acquire funds to assist the village with improvements and new equipment.

Eyes in the Bureau Valley School District have been focused to the north for a couple of years now, anticipating new tax dollars flowing into the district from the proposed Walnut Ridge wind farm, a 150-turbine wind farm spread over 15,000 acres in Ohio, Walnut, Manlius, Bureau and Greenville townships.