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January 3: • City Council Special Meeting Jan. 4th
January 3: • City Eliminates Comp Time for Police
January 3: • Candidates for April 4 Election
January 6: • Update from the Capitol 1/6/2016
January 9: • Village-Aires Celebratory Show
January 11: • FHS Dance Team to Host IHSA Invitational
January 12: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
January 13: • Update from the Capitol 1/13/2016
January 13: • City Council Agenda MondayJanuary16
January 15: • Weistart Family has Sesquicentennial Farm
January 16: • Coffee with the Cops at Filger Library
January 16: • Lady Knights defeat Flanagan, 41-33
January 16: • City Orders Message Board
January 23: • Update from the Capitol 1/23/2017
January 25: • Vermillion Players Bleacher Bums TIckets on Sale
January 26: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
January 26: • City Council Special Meeting Jan.31st
January 27: • City of Minonk Establishes Safe-zone for Ecommerce
January 27: • Update from the Capitol 1/27/2017
January 30: • Barbie Doll Fashion Show at Filger Library
February 3: • Update from the Capitol 2/3/2016
February 3: • City Council Agenda Monday February 6
February 6: • CIty appoints new ambulance chief
February 8: • Lady Knights Advance to Regional Finals
February 8: • Minonk Microfilm Expands: 1917 to 1923
February 9: • Update from the Capitol 2/9/2017
February 15: • Registration for Fieldcrest Youth Football Sign-up
February 16: • Black Partridge Chapter of DAR Honors Area High School Seniors
February 17: • Update from the Capitol 2/17/2016
February 17: • City Council Agenda Monday February 20th
February 20: • Summer League Park and Field Maintenance Bid Released
February 20: • Dana Fire Department 50th Annual Pancake Day March 5th
February 20: • City assigns cop to flush out junk cars
February 22: • Fieldcrest Boad Approves $1.2 milion Bond issue
February 23: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
February 27: • Minonk to Peoria St. Jude Runners' Annual Bingo Night March 11
February 28: • Rutland Cemetery Association Annual Meeting Agenda
February 28: • Tornadoes miss Minonk as turbulent weather hits the area
March 2: • 2017 Summer Ball Registration now available
March 3: • Update from the Capitol 3/3/2016
March 3: • City Council Agenda MondayJanuary16
March 3: • Fieldcrest School Board "Meet the Candidates Night" March 14th
March 6: • Free Road Maps at Library
March 6: • City approves updated peddlers ordinance
March 8: • Summer Reading at Filger Library
March 10: • Update from the Capitol 3/10/2017
March 13: • 2017 St. Jude Bingo Night Winners!
March 14: • Fieldrest Meet the Candidates Night Well Attended
March 15: • Minonk Firemen's Breakfast set for April 9th
March 15: • AARP Driver Safety Course at Filger Library
March 16: • Update from the Capitol 3/16/2017
March 17: • City Council Agenda Monday March 20th
March 17: • CIty Council Special Meeting
March 20: • CIty Council Delays Decision on Police Hours
March 20: • Political Ad for Fieldcrest School Board from Elizabeth Palm
March 22: • City retains 24 hour police protection
March 22: • Fieldcrest Old Gymn Wall Needs Immediate Repair
March 23: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
March 24: • Update from the Capitol 3/24/2017
March 31: • Update from the Capitol 3/31/2017
March 31: • City Council Agenda Monday April 3rd
April 3: • City to Save Money on Bond Refunding and Property Taxes
April 5: • Election Results for Minonk and Fieldcrest Board of Education
April 5: • Minonk Student Among Eleven UIS students to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research
April 7: • Update From the Capitol April 7th
April 7: • Village Aires Holding Raffle
April 12: • Quilt Raffle for Rutland Cemetery Association
April 13: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
April 13: • Update from the Capitol 4/13/2016
April 14: • City Council Agenda Monday April 17th
April 14: • City of Minonk Budget Public Hearing Agenda
April 15: • Annual Easter Egg Held at St. Patrick's Church
April 17: • Minonk Chocolate "End of Season" Sale
April 17: • City Approves Budget for 2017-18
April 20: • Village-Aires Concert April 29-30
April 21: • Update from the Capitol 4/21/2017
April 24: • School Districts Join Statewide Call for Legislature and Governor to Pass a State Budget
April 25: • Immanuel Lutheran Church Holding Special Service and Potluck
April 27: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
April 28: • City Council Agenda Monday May 1st
April 28: • Update from the Capitol 4/28/2016
May 1: • City Water Rates to Increase 2.1%
May 2: • Fieldcrest South Principal Jason Chaplin Receives Award
May 2: • City WIde Clean Up Day Set for May 12-13
May 2: • Papers Donated to Filger Library
May 5: • Update from the Capitol 5/5/2016
May 6: • Minonk CO-OP Preschool 2017-2018 Registration May 15th
May 6: • DAR Hold Convention in Bloomington
May 12: • City Council Agenda Monday May 15th
May 12: • Update from the Capitol 5/12/2017
May 14: • Minonk native has star grandson on baseball team
May 15: • Black Partridge NSDAR officers named for 2017-2018
May 15: • TIME GOES BY - A NEW LOGO FOR THE PEORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
May 17: • City Retains Residency Requirement
May 17: • Fieldcrest Response to News 5 Chicago’s investigative report
May 18: • Public Safety Day June 17th
May 18: • 2nd Annual Taste of Minonk June 17th
May 18: • First Communion Held at St. Patrick's Church
May 19: • Update from the Capitol 5/19/2017
May 19: • Filger receives $500 Grant from the Dollar General
May 20: • Memorial Day Program Set For May 29th at Fieldcrest Gymnasium
May 25: • Fieldcrest Class of 2017 Graduate List
May 26: • Update from the Capitol 5/26/2017
May 29: • Memorial Day Service Held at High School
May 30: • Photos of Fieldcrest Class of 2017
June 1: • Fieldcrest Orders New Computers
June 1: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
June 1: • St. Jude's Rockin & Runnin Event Set for June 10th
June 2: • Update from the Capitol 6/2/2017
June 2: • City Council Agenda Monday June 5th
June 5: • Police Chief Wherry Not Re-Appointed
June 7: • Fieldcrest Spring Semester Honor Roll
June 8: • Article on death of Minonk children in Iroquois Theatre fire
June 9: • Benson Kids Fest June 11th
June 9: • Update from the Capitol 6/9/2017
June 10: • July 4th Parade Registration Form Available
June 12: • The Illinois Budget Crisis and Your Fieldcrest Schools
June 12: • 2nd Annual Taste of Minonk this Saturday
June 12: • Feed the Kids Program funded by community
June 14: • Black Partridge NSDAR Recognize JAC Winners
June 15: • Taste of Minonk to Have 9 Food Vendors
June 15: • Minonk Zoning Board Meeting June 21st
June 15: • City Council Agenda Monday June 19th
June 16: • Update from the Capitol 6/16/2017
June 16: • Taste of Minonk Cancelled until June 24th
June 16: • Public Safety Day cancelled until June 24th
June 19: • City Council Approves TIF Grant to Grosenbach Grocery
June 22: • Taste of Minonk this Saturday
June 23: • Summer Reading Program at Filger Library Kicks Off
June 23: • Update from the Capitol 6/23/2017
June 25: • 2nd Annual Taste of Minonk Draws Large Crowd
June 26: • Taste of Minonk Prize Winners Announced
June 28: • The SEAT Act Moves Forward in Congress
June 28: • Fieldcrest Board Discusses Budget Issues
June 28: • Week Two Summer Reading at Filger Library
June 28: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
July 2: • Street Dance Kicks Off Minonk July 4th Celebration
July 2: • BBQ Smokeoff a Smashing Success
July 4: • July 4th Activities in West Side park
July 7: • American Legion Lottery Winners
July 7: • Update from the Capitol 7/7/2017
July 14: • Update from the Capitol 7/14/2017
July 14: • City Council Agenda Monday July 17th
July 14: • Omega Bar and Restaurant Now Open
July 14: • Minonk Motel 6 has a new front desk
July 17: • Fieldcrest Youth Football Equipment-hand out is coming!
July 17: • City DIscusses Surcharge on Sewer Rates
July 21: • Update from the Capitol 7/21/2017
July 24: • City Administrator Edmondson Resigns
July 26: • Fieldcrest Approves $348K Bid to Repair Gymnasium Wall
July 27: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
July 27: • Update from the Capitol 7/27/2017
July 31: • Fieldcrest On-site Registeration Set for August 2
August 2: • Time to Get Floats Ready for Parade of Lights
August 4: • City Council Agenda Monday August 7th
August 7: • Fieldcrest Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Aug. 15th
August 7: • Update from the Capitol 8/7/2017
August 7: • Council Delays Decision on Cop Firing
August 9: • Alderman Ronald "Corky" Marshall Resigns
August 11: • Update from the Capitol 8/11/2017
August 11: • Minonk to Peoria St. Jude Team Raises $155,000
August 15: • Local Police Depts Pay Visit to Local Patient
August 15: • Fieldcrest Primary Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
August 15: • Parks & Rec Family Movie Night August 19th
August 15: • Couponing in College Scholarship
August 17: • Minonk Town-Wide Garage Sale Set for Sept. 16th
August 18: • City Council Agenda Monday August 21st
August 18: • Update From the Capitol August 18th
August 21: • Solar Eclipse Passes Through Minonk
August 21: • City Reinstates Police Officer J.T. Gentes
August 22: • Rotary Exchange Student Host Family Search
August 23: • 2nd Annual Minonk Oktoberfest Set for Sept. 23rd
August 24: • Fieldcrest to Hire Private Security for Football Games
August 24: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
August 24: • City Council Special Meeting August 30th
August 25: • Update from the Capitol 8/25/2017
August 27: • Experiencing the Solar Eclipse in Southern Illinois
August 28: • Streator Youths Vandalize Minonk
September 1: • Compromise education funding reform bill passes
September 1: • Christopher Leigh graduates from US Marine Corps Officer Candidates School
September 1: • City Council Agenda Tuesday, Sept. 5th
September 1: • Fieldcrest Downs El Paso-Gridley, 26-14
September 5: • Trent Ruestman Appointed Alderman in Ward 2
September 7: • Minonk Oktoberfest coming Sept.23rd
September 8: • Update from the Capitol 9/8/2017
September 8: • Circus Coming to Minonk Sept. 30th
September 8: • Pumpkin Patch in the Park Event Sept.24th
September 8: • City Council Special Meeting Sept 11
September 8: • 50's Fall Fling Set for Oct. 28th in Dana
September 8: • Fieldcrest defeats Fisher, 40-28
September 11: • City Appoints New Police Chief
September 11: • Advocate BroMenn Medical Center bringing free heart screening to Fieldcrest & Olympia schools; volunteers needed
September 13: • Parade of Lights Float Reminder
September 15: • Update from the Capitol 9/15/2017
September 15: • City Council Agenda Monday September 18th
September 15: • Eureka Defeats Fieldcrest, 21-13
September 18: • DAR Celebrates Constitution Week
September 18: • City to go to 24/7 police coverage
September 20: • Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Patch festivals this weekend
September 22: • Update from the Capitol 9/22/2017
September 23: • Grady leadsFieldcrest past Leroy, 41-20
September 23: • Adult Coloring at Filger Library
September 23: • Local youngster winner in midget car races
September 24: • Weekend Festivals Carried on in Hot Weather
September 25: • Fund Raiser for Brandon Hale at Football Game Friday
September 28: • Fieldcrest Board Meeting Summary
September 28: • Fieldcrest Board Gets Estimates for Fixing Heating Problems
September 28: • Circus Coming to Minonk this Saturday
September 29: • Update from the Capitol 9/29/2017
September 29: • City Council Agenda Monday October 2nd
September 29: • Last Minute 2 Point Conversion Lifts Fieldcrest Over Dee Mack, 29-28
September 30: • Circus Elephants are Big Draw
October 2: • CIty Council Alerted to School Building Issue
October 5: • 2nd Annual Bake Sale & Cook Out in Memory of Joey Buis
October 5: • ESDA Haunted House Set for Oct. 21,22, 28.29,31
October 6: • Update from the Capitol 10/6/2017
October 6: • Quilt Show at Library
October 6: • "Cool Stuff" Auction and Soup Supper Nov. 4
October 6: • Fieldcrest Clinches Playoff Birth with 47-0 Win Over Heyworth
October 10: • Fieldcrest Dental Offering Free Dental Work to Veterans
October 12: • Fieldcrest Board Discusses Building Issue
October 12: • Black Partridge Participates in the Goodwill Stand Down for Homeless Veterans
October 13: • Update from the Capitol 10/13/2017
October 13: • City Council Agenda Monday October 16th
October 13: • Congressman Kinzinger Statement on Iran
October 13: • Tri-Valley Runs by Fieldcrest, 41-20
October 13: • Mental Health First Aid Training Course to Be Held
October 15: • Vandals Trash Gazebo in West Side Park
October 16: • Claims of Golf Cart Ordinance Not Being Enforced
October 16: • 50th Class Reunion held for MDR Class of 1967
October 17: • Nov. 4th "Cool Stuff" Auction Spotlight
October 18: • Minonk Parks and Rec Family Movie Night Oct. 20th