Discussion of upgrades at the city’s parks highlighted the agenda of the Auburn city council’s regular meeting Monday. 

Auburn and Divernon students will be back in school before you know it. Wednesday, August 18 will be the first day of student attendance for the 2021-22 school year.

Local law enforcement is still investigating a shooting incident in Auburn that occured in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 7.

Discussion of the number of gaming establishments in the city and approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations ordinance topped the agenda at the July 6 meeting of the Auburn city council.

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $3.3 million was awarded to 149 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The OSFM received 448 applications, requesting around $10.5 mil…

Auburn School District Superintendent Darren Root said the district is set to receive a $2.1 million federal ESSER III (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) grant during the regular meeting of the Auburn School Board last Wednesday. If approved, the district should see the funds…

The Auburn city council voted 8-0 to approve the Fiscal Year 2022 budget at Monday’s regular meeting.

Auburn High School held its 105th Commencement Exercises Friday evening at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field.

Auburn School District Superintendent Darren Root presented the 2020/21 Tentative Amended Budget and the board discussed projects and graduation among other items during a 45 minute meeting of the Auburn School Board last Wednesday.

Discussion of the fiscal year 2022 budget and a presentation from Joe Hogan, general manager of the Otter Lake Water Commission topped the agenda at Monday’s two-hour, 10 minute Auburn city council meeting. 

The staff at the Divernon Township Library is excited to announce the return of Summer Reading to the library.

The Auburn city council approved an ordinance banning the burning of yard waste (leaves and grass) within the city limits at Monday’s regular meeting.

Members of the Auburn School Board including newly elected members Michael Bates and Jamie Kuhlmann met last Wednesday, were sworn in and new officers were elected during the first regular meeting since the April 6 election.

The Auburn city council took action at its April 19 meeting to approve the purchase of a new vehicle for the Auburn Police Department.

Monday night’s Auburn city council meeting featured a lot more talk than action, but the council did approve an ordinance amending the city code to allow cannabis businesses during the nearly three-hour meeting.

The Auburn city council voted 7-0 to approve a new system to handle the Auburn Police Department’s policy and procedure changes in the future at the council’s April 5 regular meeting.

A celebration for the Auburn High School Class of 2021 will be held Sunday, April 25 and will feature a parade of the seniors throughout the city with a police and fire engine escort.

The Auburn High School Student Council is putting together activities for a Homecoming Spirit Week to be held April 19-23. 

Two major items, the city’s burn ban and the process the city plans to use to have residents pay off the remainder of their February utility bills, were addressed by the Auburn city council at Monday’s two hour, five minute regular meeting.

Calvin Harden was elected as the new Auburn Township highway commissioner in Tuesday’s Consolidated Election, defeating five-time incumbent David Beck by a margin of 532-361. Harden received 59.31 percent of the 897 total votes cast, with Beck receiving 40.25 percent.

With one exception, Tuesday’s Consolidated Election will feature candidates running unopposed in local races.

Auburn High School senior Caleb Farthing earned Honorable Mention on the 2021 IHSA All-State Academic Team for excelling in both academics and extracurricular activities throughout his high school career.

The Auburn School Board approved the elementary school playground bid (6-0, Megginson absent) and had a lengthy discussion concerning attendance limits for sporting events during a 45 minute meeting last Wednesday.

The Divernon Alumni Association has decided to cancel the 2021 Alumni Banquet due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Auburn city council took action to approve two ordinances at Monday’s two hour, 25 minute regular meeting, both on 7-1 votes.

Auburn Elementary School has packets ready for next year’s kindergarten program.

Action to address the February gas bills highlighted the March 2 meeting of the Auburn city council, but the agenda also included some other major topics.

Five students from Auburn have been honored as Students of the Month at the Capital Area Career Center in recent months.

The City of Auburn’s natural gas bill for the month of February following the recent unprecedented spike in prices was once again the major topic for the city council at its regular meeting Monday.

The Auburn School Board voted (6-0, Kern absent) to accept the roof repair bid from Design Roofing for $429,700 during a brief board meeting last Wednesday. The work will include repair of the additions built in 2000 which are located at the far north end of the high school and the far south…

The Auburn High School Scholastic Bowl team has received the No. 2 seed in the 26-team Lincolnwood Sectional and will host a Class 1A Regional Monday, March 8.

The cold reality of what the effects of the recently skyrocketing prices of natural gas could mean to the average homeowner was the main topic of Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Auburn city council.

The Auburn Youth Baseball/Softball Association is excited to announce that it is moving forward with the spring baseball/softball season. While there is no certainty that the season will take place due to ever-changing health and safety risks, the AYBSA is going to open up registration.

Monday’s regular meeting of the Auburn city council featured a lot of discussion of major issues but not much action. With the exception of approving the minutes of the January 19 meeting, the council’s only action was approval of a reimbursement packet for the city’s agreement with the Illi…

Hannah Edwards of Auburn was honored as an award winner at the annual Scholastic Art Awards for the Illinois Mid-State Region. Due to COVID-19, a virtual awards ceremony will held Sunday, February 14. Edwards was a Silver Key winner in the Drawing & Illustration category with “Ethan Nest…

None of the races for city office in Auburn will be contested in the upcoming April 6 election. Mayor Tom Berola will be running opposed for a second term, along with four incumbent aldermen - Mike Marquis in Ward I, Jason Garrett in Ward 2, Tracy Sheppard in Ward 3, and Rod Johnson in Ward …

Auburn High School went back to remote learning only Monday morning after it was learned that a high school teacher had tested positive for COVID-19. The students were dismissed at 9 a.m. In a statement on the school website Monday, Supt. Darren Root said “this morning it was discovered that…

The Auburn High School 2021 graduation ceremony has been scheduled for Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m. at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field. High school principal Nathan Essex said the decision was made at the January 20 school board meeting to move the ceremony to the football field. It was noted th…

The Auburn School Board during its meeting Wednesday, January 20, congratulated middle school principal and wrestling coach Matt Grimm for winning the National Federation of State High School Association’s 2019-20 Illinois Wrestling Coach of the Year award. Athletic Director Dave Bates said,…

The Auburn Public Library is announcing staff changes. In mid-December, Director Kristi Lear resigned from her position to pursue other career opportunities. “I have really enjoyed my time serving the Auburn community. Books and a love of reading bring people together and there is no place w…

Though no action was taken, discussion of an initial proposal of an ordinance allowing residents to raise hens within the city limits highlighted the agenda of Tuesday’s Auburn city council meeting.

Five Carlinville Clay Busters were named to the 2021 Annual All-Star Teams for the AIM (Academics, Integrity, and Marksmanship) Program. 

Four candidates have filed for the four open seats that will be up for election on the Auburn Board of Education in April.

The final Auburn city council meeting of 2020 was held via Zoom Monday evening and over half of the nearly two-hour meeting was devoted to discussion of a complaint about dogs at a Caldwell Street residence.

The return to in-person learning and snow days, among other items were discussed during the regular Auburn School Board meeting Wednesday, December 16.

 Thanks to the generosity of local residents, churches, groups and businesses, the Auburn Community Helping Hands fund has had a record-breaking fundraising year with $16,230 collected; the goal was $11,000.

The Auburn Community Helping Hands fund has surpassed its $11,000 goal with $11,765 collected.

City of Auburn water customers can expect to see an $11 increase in their monthly bills starting in January.

The filing period for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election is December 14 to December 21, 2020 and local voters will have several races of interest on the April 6 ballot.

If driving over the holidays is a necessity and you want to make sure you have a sober ride home, the Illinois Department of Transportation and law enforcement want you to know that your free Lyft ride is waiting. While the public is urged to avoid unnecessary travel due to the coronavirus p…