The Rochester school board’s regular meeting lasted only 30 minutes Monday but that was enough time to complete a lengthy agenda that included approval of a new two-year contract with the Rochester Education Association.

The Rochester village board voted 6-0 to amend the village’s burning ordinance at the board’s regular meeting held June 10.

The Rochester school board approved the hiring of Russell Clover as the school district’s interim superintendent for the 2019-20 school year as a special meeting held Wednesday, May 29.

The Rochester Public Library will once again host a Farmers Market on Saturdays starting June 8 at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the village hall/library at 1 Community Drive.

Commencement exercises for the Rochester High School Class of 2019 were held Sunday, May 26 at Sangamon Auditorium on the campus of the University of Illinois-Springfield.

The Rochester Sesquicentennial Committee will host “A Walk Through Historic Rochester” Home Tour Sunday, June 2  from 12 noon to 4 p.m.  

Rochester CUSD 3A has announced that Mrs. Cassy Carey has been hired as the principal of Rochester Intermediate School for the 2019-20 school year. She will replace Kathleen Sanders, who came out of retirement in February to complete the year at RIS. 

The Rochester school board  agreed with a recommendation from the administration on a series of staffing needs for the 2019-20 school year at Monday’s regular meeting.

The  Rochester Historical Preservation Society’s regular meeting will be held Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m., one week earlier than usual. The RHPS and the Rochester Sesquicentennial Committee invite you to step back in time to 1869 when five men from Rochester were elected to represent the town a…

Rochester Chief of Police Kent Bragg has announced his retirement after 22 years on the Rochester Police Department.

The final day of attendance for students in the Rochester School District will be Friday, May 31.

The Rochester Junior High Science Olympiad team took eighth place in the State competition held April 13.

The Rochester school board handled a busy agenda in only 35 minutes of open session Monday. The board approved some changes to the 2019-20 school calendar that will include moving back the first semester exams at Rochester High School.

The Rochester Music Department sent five performing groups to IHSA State Organizational Contest Friday, April 12, hosted by Taylorville Schools.

The Rochester Public Library District Board of Trustees announced a vacancy at its regular board meeting held Thursday, April 11.  The board will fill the current vacancy by appointment.

Jake Lakin, a 2015 graduate of Rochester High School, will be graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Millikin University in May.

The Rochester village board approved its appropriation ordinance for the 2019 fiscal year as well as another measure regulating food trucks in the village at Monday’s 70 minute regular meeting.

The Rochester Public Library will hold its Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

John Fox, Martin Fairchild and Gary McBride were elected to three open positions on the Rochester Fire Protection Board in Tuesday’s Consolidated Election.

Former Superintendent of Schools Bruce Hays was hired by the Rochester school board to serve as the temporary interim Superintendent for the school district at a special meeting held Tuesday morning.

The race for three open spots on the Rochester Fire Protection Board among five candidates is only contested local race in the upcoming Consolidated Election Tuesday, April 2.

The Rochester Education Foundation will hold its annual trivia night fundraiser Friday, April 12 at Erin’s Pavilion, 4965 South Second in Springfield, starting at 6:30 p.m.

ools Dr. Lance Thurman was placed on paid administrative absence by the school board following a tumultuous three-hour regular meeting Monday.

Rochester 4th grader Ellie Tweryon won the 2019 Rochester Sesquicentennial commemorative coin contest with her drawing depicting a red-white-blue striped rocket and a football flying above a harvest-ready corn field.

With all trustees present, the Rochester village board needed only 45 minutes to complete its regular meeting Monday.

The Rochester High School Science Olympiad team competed in the Regional held at Western Illinois University in Macomb last Saturday.

Rochester High School is well known for its outstanding musicals and the 2019 production promises to continue in that tradition.

Expansion of the current Pre-Kindergarten program offered by the Rochester School District will be considered by the school board at its next meeting in March.

Joe Viola tendered his resignation as principal of Rochester Intermediate School at a special meeting of the Rochester school board held Tuesday morning. Dr. Lance Thurman, in a statement, said that the board had accepted the resignation and as a personnel matter, there would be no further comment.

The Rochester village board needed only 30 minutes to complete a light agenda at its regular meeting Monday.

The Rochester Sparks in the Park Committee will hold a chicken dinner fundraiser at the Rochester Firehouse Wednesday, February 20 with pickup from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Rochester High School musical “Les Mis” in the high school office during regular school hours. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.

For the second time in a seven-day period, the administration of the Rochester School District and local police monitored a potential student threat of violence at Rochester High School.

Incumbents Doug Zobrist, Matt Butcher and Maribeth Eandi will be seeking re-election for another four-year term on the Rochester village board in the April 2 Consolidated Election. The trio will be running unopposed for the three open seats on the board.

The Rochester Public Library will host a Rules of the Road review course Wednesday, January 23 at 1:30 p.m. The course gives drivers, especially senior citizens and persons with disabilities, the knowledge and confidence needed to renew or obtain a driver’s license. The course combines an ex…

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded over $1.3 million in FY19 School District Library Grant Program awards to 694 public school districts. More than 1.6 million Illinois students served by school library media programs have benefitted from the grants.

Four current members of the Rochester Board of Education will be running unopposed for four open seats on the board in the April 2, 2019 Consolidated Election.

Austin Bell, a 2015 graduate of Rochester High School, recently received All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for his senior season with the Division 1 Bradley University men’s soccer team.

The public is invited to join Antonio’s Pizza and the Rochester High School football team for its annual pizza fundraiser.

The Rochester school board sped through a brief agenda in only 35 minutes of open session at Monday’s regular meeting.

The Rochester village board sped through a light agenda in only 30 minutes at Monday’s regular meeting.

To celebrate the holiday season, the Rochester Public Library and the Rochester Fire Department will host a free holiday party for children and their families at the library Saturday, December 8 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

The 30th anniversary of the founding of the Rochester Historical Preservation Society will be celebrated Monday, December 3 when the organization holds its annual holiday potluck meeting. The public is encouraged to attend.

Without many action items on its agenda, the Rochester school board spent the majority of its November 19 regular meeting in executive session.