The Williamsville Village Board officially annexed almost 40 acres of land into the village at Monday’s regular meeting.

The Village of Williamsville did not have an easy time finding a new squad car to purchase, but the Village Board still was able to approve a purchase at Monday’s regular meeting.

The Sherman Village Board was updated on future road improvements and the new path for Old Tipton Estates at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

Williamsville Superintendent Tip Reedy informed the school board last week that the district audit was “good” and that the findings from the auditors have already been corrected.

The Boo on the Boulevard Saturday was a “roaring success” in Williamsville Mayor Tom Yokley’s words.

Mayor Tom Yokley reminded residents at the Monday Williamsville Village Board meeting that the multi-use trail is not open to the public yet.

After a budget hearing where Superintendent Tip Reedy provided an in-depth update on the school financial situation, the Williamsville School Board approved the budget at last Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting.

The Sherman Village Board completed a jurisdictional land transfer with IDOT as part of a quick Tuesday night meeting.

Sherman Mayor Trevor Clatfelter said the village has two engineering priorities in the next few months, he told the village board Tuesday night.

The Sherman Village Board approved a new phone system at Tuesday’s rescheduled meeting.

A letter will go out to Williamsville residents about not hooking up to the sanitary sewer system, it was stated at Monday’s Village Board meeting.

Last Wednesday night’s Williamsville School Board turned out to be a bit anti-climactic.

Building on conversation from the last meeting, the Williamsville Village Board is considering much stiffer penalties for those who violate the sump pump ordinance, Mayor Tom Yokley said at Monday’s meeting.

The Sherman Village Board officially approved its Fiscal Year 2022 budget at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

The Williamsville Village Board approved a bid from Leander Construction to upgrade the sewer system at Monday’s regular meeting.

Though it is not a huge problem in the Village of Sherman, the board Tuesday night amended its peddling/solicitation ordinance to expressly prohibit any solicitors in town who are in town trying to make a profit.

Janelle Fanning of O’Shea Builders provided a quick construction update to the Williamsville School Board Monday night.

The Sherman Village Board once again approved a one-year extension of the video gaming codes at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

Delivery for the new 2021 Chevy Tahoe for the Sherman Police Department has been delayed significantly, so the Village Board approved the purchase of another vehicle that will be delivered much quicker at Tuesday's regular meeting.

Recent vandalism at the park has already been solved because of the Village of Williamsville’s camera security system, it was stated at Monday’s regular board meeting.

The Williamsville Village Board approved a new bid for work on Ann Rutledge Drive at Monday’s regular meeting.

Local Webelos from Den Pack 330 got a crash course in municipal government Tuesday at the Sherman Village Board meeting.

The Williamsville Village Board approved the purchase of a new flag pole for the boulevard as part of Monday’s regular meeting.

As much as he wanted to do otherwise, Williamsville Superintendent Tip Reedy recommended at Monday’s regular school board meeting to keep the current four-day in-person learning plan in place for the rest of the school year.

After months of negotiations, the Williamsville Village Board on Monday approved a contract with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police’s Labor Council Monday for its police officers.

As the Village of Williamsville prepares to sell the Richardson Subdivision lots, it is expected to save about $112,000 in costs by doing infrastructure work in house, Trustee Patrick Gettleman said at the village board meeting Monday.

The Village of Sherman last week approved ordinances to purchase three new vehicles while also refinancing bonds from five years ago as part of a new bond issue to do some much-needed street improvements.

The recent switch to four-day, full in-person learning is “going pretty well,” Superintendent Tip Reedy told the Williamsville School Board Tuesday night.

Central Illinois experienced some winter weather this week, but the Williamsville Village Board was thinking of spring at its Monday meeting, setting the all-town garage sale and clean-up day for May 1.

The Village of Sherman received much more money than expected from its recent surplus sale, the village board was informed last Tuesday night.

Superintendent Tip Reedy continues to be optimistic about the expansion of in-person learning, though precautions will continue to be taken.

The Williamsville Village Board officially passed an ordinance at Monday’s meeting that will raise water rates by 5 percent as of the February billing cycle.

The Williamsville Village Board approved its annual budget at Monday’s short meeting.

The Williamsville School District plans to open the second semester with one week of full remote learning, it was announced at the school board meeting Monday night.

Water rates and water tap fees will be going up for Williamsville and Sherman customers.

The Sherman Village Board approved funding for some new equipment for the Sherman Fire Protection District at Tuesday’s brief meeting.

The Sherman Village Board declared its annual surplus from the TIF at Tuesday’s regular meeting, which means multiple area taxing bodies will be receiving a bit more in their coffers this holiday season.

Plans for the Community Foundation Christmas Parade Dec. 13 are on hold after concerns raised by the Williamsville Village Board at Monday’s regular meeting.

The Sherman Village Board hired two new full-time police officers at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

Superintendent Tip Reedy is planning on students returning to in-person learning Dec. 1, and he presented the school board with different options at Monday’s regular meeting.

Most of the Williamsville Village Board meeting Monday revolved around a presentation from Mark Pruitt from Community Solar.

The Williamsville Village Board approves one bid project but denied another at Monday’s rescheduled meeting.

The Williamsville School Board received an update on the planned facility upgrades at Monday’s regular meeting.