Pleasant Plains NewsLocal news for Pleasant Plains, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Cash crunch forces Williamsville to cut teachers- March 22, 2008 "We will have to save a minimum of $700,000 out of next year's budget to get it in the black for one year." Five teaching positions in the Williamsville School District have either been eliminated or reduced to part time for 2008-09, and school registration fees will double as the district looks to reduce a $700,000 ... via State Journal-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-plains-il/2008/03/cash-crunch-forces-williamsville-to-c... Consumers foot bill for diesel price jump- March 20, 2008 "But diesel fuel has become a hot commodity." Over-the-road truckers are now paying nearly $4 per gallon or more in central Illinois for diesel fuel, and that translates to more per gallon of milk, per bottle of beer and per stick of lumber for consumers. via State Journal-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-plains-il/2008/03/consumers-foot-bill-for-diesel-price-... Authorities investigating report of beating, attempted arson at home near Plains- March 10, 2008 Sangamon County deputies are investigating a report of three men who broke into a house, beat a teenage girl inside and tried to set the home on fire before taking off in a pickup truck. via State Journal-Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-plains-il/2008/03/authorities-investigating-report-of-b... |