Casey NewsLocal news for Casey, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Photo- December 26, 2007 "We thought about how many people walked through those hallways through the years. I guess I'm here to keep the memory alive" By HERB MEEKER, Staff Writer hmeekerjg-tc.com CASEY -- A minute after 11 a.m. Saturday, a trackhoe bucket slowly opened its jaw like a dinosaur and took a bite out of the old Casey-Westfield High School. via Journal-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/casey-il/2007/12/photo?fromrss=1 Old high school a source of pride- December 24, 2007 "I've been told the yearbook was named 'The Flame' because the well flares would light up the night around here back then" When Casey welcomed its first high school, part of the world was aflame with war and the night skies around the town were illuminated with oil well flares. via Journal-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/casey-il/2007/12/old-high-school-a-source-of-pride?fromrss=1 End nears for C-WHS's 1917 building- December 16, 2007 "I have a lot of good memories there" Patty Richards felt at home when she started teaching in 1979 at Casey High School because she graduated from there 12 years earlier. via Journal-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/casey-il/2007/12/end-nears-for-c-whss-1917-building?fromrss=1 Tour of America- December 14, 2007 Plans are still being made for the Tour of America in 2008, albeit much shorter and less ambition than originally planned. via Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tourshttp://www.topix.net/city/casey-il/2007/12/tour-of-america?fromrss=1 |