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County board accepts Herrmann’s resignation Herrmann recommends Geno Caffarini as his replacement By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — The Bureau County Board accepted the resignation of Bureau County State’s Attorney Pat Herrmann with regret at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Herrmann’s last day will be Jan. 31. He has chosen to enter into private practice in the area. In a letter he submitted to the board announcing his resignation, which was read out loud on Tuesday by Bureau County Clerk Kami Hieronymus, Herrmann stated: “There was never a dull day, and it’s been a wonderful experience. It was not easy, but the things worth working for never are.” After the board’s approval of the resignation, a round of applause rang out from the board.
“We will miss all your years of experience and thank you very much, Pat, for serving the county,” Chairman Dale Anderson said. Looking into the future, the board now has 60 days to appoint a new state’s attorney — who must come from the Democrat party. Herrmann has recommended attorney Geno Caffarini to be appointed to fill the remaining term, which expires November 2016. Caffarini is a Democrat and is willing to relocate to Bureau County, Herrmann said. Caffarini has 28 years of experience as an attorney, with 23 years as a prosecutor. He was assistant state’s attorney of Bureau County for 16 years and first assistant state’s attorney of Bureau County from 200709.
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Nature’s masterpiece arrives in Bureau County Bureau County residents woke up Wednesday morning to Jack Frost’s artistic palette. With overnight temperatures plummeting, Jack Frost did his dance on area trees. Wednesday’s sunrise also lit up the morning sky with a beautiful display of pinks, purples and pale blues, helping to accent Jack Frost’s masterpiece.
Tiskilwa discusses boil order Kusek: ‘We try to analyze the problem in order to prevent it in the future.’ By Lyle Ganther lganther@bcrnews.com
TISKILWA — The Tiskilwa Village Board on Tuesday discussed a boil order issue after some equipment malfunctioned at the village’s water plant.
Randy Philhower, village board president, told trustees equipment on the hill above the village wasn’t transmitting the low water level to the alarms at the plant in town. The problem wasn’t discovered until village residents were calling
Kathryn Gorman, village clerk, asking her why they didn’t have water late Monday afternoon. Philhower said after he was contacted he was able to get the manual pumping system started to get water moving through the water mains in town again. It was a mechanical failure, not an operator failure, he said. Per regulations, he then issued a boil order with notices posted at the post office, and the news was
given to WZOE for people to learn about the problem. “These things happen,” Jack Kusek, village engineer, told village board members. “Any time this happens, we try to analyze the problem in order to prevent it in the future.” He suggested a bigger system pressure gauge be installed, so village employees could see when the water pressure
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A warm spot in the storm Area warming centers welcome folks with open arms By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com
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Heather Thacker of Ohio takes the oath of office at Tuesday’s Bureau County Board meeting. Thacker replaces Tom Ptasnik who stepped down from the District 16 seat last month.
What if the temperature outside was nearing zero degrees, and you were having a problem with your furnace? What if the cold weather is causing you to keep your thermostat higher than you can really afford? What if you just need a break from being
alone in your home during the cold days of winter and would like some friendship and conversation to help you through these long days inside. The Bureau County Senior Center in Princeton has been offering its services as a warming center for at least 10 years, said senior center Director Denise Ihrig. Located on the lower
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a fixed income who may not be able to turn up their heat, homeless in need of shelter, and a variety of other situations which give cause for the need. Ihrig said, “Should we would put ourselves in their shoes, we wouldn’t want to be out left in the cold either.” The senior center is handicapped accessible and wants to offer anyone the opportunity to get out of the cold. “We always have a meal,
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level of the Clark House at 16 W. Marion St. in Princeton, the Bureau County Senior Center is open to anyone and everyone looking for shelter from the cold. Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the senior center’s warming center doors are open to the public. “We welcome everyone,” said Ihrig, “If anyone is in the need for a place to come in during the day, absolutely, doors are open.” She explained there are many people working on
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