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Grand reopening held for 19th century Epler's Schoolhouse that was moved to Berks County Heritage Center.

The project has been a years-long, major undertaking for those looking to keep history alive.

The Illinois Valley Community College board conducted its organizational meeting Tuesday to name officers, canvas results of the April 4 consolidated election and honor outgoing trustee Bill Hunt.

Illinois Valley Community College is cultivating connections with Nell’s Woodland Foundation, a nonprofit promoting mental and physical health, the environment and the arts on its 60-acre preserve on the north side of Ottawa.

OGLESBY - Jane Goetz of Ottawa was honored Thursday night at the Illinois Valley Community College board meeting for her years of service to students, the

The crowds flocked to the Berks County Heritage Center on Saturday. Daniel Rowe, the historic resource supervisor for Berks County Parks and Recreation, said it felt good to bring the programming back for another year. - Advertisement - The heritage center and environmental park at Antietam Lake have been opened since June, but there were no educational programs, Rowe said. “This is really our first weekend with actual onsite programming and activities,” he said. Jim Ohlinger, a herit...

Epler Schoolhouse, which was saved from demolition and moved to the Berks County Heritage Center last year, will open to the public on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The one-room schoolhouse opening is the first event held by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department since the pandemic forced cancelation of programming more than a year ago.  In addition to several programs this weekend, the Parks and Recreation Department will be giving a historic walking tour of the grounds of th...

Beads of sweat trickled from Alan Schaeffer’s forehead Monday morning as he nailed one cedar shingle after another onto the roof of Epler schoolhouse. “They didn’t have modern materials and power tools when this was built,” Schaeffer said, balancing on the scaffold, hammer in hand. The historic one-room school, built in 1847, was moved last year from its original location on Van Reed Road in Bern Township to the Berks Heritage Center also in Bern. - Advertisement - The move ...

April 7, 2021 Dr. Maureen Rebholz PHOTO IVCC  OGLESBY – Dr. Maureen Rebholz of LaSalle is Illinois Valley Community College’s 2021 nominee for the state’s top community college alumnus award. Rebholz was nominated for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) Distinguished Alumnus Award by board chair Jane Goetz. “Dr. Rebholz’ inspirational story took her from our nursing labs in the early 1980s to a leadership position at a nearby hospital to a seat on our boar...

By Illinois Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Mar. 9. Justice Robert L. Carter and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Christina M. Cantlin-VanWiggeren as an At-Large Circuit Court Judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.  Ms. Cantlin-VanWiggeren is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Eugene P. Daugherity to the Third District Appellate Court. The appointment takes effect on March 22, 2021, and will conclu...