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An increase in the Watseka alcohol tax will double it to six percent and will begin Aug. 1.

There has been some interest from outside businesses in Watseka.

The Watseka City Council is working on cleanup efforts in the downtown area.

A vehicle fuel tax adopted by the City of Watseka will begin July 1. The city adopted Ordinance 2611 at its May meeting and has discussion on the matter a couple of times since then. Most recently at the June meeting, a letter from Watseka businessman Terry Pence, president of Pence Oil Company, was read into the minutes. Pence was also present at the meeting and voiced his concerns about the new tax. Watseka officials have noted that they need money to help pay for road repairs and maintenance...

Listen to this article Watseka officials will work with a resident on issues regarding burning at the yard waste facility south of the city. At Tuesday’s Watseka City Council meeting, the issue was broached by resident Merrill Crowley, who said it was the third time he had discussed it with the city since 2019. (See Times-Republic articles dated June 28, 2019, and June 26, 2020). Crowley said green wood produces benzene, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein and polycyclic aromatic hydroca...

The City of Watseka and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) are undertaking a planning effort to complete a Housing Needs Assessment and Economic Development Plan as part of an

Newly-elected and re-elected Watseka officials were sworn in May 25 at the regular city council meeting.

A 30th anniversary celebration took place in Watseka Friday evening as a local business celebrated their years in the community.

Watseka City Treasurer Carolyn DeLahr was honored May 18 for her 21 years of service. A reception, attended by DeLahr’s family and friends, was conducted before the city council’s committee meetings. She was presented with a plaque by Mayor John Allhands. “We want to thank you for all your years with the city,” he said. The plaque reads “The City of Watseka wishes to acknowledge Carolyn DeLahr, city treasurer, for her faithful and appreciated service to the City of Wats...

The Watseka City Council will investigate the possibility of adding a gas tax. Alderman Dennis Cahoe said at last week’s finance committee meeting that the city’s roads are in need of work and this would be a way to establish some funds to do that. Cahoe said at the time that raising property taxes is not a good idea. He also said that if anyone else has ideas on how to get some of the projects funded the council will be happy to listen. On April 27 Cahoe said, “Last finance meet...