Nielson Elementary School News Today

Dublin is accepting registrations for its fall preschool classes.

There were 183 pledges made Saturday for the 39th annual Harvest Time Sharathon benefiting the Galesburg Rescue Mission & Women's Shelter.

Aline Shotts, Galesburg's first female Aldermen and a fierce advocate for children and the elderly died last weekend. Shotts was 96 years old when she passed away Saturday in her Galesburg home surrounded by loved ones. She served on the Galesburg City Council from 1979 to 1982, representing the 7th Ward, the first woman to be seated on the council. Her legacy also includes being a founder of the OAKS Senior Center and serving four different terms as its president. The Farnham Street Bridge...

The District 205 Board on Monday approved the transfer of Churchill Junior High School to the City of Galesburg. The School Board last week approved the sale of Nielson Elementary School to the Galesburg Rescue Mission but didn't make any decision on Churchill, which is anticipated on being closed by the start of next year. Superintendent Dr. John Asplund said the reason the district didn't take action on Churchill was so that additional language could be added giving them priority con...

The Nielson Elementary School building will belong to the Galesburg Rescue Mission after the district board voted Monday to approve its $100,100 bid.

The District 205 School Board has received two bids for Nielson Elementary School. What should they do?

The District 205 board of education has received two new bids for purchasing the vacant Nielson Elementary School building.

The District 205 School Board still retains possession of the Nielson Elementary School after the board Monday night rejected 4-to-3 the lone bid for the property. Rob Benedict bid a dollar for the property, explaining that there was extensive work needed to be done to the property before he could rent it to a prospective tenant, the Regional Office of Education and Headstart. The board discussed their options with the district's attorney, Luke Feeney, including a path involving gifting the...

The District 205 Board of Education Monday night approved a resolution to sell Nielson Elementary School with a minimum bid of $735,000. This is $91,000 less than the minimum bid for the same resolution from September. Superintendent Dr. John Asplund said there were three interested parties but that the $826,000 minimum bid was too high for them. "I will tell you, based on the conversations I had with the bidders who were interested and had tours, they were concerned about the number we ori...