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Both groups are practicing Monday evenings in the band room at Kewanee High School

Musical selections will be from several well-known movies

Board adds new faces Star Courier Personnel matters — first in closed session, then in open meeting — occupied the Kewanee Dist. 229 board of education during its regular meeting on Tuesday at Petersen Auditorium at Kewanee High School. The district made eight hires, accepted two resignations and approved one transfer. All the votes were unanimous with the entire seven-member board in attendance. The two resignations: Alexis Webster as track coach at Central Junior High and Chad Kelly as assistant wrestling coach at Kewanee High. Three 21st Century student assistants were hired: Ryan Hans...

Dist. 229 uses break for upgrades Star Courier School Dist. 229 Supt. Chris Sullens said the winter break gave the district the opportunity to make upgrades and repairs at several of the district’s facilities, including the installation of LED lights at Petersen Auditorium that replaced illumination dating to 1956-57. Sullens said the visitor bleachers at KHS Stadium were erected and the front entrance at Central is nearly complete. And he reported that the renovation of the Kewanee High teachers’ lounge, the former home economics classroom, was completed. Because of social distancing res...