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Princeton Clarion · Princeton, IA

Nearby: Princeton, IA

NGSC to re-bid middle school renovations

PRINCETON — A low bid of about $14.91 million for a wide-ranging package of renovations to Princeton Community Middle School won't leave enough money left from North Gibson's original $40 million bond issue to see a must-do parking lot project completed, so trustees Thursday rejected that bid and plan to re-advertise with multiple alternate projects.Superintendent Eric Goggins told school board members in Thursday's special meeting that Danco Construction's $14.97 million bid (with a deduct option) was the lowest of three submitted, with a nearly $15.29 million bid as the highest.The projects include HVAC work in the middle school gym and renovations to the auditorium, as well as classroom upgrades.Goggins said the bids came in significantly over the projected budget for the projects.The original $40 million bond issue, with interest, gave the school district abut $43.1 million to fund capital projects across the learning campus and at Gil Hodges Field.

Quincy Herald Whig · Stockton, IA

Nearby: Stockton, IA

Culver-Stockton College to showcase eight original student-written plays

CANTON — The Culver-Stockton College Department of Theatre will showcase eight original, student-written works during a four-day run of staged readings beginning Thursday, Nov. 12, on the Canton campus. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, through Saturday, Nov. 14, followed by a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 15. All readings will take place in the Mabee Foundation Little Theatre, also known as the Black Box, inside the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public. According to Haidee Heaton, professor of theatre at Culver-Stockton, the production highlights original 10-minute plays developed by students enrolled in her spring 2026 playwriting course. “From the complexities of relationships and the challenges of growing up to unexpected twists, mysterious circumstances, and even ‘feline appearances,’ the collection promises audiences an entertaining and varied theatrical experience,” Heaton said.

Chicago Reader · Albany, IL

Nearby: Albany, IL

Cold, hard (ethically and righteously acquired) cash

One wet fall night about ten years ago, I was at Yummy Buffet in Albany Park, shoveling glossy shrimp fried rice into my piehole beneath a red lantern as round and fat as a paper moon. A pack of flushed college boys barreled through the front door, high-fiving and shouting over one another as they […]