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On Memorial Day, St. Juvin Post 1336 Veterans of Foreign Wars unveiled two new names to the Community Veteran’s Monument.

Added to the Wall of Honor were community members Matthew Davis and Colin Schwier, who recently completed his service with the U.S. Air Force.

The monument was constructed in the late 1940s on the campus of what is now Coal City Intermediate School.

A plaque honoring those from the community who served in World War I had been acquired in 1927 and hung inside the school.

The Wilmington Park District has a full board of directors once again.

During the April 4 consolidated election, only two candidates ran for four open seats. Katie Francis and Norm Weck, both of whom had been serving on the board as appointees, each earned 4-year terms following the election. Another 4-year term was left unfilled, as well as a 2-year unexpired term.

The board’s fifth seat is held by Pat Nugent, who still has two years left in his current term.

On May 25, those two vacant seats were filled by appointment during the regular meeting of the board.

Did you know that the city of Wilmington has its own arborist?

Well, it does now.

In May, the City Council made some changes to its official tree ordinance, one that was already in effect but had not been referred to until recently.

City leaders said last month, a resident removed a large tree in town in such a way that the tree fell onto city streets.