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Excel Bottling’s new warehouse project moving forward in Breese

Officials with Excel Bottling and the city of Breese on Monday broke ground for a new 40,000-square-foot bottling warehouse for the maker of sodas and beers...

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Carlyle mask case has hearing

The Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 is once again at the center of a court case regarding quarantining and masks regarding two students in the school district...

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John Burke nominated for Illinois Conservation Foundation's Hall of Fame

A Bartelso man, known for providing others with opportunities in the outdoors, has been recognized by the Illinois Conservation Foundation for that work...

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Lady Cougars pick up conference wins over Salem and Columbia

The Central Lady Cougars volleyball team continued to etch their name in the school record books as they have started the season with 11-straight wins with two of those coming in Cahokia Conference play last week...

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New Baden Park Boosters voice concerns over communication at board meeting

A few members of the New Baden Boosters spoke out at the New Baden Village Board meeting last week regarding having better communication between the village and the boosters...

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MD runners excel at CC meet in Carbondale

The Mater Dei High School cross country teams ran in the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale invite on Saturday on the campus of SIUC...

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Excel Bottling’s new warehouse project moving forward in Breese

Details: Written by Bryan Hunt - Breese Journal Editor

Officials and employees with Excel Bottling, Plocher Construction and the city of Breese turn dirt Monday at the home of Excel's coming bottling warehouse on Best One Drive in Breese. Photo by Bryan Hunt Officials with Excel Bottling and the city of Breese on Monday broke ground for a new 40,000-square-foot bottling warehouse for the maker of sodas and beers.
The facility will be erected on acreage at 13925 Best One Drive on Breese's north side.Construction is expected to last six months.

Excel workers and members of the Meier family, along with contractor Scott Plocher, Breese Mayor Kevin Timmermann and Business Administrator Shelly Schadegg gathered for the traditional ground breaking photo, as grading of the property continued behind them.

Excel Bottling President William Meier, the grandson of company founders Ed and Catherine Meier, thanked his family and workers for their dedication to the brand, and Timmermann and Schadegg for their work in making the project happen.

"Kevin supported us many times as a [city] councilman, voting for the company in favor of an expansion," to keep the business going," Meier said.

Meier also thanked Scott Plocher, president of Plocher Construction of Highland, the project's general contractor, and his team.

Carlyle mask case has hearing

Details: Written by Kelly Jo Ross - Breese Journal Reporter

The Carlyle Community Unit School District #1 is once again at the center of a court case regarding quarantining and masks regarding two students in the school district.
The parents of two children are seeking a temporary restraining order, against the Carlyle school district and Superintendent Annie Gray, where the party must convince the judge that he or she will suffer immediate irreparable injury unless the order is issued.

"We are looking for a restraining order that requires the school to have an order of quarantine from the health department before a child can be forced to wear a mask," said attorney Tom DeVore in a message Tuesday morning.

In this case, DeVore states that "quite simply, the District and defendant Gray have infringed upon the lawful right of the children and their parents to be free to choose for themselves what health and safety measures they feel are appropriate for the children, absent an order from this Honorable Court to the contrary.

"The parents and the children have a right (to) insist the children not be compelled to use any type of device which is purported to limit the spread of an infectious disease unless a lawful order of quarantine is in force against the children," the case stated.

John Burke nominated for Illinois Conservation Foundation's Hall of Fame

John Burke A Bartelso man, known for providing others with opportunities in the outdoors, has been recognized by the Illinois Conservation Foundation for that work.
John Burke Jr., president of the Jared Burke Foundation, is one of three people nominated to the ICF's Outdoor Hall of Fame.

Burke's fellow inductees include: Betty DeFord of Bath, representing Betty DeFord Fishing; and Brian Drendel of Geneva, representing the Illinois Bass Fishing Coaches' Association.

Formal introductions will take place at the annual ICF Gala to be held in the spring of 2022.

Burke said he understands the ICF will do a write up on each of the three nominees as the weeks progress “then when they are able to have a banquet, they’ll do it, is what I’m understanding.”