Victoria NewsLocal news for Victoria, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Federal disaster relief on the way- October 20, 2007 "State, county and local agencies responded in full force to help people after damaging winds and severe flooding in Cook, Knox and Warren counties - but the financial cost of those efforts is considerable" Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich on Friday announced the federal government approved the state's request for federal assistance for units of local government in Cook, Knox and Warren counties for extraordinary expenses ... via Register-Mailhttp://www.topix.net/city/victoria-il/2007/10/federal-disaster-relief-on-the-way?fromrss=1 Philharmonic salutes stars of the future and past- October 18, 2007 "We're always astounded by the quality of people who enter our competition" Three outstanding young soloists.Two revered volunteers with more than a century of service between them.One powerhouse symphony.Put those numbers together, and you get one dynamite Stars of Tomorrow concert to open the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra's 141st season Saturday night at Union United Methodist Church in Belleville.'I think all of our concerts are going to be good this season,' said director Robert...http://www.topix.net/city/victoria-il/2007/10/philharmonic-salutes-stars-of-the-future-and... 4-H'ers compete with cookie jars, windows- October 16, 2007 Members of 4-H throughout Knox County were given the opportunity to promote 4-H during National 4-H Week Oct. via The Register-Mailhttp://www.topix.net/city/victoria-il/2007/10/4-hers-compete-with-cookie-jars-windows?from... Traffic Accidents- October 2, 2007 Nathan A. Rockhold, 27, 1104 N. Cherry St., was attempting to pull out of the Grand Tap parking lot, Grand and Michigan avenues, at 12:56 a.m. Friday when he lost control of the car he was driving. via The Register-Mailhttp://www.topix.net/city/victoria-il/2007/10/traffic-accidents?fromrss=1 |