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From baptisms to funerals: St. Michael in Bement holds final mass after 134 years

From baptisms to funerals: St. Michael in Bement holds final mass after 134 years

  • Updated Dec 29, 2025

After serving the community for well over a century, St. Michael Catholic Church in Bement is closing its doors.

From baptisms to funerals: St. Michael in Bement holds final mass after 134 years
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From baptisms to funerals: St. Michael in Bement holds final mass after 134 years

  • La'Miya Starnes
  • Updated Dec 29, 2025

After serving the community for well over a century, St. Michael Catholic Church in Bement is closing its doors.

UPDATE: CGB & Arcola football co-op to end after one year
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UPDATE: CGB & Arcola football co-op to end after one year

  • Ben Machi
  • Updated Dec 9, 2025

UPDATE: Cerro Gordo/Bement and Arcola will end their football co-op after one season. 

Ongoing heating issues force Bement schools to hold remote learning day
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Ongoing heating issues force Bement schools to hold remote learning day

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Dec 8, 2025

Bement CUSD 5 announced that its schools will have a remote learning day on Tuesday due to ongoing heating issues in the main portion of the building.

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Cerro Gordo/Bement, Arcola Co-Op off and running

Cerro Gordo/Bement, Arcola Co-Op off and running

  • Updated Jul 30, 2025

Cerro Gordo School District and Bement School District voted in a special board meeting July 29 to approve the agreement. Arcola approved the …

Bement siblings honored with lifesaving award
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Bement siblings honored with lifesaving award

  • Carlee Bronkema
  • Updated Jan 26, 2024

BEMENT, Ill. (WAND)- What started as a normal day for siblings Simon and Megan McCullough quickly turned into a day they will never forget. 

Bement schools hope to produce future engineers
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Bement schools hope to produce future engineers

  • Daja Clayton
  • Updated Oct 30, 2023

BEMENT, Ill. (WAND) — STEM is taking over at Bement schools!

A glimpse into 1850's life at the Bryant Cottage House, Discover Central Illinois
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A glimpse into 1850's life at the Bryant Cottage House, Discover Central Illinois

  • Sophia Espinosa
  • Jul 15, 2022

BEMENT, ILL (WAND): You can catch a glimpse into life during the 1850's at the Bryant Cottage Historic Site in Bement. 

Lincoln's birthday to be celebrated by local historic sites
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Lincoln's birthday to be celebrated by local historic sites

  • Feb 10, 2022

(WAND) - Abraham Lincoln's birthday will be commemorated over the weekend with a series of events at historic sites. 

3 central IL nursing homes facing fines for violations
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3 central IL nursing homes facing fines for violations

  • Oct 20, 2020

ILLINOIS (WAND) - Three central Illinois nursing homes face fines for violations, which the Illinois Department of Public Health said led to i…

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