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Arlene C. Gould passed away on Oct. 20. Below is the obituary.

Four students from Lemont High School were recognized as "Students of the Month" for October at the district's Board of Education meeting held on October 21. The honored students included senior Maggie Prochaska for Physical Education, junior Natalie Hamersly for Art, sophomore Fallyn Arnold for World Languages, and freshman Sonia Marusarz for Family & Consumer Sciences.

The Oakwood Preschool Program has been awarded the Gold Circle of Quality by ExceleRate Illinois. This recognition highlights the program's dedication to excellence in early childhood education and development. By meeting the high standards set by ExceleRate, families can be assured that their children are receiving quality care and learning experiences.

Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A has secured a grant from CITGO aimed at enhancing STEM programming. The $50,000 grant will be used to integrate science, engineering, math, and technology into physical education classes and recess, providing new learning opportunities for students.

Suzanne Kay Connely passed away on Oct. 19. Below is the obituary.

Lemont High School's Drama Club is set to present the play "Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic" as its fall production. The performances will take place from October 31 to November 2 at the school's Performing Arts Center, starting each night at 7 p.m.

A property at 13567 Cambridge Drive, Lemont was sold on Oct. 18 by Matthew Melvin and Anita Mary Archambeau for $1.02 million. The buyers were William A. Wolski and Malgorzata M Bednarz.

A property at 12390 Briarcliffe Drive, Lemont was sold on Oct. 18 by Michael and Alessandra Ray for $887,000. The buyers were Blake E Gotkowski and Danielle J Bibula.

These former Lemont Press area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Oct. 21.

In the 2022-23 school year, 53.2% of Old Quarry Middle School students failed the mathematics portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Former Lemont High School star, Evan Mutterer, sees action in Carthage’s loss to Wheaton on Saturday, October 19.

Former Lemont Township High School star, Nathan (Nate) Wrublik, makes an impact in Monmouth’s win over Cornell on Saturday, October 19.

Former Lemont High School star, Austin Brown, makes his presence felt in Illinois Wesleyan’s win over Millikin on Saturday, October 19.

Former Lemont Township High School star, Dylan Swanstrom, sees action in Wartburg’s win over Simpson on Saturday, October 19.

Former Lemont High School star, Luke Bailey, makes his presence felt in Drake’s win over Presbyterian on Saturday, October 19.

On Oct. 4, Andres A. Vides Calderin and Ariela Vides purchased a property at 3 W. Eureka Ave., Lemont from Cortney Haas and Ingrid and Bret Larson.

On Oct. 4, Timothy P Fitzgerald Jr. and Leslie M. Fitzgerald purchased a property at 725 Ledochowski St., Lemont from Walter J. and Lisa Oprzedek.

Lemont High School's Joey Scott made history at the 2024 IHSA Class 2A Boys’ Golf State Finals held at Weibring Golf Club, Illinois State University. The junior golfer tied for seventh place individually, becoming Lemont’s first two-time all-state performer. Under head coach Mark Hollatz, the team secured eighth place out of 12 teams.

Former Lemont High School star, Alex Pasquale, sees action in UW Whitewater’s win over UW - Stevens Point on Friday, October 18.

On Oct. 16, Kathleen Rozhon (trust) purchased a property at 1214 Pendleton Drive, Lemont from Jeffrey Scribano (trustee), Tanya Scribano (trustee), Jeffrey Scribano (trust) and Scribano Tanya (trust).