Joey Weslo

To keep up with inflation, rates are increasing for the Yorkville-Bristol Sanitation District for both residential and non-residential wastewater bills.

The city is kicking off the summer season with its Margaritas En Mayo fiesta on Thursday, May 22. The event features family-fun activities and live music, running from 5 to 9 p.m. in downtown Yorkville and Riverfront Park, 131 E. Hydraulic Avenue.

Yorkville High School hosted their prom on May 03.

For five decades, Gary Johnson’s passion for science has ignited a catalyst of wonder within generations of students in his classroom. Johnson currently teaches biology, chemistry, and physics to 9-12 graders at Parkview Christian Academy.

In Jeff Janssen’s 7th grade classroom at Yorkville Middle School, students are challenged to use what they learn about conduction and insulation properties to engineer temperature control devices.

“Anytime we can bring people into our school to share things, the kids and the community benefit so much from it,” Shelley Schmidt said.

Decorated and filled with props, the spaces are available for rental, photoshoots, events, and creative collaborations. The rental studio even features strobe lights for enhanced creative photoshoots.

One person was treated for a minor injury in Yorkville following a fire that began in a residential bathroom before smoke filled an adjacent bedroom and hallway.

The Project Cardinal proposal would be the city’s largest ever manufacturing development.

Raging Waves Waterpark in Yorkville will open on May 24 with new features for guests.

More than 30 non-profits are gathering under one roof, enabling community members a chance to explore opportunities for community service during the Volunteer Fair in Batavia. The fair is from 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 in the Batavia Public Library, 10 S Batavia Avenue.

To continue providing special needs education to the district’s students, the Batavia 101 board approved another deal to house the Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative.

The city council recently approved increasing water rates by 15%, effective May 1, 2025. The water rates charged to seniors will remain unchanged.

A Memorial Day Ceremony to honor the sacrifices of the nation’s fallen heroes is being hosted by the Batavia VFW Post 1197 on May 26.

Batavia High School’s Bulldog Stadium is being upgraded with a video scoreboard that will not only enhance events for spectators, but further open doors for students studying media production and broadcasting.