Dear Residents, I seem to be in a rut. It seems I start every article talking about the weather or season. It seriously looks like we just had our ceremony to honor the soldiers that gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting our freedom, and now I am making Labor Day plans. […]

Hello Middlefield Village residents: As we move forward from winter to hopefully spring, almost the first of May and still seeing occasional snow flurries, we are ready to switch gears from winter requirements to spring and summer tasks. Fortunately, if you have an attitude toward winter like mine, we did […]

Dear Residents, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year I’ve heard comments from others and personally experienced the festive feeling when I travel thru the Village, see the decorating done by individuals, businesses, and Village personal along with the Christmas carols either playing in my car or from the sound system […]

Hello Residents, It has been a very busy summer for the Village with expansion projects by several retail and industrial businesses as well as infrastructure improvements with repaving projects and storm sewer repairs. We appreciate your tolerance for the inconveniences and for exercising patience while continuing to support our local […]

Hello Residents, As I was turning my clocks up an hour, I was watching the snow come down, knowing I would rather be planning to mow my lawn than remove snow from my drive the next morning. Not the weather I was hoping for as we go to daylight savings […]

Hello Residents, I want to initially wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. I know personally, my time with family and friends has grown more precious. Social networking, which I often took for granted, is now special. I hope you use this holiday […]

Dear Residents, I recently read an article comparing southern Illinois to northern Missouri. The article basically took two areas that were geographically identical in climate and attributes, and the only variable was the state line dividing the two regions. The article described southern Illinois as an area in decline and […]

Hello Residents, We are into our second quarter of 2021 and despite all the media and pundit coverage on how bad we are supposed to feel, and governmental intervention on how to run our lives, our Village has been able to continue functioning and remain productive. I have the utmost […]

Hello Residents, We are well into the New Year. December and January seemed like a blur. It was definitely a Christmas season like no other I’ve, and I am sure most of you, ever experienced. The Village continues to operate with a few modifications, but in the big picture, is […]

I’m currently in the first year of my third 4-year term as Mayor which means it’s been almost nine years since I was elected in November 2011. I had the privilege of being the Mayor previously from 1994 thru December of 1999. This being said, I presently have 15 years of service and will have a total of 18 at the end of my current term. Every year has been enjoyable, some more than others.