The Taylorville School District recently announced the cutting of the Building Trades Program at the High School. Jeff Himstedt, who went through the program, tells Regional Radio News that he and several others have started a petition to save the program:

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Himstedt, along with others, will be petitioning today at 4:00pm and tomorrow at 10:00am in the parking lot behind the Taylorville High School.