Upcoming Services
TUESDAY • Atkinson, Margaret Y. Memorial service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Larson-Nelson Funeral Home in Plano. Friends may visit from 4 p.m. Tuesday until the service at the funeral home. • Spann, Shawnda...
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City council approves project bid
With Jacksonville City Council’s approval Monday of a bid from Williams Brothers Construction of Peoria, construction on the city’s new water treatment project is expected to begin by the end of...
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Police Beat
Pike deputies seize heroin, meth in bust PITTSFIELD — Pike County deputies arrested three people Sunday and seized heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis. Authorities said they found heroin and cannabis...
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County name change talk gets chilly reception
History can’t be rewritten, but county names that honor various figures in history can be. As Illinois State Historical Society Executive Director William Furry pointed out, county names can be changed...
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Gas prices continue slow decline
Average retail gasoline prices in Illinois fell 5.3 cents a gallon the past week, averaging $2.50 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,378 gas outlets in Illinois. Most...
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Carson’s religious tests for candidates
Ben Carson, the Republican neurosurgeon who wants to be president, recently said that a Muslim should not be our president. The divisions in the American body politic immediately announced themselves....
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Renaming counties a costly, unnecessary rewrite of history
Even now and then, a good idea comes to light. This is not one of them. During the Conference on Illinois History last week, it was suggested some or all of Illinois’ 102 counties be renamed. The name...
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Worries grow standoff may lead to security issues
Secretary of State Jesse White announced Monday that his office will suspend mailing some reminders to the public because of the budget standoff, news that followed warnings from his office of other...
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Some like it hot
When it comes to the flavors of the foods we eat, some like it hot and some don’t. That truth held during my several recent experiences with Thai food. The first occurrence was a Thai cooking class...
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Companies can take lead in paper reduction
Cutting back on paper may seem “so 1990s” given the current focus of environmental organizations on climate change and related global issues. But reducing paper use is still one of the best ways...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Ashley F. Moore, 20, of 4B Toler Bend Road, Franklin, was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of domestic battery. —...
View ArticleJacksonville Rotarian takes district governor role
Jacksonville alderman and Rotarian Anthony Williams has been selected to be district governor of Rotary District 6460. Williams said that around two years ago the Jacksonville Rotary Club nominated him...
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HVAC co-owner tops in her field
A Jacksonville businesswoman is being recognized nationally for her work and dedication. Jennifer Williams, co-owner and vice president of Aire Serv of Central Illinois, was named the company’s Woman...
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An epiphany for speaker Boehner
When Pope Francis finished his address to Congress, Speaker John Boehner retrieved from the pope’s podium the tumbler still partly filled with water. The pontiff had been sipping from it at intervals...
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Timber
Danny Powell of Powell’s Tree Service in White Hall takes down a tree in Winchester on Tuesday. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } .neFileBlock .neFile {...
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Big wheels
Robert Daniel | Reader photo A farmer takes to a field near Virginia. Corn harvest is 30 percent complete and soybean harvest is at 24 percent complete. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; }...
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The growing rush to protect people from themselves
You have nothing to fear but yourself. Left to your own devices, you would bumble and stumble your way to certain tragedy. Fortunately, the government is there to protect and cradle you in the loving...
View ArticleUpcoming Services (Sept. 30)
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) • Hoots, Maxine. 2 p.m. today at Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester. Friends may call from noon today until the time of the service at the funeral home. • McGinnis, Emma Josephine...
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Bradbury (Texas) swings into ‘Pearl’s Place’
Anyone who attends the theater with any degree of regularity is likely to have encountered at least one dud. Many people would nap through the second act, if they stuck around past intermission. Ken...
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Manning the rails
As the USS Ronald Reagan arrives to port in Japan today to relieve the USS George Washington, the crew will greet the residents of Japan with fanfare. And one Jacksonville graduate will be there...
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