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Photo: That’s a wrap
Sierra Hunt of Franklin, an employee at Goody’s in Lincoln Square Shopping Center, wraps a last-minute present Thursday. The last shopping day before Christmas ensured that business was bustling...
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Hurt driver found almost day later in shed
A Pleasant Plains man was in the hospital Thursday after he apparently crashed his car and then wandered away — prompting a ground and air search before he was found almost a day later inside a shed....
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Photos: Lighting the way
Though may not be snow on the ground, and temperatures are deceiving, but it’s easy to see it’s Christmas from the holiday displays adorning many houses. Inflatable characters and laser lights are a...
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TODAY (No services listed.) — MONDAY • Lashbrook, Allen “Papa.” Memorial service noon Monday at Sager Funeral Home in Beardstown. Family will meet friends one hour prior to services at the funeral...
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Police say needs there, but money tight
BEARDSTOWN — Beardstown police are hoping to add two full-time officers, and possibly a canine unit, to their midst to combat drugs. Police Chief Dustin Clark proposed the additions last week during a...
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DraftKings, FanDuel sue attorney general
New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings have filed separate lawsuits against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the state. The...
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Broken arm brings lifetime healing others
A broken arm as a little girl was the start of an Arenzville resident’s path toward more than 40 years spent as a nurse at Passavant Area Hospital. Barb Surratt, the patient care coordinator for...
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Police still investigating morphine-induced death
GLEN CARBON — Police continue to investigate the morphine overdose, and possible illegal drug distribution, in the case of a woman who was found dead almost a year ago. Police were called Dec. 26,...
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Anyone with information about these or other crimes can call the appropriate Crimestoppers number. Callers can be anonymous; a reward of as much as $1,000 will be paid for information leading to an...
View ArticleMLK daughter featured speaker at symposium
Bernice A. King, the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, will be the featured speaker at the annual Abraham Lincoln Association Symposium Banquet on Feb. 12 in...
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Photo: Post-Christmas shopping
Martha Maruna of Jacksonville (left) looks at a tunic Saturday at Woodyard’s on West State Street. Standing in the display window helping Maruna is Woodyard’s employee Annamaria McCombs. Store owner...
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Reader photo: A new day dawns
Tom Glossop | Reader photo A colorful new day greets west-central Illinois. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } .neFileBlock .neFile { border-bottom: 1px...
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Commentary: Christmas traditions have German roots
Not only in German-speaking countries — such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland — is Christmas known as Weihnachten, but also where a minority communicates in German, such as in Transylvania in...
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Young boy’s initiative nears a milestone
A 7-year-old Jacksonville boy’s program to give socks to those in need is close to hitting a landmark goal of 5,000 pairs collected in three years. Kellon Oldenettel, the son of Michael and Lori...
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Reaching for the stars: Child actor making a big impression on crowds
Hollywood child prodigies Dakota and Elle Fanning came out of a small rural town in northern Georgia and found super-stardom in the field of acting. Jacksonville is in the process of producing a star...
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TODAY (No services listed.) — MONDAY • Lashbrook, Allen “Papa.” Memorial service noon Monday at Sager Funeral Home in Beardstown. Family will meet friends one hour prior to services at the funeral...
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Shootings weigh heavily on Americans in 2015
Mass shootings and attacks weighed heavily on the minds of Americans in 2015, according to a new poll that found most believe this year was worse for the world than last year. A look at the key...
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Tax-supported libraries date to 1872
Today, the public library is a central feature of many Illinois communities. But 150 years ago, tax-supported centers of free reading were not found anywhere in the state, and it took the greatest...
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MONDAY • Lashbrook, Allen “Papa.” Memorial service noon Monday at Sager Funeral Home in Beardstown. Family will meet friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home. • Nickel, Carol L. (Ellis)....
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Reader photo: A lovely day for a swim
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