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MONDAY • Fuqua, Gloria Jean. Memorial services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wood Funeral Home in Rushville. • Gray, Ronald E. “Ron.” Mass of Christian burial 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Our Saviour in...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Delaunte D. Austin, 23, of 2656 Manor Ave., Springfield, was lodged in the Morgan County Jail at 12:19 a.m. Sunday on a domestic battery charge. ACCIDENTS •...
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Report says overtime rules cutting into home-care services
A new study says people with disabilities and those hired to care for them are facing problems because of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new overtime policy for the Illinois’ Home Services Program. A group of...
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Commentary: Lessons of life came from dad
As Father’s Day approaches Sunday, I’ve been reflecting a bit more on my dad, who died in August. Dad wasn’t the kind of person whose idea of father/son time was playing catch in the yard or going to...
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Reader photo: Flowers gone wild
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Recalling the old Naples Boatel
Paul and Dorothy Vannier described their business as “a welcome port” for all boaters traveling between the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Gulf of Mexico. In 1959, the Vanniers opened the Boatel on the...
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Governor says state AG ‘creating crisis’
Gov. Bruce Rauner is trying to weave a wider web of blame for the state budget mess, extending his criticism of House Speaker Michael Madigan and other Democratic lawmakers to Illinois Attorney General...
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Farm accidents real, everyday threat
Chapin-area farmer Arnie Rahe was preparing to feed his cattle when he did something that nearly cost him his life. “It was a chilly afternoon,” Rahe recalled about that day in November. “I came out...
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Fire claims house, animals
VIRGINIA — A rural Cass County residence sustained significant damage Monday in a fire. Firefighters from Virginia, Jacksonville and South Jacksonville were called to the house on Crum Road near the...
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TUESDAY • Antrobus, Devan. 11 a.m. Tueday at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. • Moss, Ellen M. 11 a.m. Tuesday at Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville. — WEDNESDAY • Buhl, Derek....
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City finances good — but pension liability lurks
Despite looming pension debt over which the city has little control, Jacksonville’s finances are in good shape, according to the city’s annual financial report, which was detailed during Monday’s city...
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Commentary: What being an ‘effective’ citizen takes
It’s so easy in a presidential election year to forget that our system is not about a single person. This year especially, when the dynamics of the presidential contest have dominated news coverage so...
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Police Beat
Morgan County South Jacksonville Police ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Skee D. Sanders, 22, of 873 W. State St., Apt. 1, was arrested about 3:50 a.m. Monday on charges of driving while license suspended and...
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Photo: Going mobile
Isaiah Wilson, 11, the son of Anesia Lofton of Jacksonville, returns a book Monday that he borrowed from the Jacksonville Public Library’s Books on Wheels program. Library clerk Bridget Dean is...
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Commentary: The tyranny of quantity
More is better. That rule dominates much of our lives. Too much, I think. Sometimes more is the only thing. The NBA players from Cleveland and Golden State are unbelievably skilled, unpredictable, and...
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Reader photo: Sun kissed
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New station offers added space, safety
PITTSFIELD — The city’s fire department expects to move into a new home by the end of the year. The existing building has inadequate space for equipment. A new facility is being built right next door...
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Editorial: Lunatic fringe will not dictate who we become
As a global community, it seems we still don’t get it. Perhaps it emanates from some compelling need to place blame after tragic acts such as the weekend shooting in Orlando that left 49 dead and more...
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Douglas Avenue questionnaire results to be presented today
The results of a questionnaire targeted at residents of West Douglas Avenue from Caldwell Street to North Prairie Street regarding the historic road’s repair will be presented at 5 p.m. today in the...
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Fire rips through Cass home
VIRGINIA — Fire ripped through a Cass County residence Monday afternoon, killing two dogs that were inside. Alexis Hensen, 19, the person renting the house in the 1800 block of Crum Road, was not there...
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