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Fun and food in Beardstown
In many ways, the Beardstown Fall Fun Festival is like a big family reunion for the folks in the Illinois River community. “It brings this melting pot of a town together,” said Seth Coats of...
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Dozens march in IC’s homecoming parade
The Jacksonville High School Marching Band marches down West State Street Saturday during the Illinois College homecoming parade. Routt Catholic High School’s cheerleaders walk in Saturday’s Illinois...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Bradley S. Yohn, 28, of Fowler was booked into the Morgan County Jail about 12:15 a.m. Saturday on a charge of driving while license revoked or suspended. •...
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Crime Seen
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...
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Bugging out
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Literacy program continues books-for-kids effort
The Alpha Phi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is looking for donations to continue its longtime literacy project. The project, which has changed names several times on its 20-year run, according to...
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Fall time to test soil for gardens
Now is the time for flower and vegetable gardeners to begin thinking about ways to improve the quality of life — and looks — of their gardens. First of all, if gardeners haven’t done so in awhile, they...
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Silesia — a homeland is lost
When I was born in Schweidnitz in the German province of Silesia long before World War II, the people spoke German, and I could not imagine how that territory could ever become a part of another...
View ArticleUpcoming Services (Sept. 27)
SUNDAY No services listed. — MONDAY • Aller, Ruth Sheppard. 11 a.m. Monday at the Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester. Visitation 9-11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. • Cooper, Elizabeth “Betty”...
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Man arrested in 2 overnight stabbings
A Meredosia man remained jailed Sunday after his arrest on charges stemming from two separate stabbings early in the morning. Austin M. Volk, 22, of 415 Lakeview Place was lodged in the Morgan County...
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Greene man dies in 3-vehicle wreck
ROCKBRIDGE — A Greene County man died Saturday in a three-vehicle accident about 4 miles northwest of Rockbridge, according to authorities. Darren Winn, 44, of Rockbridge was going north on Illinois...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Sheriff ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Fred G. Winfert, 41, of 817 E. Spates St. was lodged in the Morgan County Jail at 8:13 a.m. Sunday on charges of failing to report an accident to police,...
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High-water mark in local history
The water got so deep that some Jacksonville residents used an elevated section of railroad track to get from one end of town to the other. Much of the central part of Jacksonville was submerged on...
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IDOT to host meetings on highway improvements
The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting a series of statewide public meetings on its new five-year, $8.4 billion highway improvement plan. The IDOT sessions begin today in Bourbonnais,...
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Tweet spot
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Closing out 4 decades of service
The year was 1971. Richard Nixon was president, Roberto Clemente was the star of the World Series and Maxine Lashmet was the new secretary of Salem Lutheran Church and School. Now — 44 years later —...
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Public policy, personal pain collide
Sometimes it’s easy to forget public policy can collide with private pain. I saw that pain Thursday while chatting with state Sen. Kyle McCarter. McCarter, a Republican from downstate Lebanon, was one...
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Becoming Sophia
Former Jacksonville resident Sophia Jade Sleek is a 17-year-old all-star cheerleader and a high-schooler who doesn’t quite yet know what she’s going to major in when she gets to college. She’s a...
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Manufacturers giving front-row view of their work
Three Jacksonville-area companies will open their doors next week to give people an idea of what a manufacturing job looks like. CCK Automations, ILMO Products and Tarps Manufacturing will host open...
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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 during a search of a house in the 300...
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