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Diner delights: Business owners open new restaurant in Illinois
ARTHUR, Ill. — On the main road through downtown Arthur stands a relatively new restaurant that has a menu of diner-style food that will satisfy the appetite of customers whether they are there for breakfast, lunch or something sweet for dessert. Max’s Family Diner opened on April 7 in...
Top of the Morning, May 17, 2024
Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. On Fridays, we’ll spotlight the men and women serving up cold ones and conversation in our neck of the woods. Let us know about your favorite bartender by emailing ltaylor@news-gazette.com. After three years at Route...
Monticello duo returns back from Westminster Dog Show
MONTICELLO, ILL. (WAND) - We told you last week about a duo heading to New York to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Tracey Kaufman and her border collie, Chappie, have returned home to Monticello. The two competed in the dock diving competition. Chappie made it to finals...
Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola needs $250K for crucial building work, turns to public for help
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WAND) - Flesor's Candy Kitchen in Tuscola is turning to the public for help after learning it will need $250,000 for crucial building work. Flesor's won a $40,000 grant last year from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to replace rotten wood and leaky windows in the facade of the first building.
Cicada celebration to be held at Tuscola gallery
TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Vault Art Gallery in Tuscola is holding “CicadaPalooza,” a special exhibit this weekend to celebrate the start of the legendary cicada season. This year will have an extra-large cicada season, as the Northern Illinois brood, which emerges every 17 years, and the southern brood which emerges every 13 years, are […]
Watch Prairie Fire’s recent feature on Flesor’s Candy Kitchen
Flesor’s Candy Kitchen in nearby Tuscola has been in operation since 1871. Last year, Flesor’s Candy Kitchen received a $40,000 grant from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program, which is helpful no doubt, but now the historic establishment needs more help after a recent discovery about the structural damage to their building:
Honoring Operation Honor Guard with Marvin Lee on the CI Stage
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — He’s a country music legend here in Central Illinois and we’re excited to welcome back to the CI Stage, music guest Marvin Lee. Joining him to sing is Cindy Crawford. She was 13 when she sang on the Marvin Lee TV show and was a regular for a while.
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