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19-year-old hurt in Sangamon Co. car vs. tractor crash
SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) – A driver in Sangamon County was lucky to escape serious injury, the Sheriff’s Office said, after their car crashed into a tractor early Thursday morning. The crash happened on Waverly Road at the intersection with Mansion Road, located in New Berlin Township. The Sheriff’s Office determined that a Hyundai was […]
UPDATE: Missing woman located
UPDATE (10:35 a.m.) — According to an updated Endangered Missing Person Advisory, Williams has been located. EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The East Peoria Police Department is asking the public to help locate a missing and endangered Woman on Tuesday. According to an Endangered Missing Person Advisory, Julie...
Iconic Shea's Gas Station on historic Route 66 gets a grand reopening
Randy Pickett of Chatham said he has always viewed himself as "a caretaker" of Shea's gas station. Pickett has owned the building, which operated as a Texaco and later a Marathon gas station from 1946 to 1982 and then was transformed into a nostalgic museum by owners William "Bill" and Helen Shea, since 2017. ...
Carlinville Middle School to send 11 track athletes to state
The Carlinville Middle School track team competed in the IESA Sectional track meet on Friday, May 10 at North Mac High School. The following athletes have qualified for the IESA State Track Meet on May 17 and 18 in East Peoria. 7th grade boys. Drake Peterson, Pole Vault. Andrew Konneker,...
Monster trucks, demolition derbies, country music: Central Illinois county fairs starting soon
Several years ago, Greene County Fair Association officials moved the fair to the last week of May to take advantage of the cooler weather. That makes the fair, with roots dating back to 1854 and a heavy emphasis on agriculture, one of the earliest in the state, said fair association secretary Mark Walker.
HS girls’ soccer: Staunton to the regional championship match, Carlinville and Southwestern bow out
In high school girls’ soccer, Staunton punched its ticket to the regional championship match while Carlinville and Southwestern bowed out in the first round of the IHSA Class 1A postseason last weekend. Staunton to the regional championship match. Seven different players etched their name onto the scorecard as Staunton...
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