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Illini Community Hospital to be host of food drive on Wednesday
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will be the host of a “bonus” food drive on Wednesday, May 15, beginning at 3 p.m. and running until all food is distributed. Bowlers Universe, 113 Williams Industrial Dr., will be the distribution site. This second food drive of the...
Off-Duty Adams County Deputy Dies Following Excavator Accident in Madison County
(Adams Co) The Madison County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who died following an excavator accident as 34-year-old Nicholas Koeppe, of Corning. Koeppe is an Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy who was off-duty and working a part-time job at the time of the incident. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office...
A two-part exhibition brings fashion designer Geoffrey Beene’s work home to Louisiana
Throughout his life and landmark career, Haynesville, Louisiana, native and renowned fashion designer Geoffrey Beene often called back to his southern roots. From gingham and seersucker to magnolias and camellias, Beene’s work, especially under the firm he established under his own name in 1963, came alive through his visionary eye. Today, many of his garments are on view in his home state in exhibitions at the LSU Museum of Art and the LSU Textile and Costume Museum.
Softball Game Preview: Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia on Home-Turf
The Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans will be playing at home against the Lewistown Indians at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia had to settle for a 5-3 defeat...
Town leaders question Janesville-area solar farm
JANESVILLE — Local leaders have a mixed reaction to a 150-megawatt solar farm proposed to be built on up to 1,500 acres of farmland in the towns of Harmony and La Prairie, near Janesville. Allan Arndt, chair of the town of La Prairie, said state law doesn’t give municipalities much say over location, size and appearance of solar installations. So, he will focus on getting safeguards in place, so the land is made suitable again for agricultural use when it’s decommissioned. ...
Mount Sterling man charged with two Class X felonies for smuggling drugs, cellphone into prison
MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — A Mount Sterling man who formerly worked as a carpenter at the Western Illinois Correctional Center has been charged with three felonies in connection with smuggling drugs and a cellphone into the Mount Sterling prison. Illinois State Police arrested Joshua D. Havens, 49, on Feb....
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