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Students help honor Pontiac Civil War Veteran
PONTIAC, Ill. (WMBD) — Civil War veteran Pvt. William Clark was honored Thursday with a military gun salute and official headstone at the Southside Cemetery on the day after his birthday and more than a century after his death. Clark enlisted at 19 in the Union Army’s 14th Illinois...
#FarmLife: Three farmers use social media posts to show real work
With smartphones, we have the world at our fingertips. The popularity of social media has exploded over the last few years with a variety of ways to share what you are doing, whether it’s eating at your favorite restaurant or, in the case of farmers, planting crops and tending to animals.
Elena Krause, Pontiac claim rivalry victory over Prairie Central
Elena Krause didn’t allow a run and yielded as many hits as she collected in leading Pontiac to a 5-1 victory over Prairie Central in an Illini Prairie Conference softball contest Thursday at The Diamond at Williamson Field. It was the eighth straight win for PTHS. Krause gave up...
Local organization hosts free swimming classes for kids
MCLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) -With summer break right around the corner, many kids and families are planning to head to the pool!. More than 100 kids took part in the Bloomington-Normal Chapter’s Jack and Jill’s Swim Water Safety Event Saturday at the YMCA in McLean County. According to...
Jacob Fogarty delivers walk-off winner for Pontiac over Prairie Central
Anybody familiar with the Pontiac-Prairie Central rivalry knows not to take anything for granted. Such was the case Thursday at The Ballpark at Williamson Field as No. 9 batter Jacob Fogarty delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 7-6 PTHS victory in Illini Prairie Conference baseball.
Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for April 15-20
The outcome needs to be close in any good competition. Such was the case this week as Madi Ely of Dwight’s softball team edged past Lexington-Ridgeview softball player Mackenzie Wesson to be voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for the week of April 15-20. Ely tossed...
'We're still open': PATH steps away from regional role leading homeless services
PATH Crisis Center in Bloomington is “stepping away” from its role leading a regional homeless services program called the Central Illinois Continuum of Care [CICoC], the nonprofit’s interim CEO and executive director told WGLT. The program is run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
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