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Woodford County news briefs

— August 21, 2019

REGION Eureka College partners with ICC on degrees Illinois Central College and Eureka College have teamed up to help students gain their baccalaureate degrees. Through a special…

Eureka, Pekin host disc golf world championships
— August 17, 2019

Professional Disc Golf World Championships were held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and 17 at Eureka Lake and at the Sunset Hills Golf Club in Pekin.The PDGA chose Eureka and Pekin locations…
Parents grateful to community as baby Wally happy at home
— August 8, 2019

Nineteen-month-old Wally Bastian of Chillicothe is living his best life, blissfully unaware that more than 8,000 people are following and applauding his story on Facebook. However,…
Woodford County news briefs
— July 31, 2019

EUREKA Register now for annual Obstacle Course Kayak Race The annual Kayak Fun Challenge Obstacle Course Race will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 at Eureka Lake, in Eureka from 9 a.m….
Youth pastor sentenced for sexual assault of teenager
— July 21, 2019

The youth pastor of an East Peoria area Baptist church could spend a decade behind bars for sexually assaulting a teen church member over a four-year span. Jacob Coyle, formerly the…

Woodford County news briefs
— August 14, 2019

WOODFORD COUNTY Illinois Prairie libraries to hold workshop on Fake News The Illinois Prairie District Public Library is collaborating with New York City-based startup NewsGuard to…
Support for St. Jude Research Hospital never a lost cause
— August 1, 2019

When Amos Muzyad Kairouz, the son of Lebanese immigrants, was young, he vowed to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes, that he would build a shrine in his honor, should…
Woodford County news briefs
— July 24, 2019

EUREKA Hornets girls volleyball coach moves on to ICC Illinois Central College Athletics has named Tracy Heffren, of Eureka, as the new head volleyball coach. Heffren began her…