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A Roanoke family recipe finds new home

— November 15, 2023

The taste of the Italian tomato pasta sauce may be the same, but the location in Roanoke is different! Seventy-three years after her grandfather and grandmother Monge, opened The Club…

Minonk Chocolate Company carries on more than 100-year tradition
— October 10, 2023

Though the name of the business has changed over the years; the products are still the same. Entrepreneur Zack Meyer is carrying on a more than 100-year tradition with his business…
Tazewell, Woodford may combine Animal Control operations
— September 20, 2023

Tazewell and Woodford counties could combine Animal Control operations by later this year. “In the end, both Woodford and Tazewell will save money and we will have a much more efficient…
El Paso Corn Festival to honor two institutions
— September 8, 2023

This year’s El Paso Corn Festival is honoring two institutions with the theme “Amazing Milestones”. The Festival, which runs through Sept. 9, will celebrate those milestones —…
Coroner looks to increase budget
— August 28, 2023

Among the certainties in life are death and that Tim Ruestman won’t be the Woodford County coroner forever. Although the youngest coroner in the state when he took over the post in…

Family’s orchard has been a place to go for apple picking for 44 years
— September 26, 2023

If you’re looking for a family activity on a crisp late summer or early fall day, try picking apples at an orchard. Partridge Point Orchard, 807 Partridge Point Road near Metamora,…
Talk to focus on Archbishop Fulton Sheen
— September 11, 2023

Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation, will present a talk at St. Mary’s Parish Hall on Sept. 14 at the meeting of the Woodford County…
A new ‘Taste’ comes to Eureka
— August 30, 2023

Eureka Business Association members will be open for a new version of the decades’ old “Taste of Eureka” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Since COVID, and more health guidelines…