Woodford County News Briefs
— March 6, 2019STATE Modest economic growth predicted until 2021 A moderate economic growth in the upcoming fiscal year in Illinois is expected to lead to higher tax receipts for the state. But there…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: water rules, conservation programs and more
— February 28, 2019In this week’s column, we have a couple of reports from the ILSoyAdvisor Better Beans seminar, farm bureau reaction to the EPA’s proposed new Clean Water rule, details of an upcoming…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Tariffs, CCA soybean master adviser and more
— February 21, 2019This week’s farm and rural news column focuses on the truth behind the president’s claim that Mexico will “indirectly” pay for his border fence through tariffs his administration…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Soybean yields, human affect on global warming and more
— February 14, 2019This week in your farm and rural news roundup: Illinois set a new yield record for corn and soybeans in 2018, but no one knew it until the delayed USDA production summaries were finally…
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Stories untold: Carbondale woman chronicles Southern Illinois’ black Civil War soldiers
— February 7, 2019For 50 years, Corene McDaniel has walked through the rows of graves at Mound City National Cemetery to visit her father, who lies in rest there alongside thousands of other veterans….
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Woodford County News Briefs
— February 27, 2019STATE Bill proposes elected officials wear body cams to thwart corruption A bill designed to reduce corruption at the state and local levels has been proposed in Springfield. The bill,…
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Woodford County News Briefs
— February 20, 2019CENTRAL ILLINOIS Area measles cases traced to unvaccinated college students Two cases have been reported in Champaign-Urbana in recent months — the first in January and the second…
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Woodford County News Briefs
— February 13, 2019STATE Lawmakers want higher minimum wage for teachers The Illinois Senate education committee is pushing again to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 a year by the 2023-24…
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