Peoria Diocese plans church closures, consolidations
— June 5, 2024The number of ordained priests serving the 26-county Catholic Diocese of Peoria is expected to fall below 100 — down from the current 145 — within the next 10 years. To address…
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R.F.D News & Views
— June 5, 2024News came down last week that China has slipped from the top destination for U.S. ag products to third as the agricultural trade deficit increased. Also in the news: A massive fire…
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Goodfield farmer speaks to Historical Society
— June 5, 2024Join the Woodford County Historical and Genealogical Society at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, for “The Bill Dietrich Story” at Goodfield State Bank, 201 S. Eureka St. The meeting…
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Eureka Public Library notes
— June 5, 2024Exercise your brain June 10 Ready to give your brain a workout? University of Illinois Extension Educator Sara Attig will be leading participants through interactive activities designed…
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Central Illinois’ face of farming heads out to pastures
— May 30, 2024After serving for nearly three decades as the unofficial “face” of farming in central Illinois, Peoria County Farm Bureau manager Patrick Kirchhofer is set to retire. Previously…
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‘Greatest Generation’ honored with remembrance
— June 5, 2024The massive, black curtain adorning the stage of the Bertha Frank Auditorium on the campus of Morton Community High School parted to reveal 14 seated veterans of the Second World War,…
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The Life of Riley: Manners
— June 5, 2024Are manners a thing of the past? Have they changed? Am I the only one who wonders about this? When I was younger, kids were taught manners. Ladies first, and men held doors…
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Budget increase falls significantly short of Early Intervention advocates’ goal
— June 5, 2024Fourth in a series looking at Early Intervention funding in the state In the end, numbers won out over narratives, according to Early Intervention proponents. While a $6 million…
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