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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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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Moms lobby for more Early Intervention funds
— May 28, 2024Third in a series looking at Early Intervention funding in the state Sam Rauh remembers the fear she felt when her daughter didn’t cry at birth. “I asked, ‘Why can’t I hear…
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Woodford Republicans welcome Ives
— May 24, 2024Woodford County Republicans’ Lincoln-Reagan Dinner will feature former gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives. The former state representative will be the keynote speaker at the event,…
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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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R.F.D. News & Views
— May 29, 2024In this week’s ag news, corn planting is catching up after weather-related delays, while John Deere continues to slash jobs due to decreased demand for farm machinery. For more on…
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Fourth Peoria resident sentenced in firearms burglaries
— May 25, 2024The last of four Peoria residents arrested after a series of attempted burglaries at federally licensed firearm dealers was sentenced Tuesday, May 21. Erika Garner, 22, was sentenced…
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