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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…

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
— July 17, 2019

WOODFORD COUNTY Proper mulching and more tips Master Gardeners University of Illinois Extension Woodford County Master Gardeners recently added mulch around the plants at the Woodford…
Eureka Public Library Notes
— July 15, 2019

For more information on all library programs, call 309-467-2922 or email at eurekaplinfo@gmail.com Library Summer Reading Party Join Eureka Public Library staff, friends, and summer…
Vegetable swap at Heartline and Heart House in Eureka
— July 8, 2019

It is time again to share the harvest with our neighbors. On Friday, July 12, beginning at 10 a.m., the University of Illinois Extension will host the second annual Vegetable Swap at…

Remnants of old Woodford Theater remain at downtown Eureka building
— July 18, 2019

On the afternoon of April 2, 1937, an arc lamp within one of two new Simplex Peerless film projectors switched on, and The Woodford Theater presented its first movie, “Sergeant Murphy”,…
July heat wave brings road construction to Woodford
— July 15, 2019

If April, May and June rain brought flowers and floods, then it seems July sunshine and heat brings construction zones. No, that doesn’t rhyme and most people like May flowers better…
Patriotic flavor highlights Peoria Jaycees’ Firecracker 5000 run
— July 11, 2019

Long before fireworks burst in air above Peoria’s riverfront, the pitter-patter of patriotic feet resounded along Water Street on Independence Day. For the 38th time, the Peoria Jaycees…