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Metamora woman killed in multi-vehicle accident

— November 15, 2019

Family, friends, educators and community members are mourning the death of a young woman who spent the last months of her life raising her father’s spirits after the recent…

Woodford County news briefs
— November 13, 2019

EUREKA Leaf pick-up services runs through Nov. 27 The city of Eureka offers leaf pick up service. During leaf pick up, the city asks that you rake leaves onto the paved portion…
Tinker Shack specializes in handmade, creative wood products
— November 7, 2019

Borrowing from an old adage, the Murnans of Chillicothe are finding that the family that tinkers together, stays together. After making and repairing furniture for friends for years…
Eureka Library Notes
— November 1, 2019

All Eureka Public Library programs will be held at the library at 202 S. Main unless otherwise noted. For more information, call the library at 309-467-2922. Mystery Book Club…
Women leaders bring own styles to state’s colleges, universities
— October 30, 2019

They have closed budget deficits, made program and staff changes, grown enrollment, opened additional campuses – and, in one case, even overseen a name change. They are the women…

Hiking trails just the start at Forest Park Nature Center
— November 10, 2019

Right in the heart of Peoria is a 540-acre forest that even some longtime residents might not know exists. “My love of hiking started in the Smoky Mountains. But for years I didn’t…
Woodford County news briefs
— November 6, 2019

BLOOMINGTON The Four Italian Tenors to perform at BCPA For the first time in the United States, The Four Italian Tenors perform the greatest Tenor Arias and Songs of all time, in…
Two local college presidents collaborate for shared future
— October 30, 2019

Before 2016 or so, the chance that Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey’s path might cross with Dr. Jamel Santa Cruz-Wright’s was pretty slim. Indeed, both women were blazing trails of their…