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The Blue-Collar Recovery

— September 19, 2018

The economic recovery is really beginning to reach into Trump country. The president is famous for his extravagant promises, involving, invariably, the biggest and the best. The landscape…

American Slapstick
— September 19, 2018

This is one of those “good news, bad news” situations. First, the good news: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has communicated his continuing trust in President Donald Trump…
Scarecrow contest underway, Taste of Eureka coming up
— September 18, 2018

The Taste of Eureka is coming again, this year on the eve of the September Equinox. Tickets, limited to 300, will go on sale Sept. 17 at Eureka Public Library and the IGA grocery…
Woodford County Health Dept. administrator honored for leadership
— September 14, 2018

Woodford County Health Department Administrator, Hillary Aggertt, M.S., received the state’s 2018 Emerging Public Health Leader Award. The award is given to an individual who has…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Tar spots, trade guidelines and more
— September 14, 2018

In this week’s roundup of farm and rural news: Applications for the government’s financial aid package for farmers affected by the current administration’s trade wars became available…

Woodford County News Briefs
— September 19, 2018

STATE Illinois National Guard assisting hurricane relief Area Illinois Army National Guard crews based in Peoria are in North Carolina to aid in Hurricane Florence relief work. One…
Woodford County Calendar of Events Sept. 19 – Sept. 25
— September 18, 2018

SEPT. 20 Meet the Author at the Library Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m. Filger Public Library, 261 E. 5th St., Minonk Free The author of three romance novels, Joan Brandenburg, will be at…
Dogs fly high at Peoria dog club agility competition in Pekin
— September 14, 2018

The fur was flying— quite literally —at the Pekin Avantis Dome, which played host to some of the nation’s most agile Airedales, speedy schnauzers and high-leaping Labradors during…