Pleasant Hill Celebrates America’s 250
Pleasant Hill kicked off their Happy 250 Birthday celebration with their annual July 4th Parade.
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CEC Theater Camp presents summer production
Calhoun Entertainment Company finished out their Summer Theater Camp with a production of an originally written script Scallwags: The Untold Story. (Diane Brangenberg/River County news)
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WIVC All Conference Team
By Kent Coultas West Central had two players selected to the Western Illinois Valley All-Conference baseball team.
Read MoreBrussels celebrates 250 and village’s 150
The Village of Brussels not only celebrated the 250th birthday of America. They also celebrated the 150 birthday of the village with a parade, festivities and some amazing fireworks on July 3. (Diane Brangenberg/River County News)
Read More“We the Native People” focus of upcoming Macoupin County Historical Society program
The Macoupin County Historical Society will host “We the Native People,” a special presentation in conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary, at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 16, in the Ruyle Genealogy Building on the Society’s grounds, 920 W. Breckenridge St., Carlinville. MCHS members and members of the public are both encouraged to attend. The Ruyle…
Read MorePowers’ Highland Haven cows at Rossco’s Ice Cream Shack on Greenfield Square
Normally, the presence of a cow in Greene County isn’t a big deal, but when it is a cute little Highland cow, it is a very big deal. Rossco’s Ice Cream Shack in Greenfield brought Powers’ Highland Haven to the Square last Sunday and they brought three cute little Highland cows, including a one-week old,…
Read MoreGOOD GROWING: Celebrating the Fourth with red, white, and blue native plants
By Ken Johnson, University of Illinois Extension, Horticulture Educator From fireworks and parades to picnics and pool parties, the Fourth of July is filled with celebrations. While gardens may not be the main attraction, they can provide a colorful backdrop to holiday festivities. What better way to celebrate America than by planting red, white, and…
Read MorePickings from Pike’s Past
100 YEARS AGO: PERRY SUFFERS FROM DYNAMITE INSTEAD OF FIREWORKS 150 Years Ago July 6, 1876 The weather is still most unfavorable for farm work, and the rain continuing daily. Farmers’ faces are gradually lengthening at the gloomy prospect before them.
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