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Longtime LC finance leader retires

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Vice President of Finance and Operations Mary Schulte, of Jerseyville, retired April 30 after nearly 30 years of service to Lewis and Clark Community College. Schulte had served as Vice President of Finance since 2012 but had been with the college since November 1997. Over the course of her LC career, she served in various…

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JCMS holds annual Career Fair

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By Steven Spencer Students at Jersey Community Middle School got a chance to think about their future and learn about different academic pursuits and career possibilities at their annual Career Fair in April.

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White Hall’s top paid employees

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By Carmen Ensinger Every municipality or employer participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is required, by Illinois Statute 5 ILCS 120/7.3 to post the total compensation package for each employee having a package that exceeds $75,000 per year at City Hall.

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Let’s Cook!

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Here is a recipe I have not yet tried, but soon as I get some fresh rhubarb, I plan to bake these Rhubarb Muffins!

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Adam Christopher Kirgan | 36 | Barry

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Adam Christopher Kirgan, 36, of Barry, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 3, 2026, at his home in Barry, Illinois, after a lifetime battle with an auto immune disease that he was born with. He was born on Dec. 1, 1989, in Quincy, Illinois, to Rick and Sandy Kirgan. He is survived…

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Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Price |83 | Bonita Springs, Fl

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Jacqueline “Jackie” Price, née Horn, of Bonita Springs, FL, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the age of 83. Jackie was born on Jan. 10, 1943, in Carlinville, Illinois, to Mary Margueritte (née March) Horn and Harold Horn, a World War II veteran and optometrist. She spent her early…

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