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Illinois’ spring turkey hunters harvest record number of wild turkeys
Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys during the 2024 Illinois spring turkey season. This year’s total compares with the 2023 statewide harvest of 16,123 and the previous harvest record total of 16,569, set during the spring season in 2006.
Read MoreWhat’s Happening In and around Jersey County Area – May 30, 2024
■ Friday, May 31 Jerseyville Rock the Block at City Center Plaza featuring Mattie Schell from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Read MoreIllinois Valley Senior Citizens menu – May 30, 2024
Reservations must be made by 12 p.m. prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center at 618-498-3483. Whole wheat bread served daily except when noted with (*). 2% milk served daily. The menu may be subject to change based on product availability.
Read MoreWednesday Community Meals at the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville – May 30, 2024
Come to the Table is a free community meal sponsored by First Baptist Church Jerseyville. The meal will be served every Wednesday evening at the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville, 200 West Pearl Street.
Read MoreHigh cocoa prices challenge Illinois chocolatiers
By PHYLLIS COULTER | FarmWeek Amy Wertheim never thought she would be affected by pirates and drought in Africa, but the third-generation, central Illinois chocolatier is experiencing just that. Luckily, her business also includes growing specialty crops and selling meals online, because the high prices of chocolate ingredients are tough to manage these days. “Chocolate…
Read MoreGood Growing: Need to move a shrub? Prepare them now for moving in the fall or spring
By Chris Enroth So you want to move that shrub? I get it! Perhaps that shrub needs to go to a different spot in the yard. Maybe it wasn’t planted in the correct location to begin with. Perhaps a tree has grown tall casting more shade, or a tree has come down flooding the area…
Read More‘All Gave Some, Some Gave All’ Jerseyville honors veterans on Memorial Day
JERSEY: Grafton Art Gallery opens with ‘Honor’
By Steven Spencer The Grafton Art Gallery celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, May 25, with a huge crowd turning out for a ribbon cutting ceremony. Tons of featured artists and art lovers came to show their support and get the first glimpse of the opening exhibit entitled “Honor” which showcases pieces from veterans and…
Read MoreResearchers battle invasive carp species
By HANNAH SPANGLER | FarmWeek Once an invasive species like Asian carp shows up, research shows they are nearly impossible to eliminate. For 12 years, scientists at the University of Illinois College of ACES researched ways to stop the spread of invasive carp through physiological barriers. Originally brought to the southeast United States in 1970…
Read MoreTwo-time Bram Stoker award-winning and best-selling Author Sam Weller to visit L&C
Sam Weller, a two-time Bram Stoker award-winner for fiction and nonfiction, will visit Lewis and Clark Community College on June 12 for a writing workshop, presentation, and discussion. Weller is also the authorized biographer of the legendary writer Ray Bradbury. The workshop, “Writing Genre Fiction: Creating Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, and More,” will take place…
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