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Winners of the Jersey County Journal coloring contest
The Journal would like to thank every child who entered. It was a tough contest to judge!
Read MoreGood Growing – November 1, 2023
What can you do with pumpkins after Halloween? By CHRIS ENROTH On November 4 several Illinois Extension offices will be offering pumpkin smashes with local partners in communities across the state. A pumpkin smash gives a community an option to turn their spooky Jack-o’-lanterns into compost.
Read MoreLet’s Cook! – November 1, 2023
If you are in the mood for some good soup, I have a recipe that you might like. This Cheesy Ham Chowder is good comfort food, and filling. I will give you the recipe in its original form, then tell you of a couple changes I made.
Read MoreRed Cross asks you to test your smoke alarms as you turn your clocks back
Daylight saving time ends on November 5 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to make sure the alarms are working. “Home fires claim more lives every year than all natural disasters combined, but working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in…
Read MoreDeSherlia inducted into QU Hall of Fame
By Steven Spencer Former Panther Shane DeSherlia was inducted to the Quincy University Hall of Fame last week. DeSherlia graduated with a business degree from Quincy University while spending four seasons on their football team as quarterback. “He was also as much a threat running the football as he was passing it,” the university said…
Read MoreReady for Halloween
Use your five senses to market your business
By Valerie Belusko | University of Illinois Extension community and economic development educator Sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste…best known as our five senses. Most of us learned about the five senses in kindergarten or first grade. We gave it more thought in our upper-level science and art classes, but why was this never discussed…
Read MoreAssault weapon registration period remains open as Illinois State Police seeks further input
By PETER HANCOCK | Capitol News Illinois People who own certain guns and other items now prohibited under the state’s assault weapons ban still need to register them with the Illinois State Police. But ISP says it plans to hold additional public hearings about that process and may refine the rules before they become permanent…
Read MoreJERSEY: Witches flock to Grafton
By Cory Davenport The quaint river town of Grafton more than tripled in size over the last weekend with its annual fly-in of hundreds of witches. Witches on the Water, which was conceived in 2017, has grown from 80 witches at the Grafton American Legion to an estimated 2,000 across the entirety of Grafton a…
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