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Illinois residents vote to keep current flag design
By Steven Spencer Illinois residents had a chance to vote for a redesign of the state flag and showed overwhelming support to keep the current design. Residents had the option to vote for the current flag, the Centennial flag, the Sesquicentennial flag, and ten other designs submitted by the public. The Secretary of State said…
Read MoreMustache March 4PD event set for March 28
By Steven Spencer Mustache March 4PD will be holding their annual event on Friday, Mar. 28, from 7 p.m. to midnight at Bluff City Grill in Alton. The 8th annual event is part of the Mustache March 4PD’s mission to continuously raise funds for local police departments for items that are limited by their budgets.…
Read MoreTri-County Antique Club gearing up for Olden Days Festival
By Steven Spencer The Tri-County Antique Club is gearing up for their annual Olden Days Festival set for Saturday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug. 24, “Under the Windmill” at 23946 State Highway 3.
Read MoreTrump administration ends reimbursements for Illinois food programs
By Ben Szalinski The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois food banks. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that changes to federal funding mean Illinois is missing reimbursements for costs for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, or LFPA, and can…
Read MoreFind cover with shady groundcovers
By Andrew Holsinger, Extension Educator – Horticulture Shade can be a challenge, but it also affords opportunities to expand the plant palette. Selecting the right plants, a landscape can be designed in the shade with great success.
Read MoreJersey County Historical Society Annual Meeting this Sunday
The Jersey County Historical Society will host its 2025 annual meeting on Sunday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the museum located behind the Cheney Mansion at 601 N. State St. in Jerseyville. This event is free of charge and open to the public.
Read MoreIllinois residents vote to keep current flag design
By Steven Spencer Illinois residents had a chance to vote for a redesign of the state flag and showed overwhelming support to keep the current design.
Read MoreRural schools face unique challenges filling positions
By Jessie Nguyen When Gretchen Weiss applied for a teaching position at Macomb Middle School in west-central Illinois more than 20 years ago, the school’s policy was to keep applications on file for only a year due to the large volume of applicants.
Read MoreLet’s Cook! – March 13, 2025
Recently I was looking through my file of “recipes to try someday” and came across this recipe that I had cut out from a magazine. The recip must have been in there for some time, the paper was starting to yellow. Anyway, this was quite good. It won’t be my favorite way to fix pork…
Read MoreLLCC students qualify for Illinois SkillsUSA Competition
Forty-seven Lincoln Land Community College students qualified for the 2025 Illinois SkillsUSA Competition after earning high scores at the SkillsUSA Regional Competition held last month at LLCC and the Capital Area Career Center (CACC).
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