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Grafton Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony this Friday

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Join Santa and Mrs. Claus as Grafton’s Christmas tree in Grove Memorial Park springs to light this Friday starting at 5 p.m. The City invites everyone to help “sing in” the 2024 Christmas Season with carols led by Nicki Brooks. Come join us for hot chocolate and s’mores, frosty noses and tingling toes as well…

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Take a Journey Through Christmas Wonderland in Alton

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Alton’s Rock Spring Park as the annual Christmas Wonderland light display prepares to open for the season on Friday, Nov. 29. Christmas Wonderland will be open nightly Nov. 29 through Dec. 27.  The park is located at 2100 College Ave, in Alton.  Hours are Monday through…

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JCBA’s 12 Days of Christmas “Shopping Adventure” Returns!

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Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with the Jersey County Business Association (JCBA) as the beloved *12 Days of Christmas Shopping Adventure* makes its return! Kicking off Monday, December 2nd, and running through Friday, December 13th, this event is the perfect way to explore, support, and celebrate local businesses in Jerseyville.  Participating is easy…

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Handel’s Messiah to be performed by Principia College December 5

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The Principia College Choir and Orchestra will be performing a free public concert of the iconic oratorio Messiah, composed by George Frideric Handel. The performance will take place on December 5 at 7:30pm in Cox Auditorium on the Principia College campus in Elsah, IL.  This will be the first time that Handel’s Messiah has been…

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Good Growing: Bacterial wetwood: symptoms, causes, and management tips

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By Emily Swihart University of Illinois Extension, Horticulture Educator As the autumn leaves fall from our trees, the trunk and branching structure become more prominent and visible. This transformation can add new dimensions and interest to a landscape, but it can also draw our attention to tree health challenges we might have overlooked in other…

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JERSEY: Santa and Got Faith? getting ready for the holiday season

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By Steven Spencer The holidays are approaching and that means Santa Claus will soon be making a stop in Jersey County. Santa and his helpers have already been preparing for the holiday season and with the help of Jerseyville Walmart 50 turkeys have been donated to Santa and Got Faith? Ministries. Steve Pegram with Got…

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Jersey County CEO holding book launch party this Saturday

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By Steven Spencer Students from the Jersey County CEO Program will be holding a launch for their class project “Munch and Read” this Saturday, Nov. 23, at First Assembly of God Church at 500 Cross Avenue in Jerseyville. This semester all 14 students from the CEO class worked together to create a new children’s book…

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Jersey District 100 truth in taxation hearing this Thursday

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By Steven Spencer The Jersey Community Unit School District Board of Education will be holding a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6:15 p.m. At 100 Lincoln Avenue in Jerseyville to discuss the proposed property tax levy increase. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2024 are $19,323,356, representing a 10.01% increase over…

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Salvation Army gearing up for the holiday season

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By Steven Spencer The Jersey County Extension Unit of The Salvation Army started their annual Tree of Lights Campaign Friday, Nov.15, at Jersey State Bank. This year the Jersey unit has set a goal of $40,000 and started bell ringing which will continue each Friday and Saturday until Saturday, Dec. 21, at WalMart, Sinclair Foods…

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