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By Steven Spencer The City of Grafton is one step closer to full-time ferry service after being notified by the Illinois State Comptroller’s office that the funds are on the way for the purchase of the Eagle II from the Calhoun Ferry Company.

By Carmen Ensinger The refusal of one parent to let her son be bullied by another student at school and have hate speech directed at him for being Jewish has sparked other parents in the Carrollton School District to come forward and confront the Carrollton School Board about their children being bullied and the lack…

By Carmen Ensinger Greenfield native Chris Weller overwhelmingly won the Republican nomination for sheriff in Greene County over his two opponents from the North Greene area.

By BETH ZUMWALT Robert Smith emerged as the Republican candidate for Scott County Sheriff in last week’s primary race. Smith collected 591 votes compared to Steve Doolin’s 544 and Caleb Handy’s 173.

By BETH ZUMWALT David Greenwood and Chris Lanhum, newcomers to the county board scene, were elected to be Republican county board candidates in the November election at last Tuesday’s primary.

By Steven Spencer Unofficial Primary Election results are in for Calhoun County with a total of 586 ballots cast with 187 Democratic ballots and 399 Republican.

I have a big apology for Anna J. who sent a recipe for Corned Beef and Cabbage, but unfortunately I did not get it in time to print it before St. Patrick’s Day. I am going to blame it on two things, slow mail delivery and that I submit my columns a week ahead of being…