Eureka College professor to offer cancer-treatment presentation
How cancer is treated will be the primary topic of a Eureka College professor's presentation Oct. 16.
View ArticleSpring Bay gravel-pit vote might come Wednesday
A resolution to a long debate about a dormant gravel-pit operation in Spring Bay could come Wednesday night.
View ArticleEureka College senior wins Lincoln Academy honor
A senior from Albany, Ore., is Eureka College's recipient of the 2012 Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate Award.
View ArticleMetamora Village Board meeting on the move
The Metamora Village Board is one of few such bodies that has scheduled a regular meeting for Election Night. Because of that, the meeting won't be held in its usual place.
View ArticleKoehler’s Tazewell County Board appearance isn’t boring
For some people, Dave Koehler's appearance Wednesday night in front of the Tazewell County Board was better late than never. For at least one board member, however, it was bad timing. Although it...
View ArticleGermantown Hills village clerk’s job status could be decided tonight
The Germantown Hills Village Board has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, and the main topic of conversation figures to be Ann Sasso.
View ArticleGermantown Hills residents speak up about Sasso’s firing
Paul Herzog wasn't exactly in rare voice Monday night. After all, he is the longtime public-address announcer for Bradley University men's basketball. But he also is a Germantown Hills resident. And...
View ArticleMackinaw might approve two liquor licenses Monday night
In a story that appeared in Thursday's Journal Star, I wrote the Local Liquor Control Commission in Mackinaw is to meet on an as-needed basis. Turns out the commissioners weren't kidding.
View ArticleBarnes on a variety of topics at Eureka College
Journalist and television commentator Fred Barnes spent Wednesday at Eureka College as the guest of honor regarding the school's commemoration of Ronald Reagan's birthday. During a number of talks...
View ArticleWoodford County Board meeting postponed (UPDATED)
The Woodford County Board special meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday has been postponed because of bad weather. As of Tuesday afternoon, the meeting had not been rescheduled, according to Debbie...
View ArticleWoodford County Board meeting postponed a second time
Nature must not want the Woodford County Board to conduct a special meeting. For the second time in as many weeks, bad weather has forced a postponement. The board was to meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in...
View ArticleEureka High School vies for safe driving award
After five days of online voting Eureka High School rank No. 1 among small schools in a safe driving campaign. If the school maintains the top spot through Saturday, EHS will receive a $100,000 grant...
View ArticleFormer Woodford inmates indicted on federal charges
A pair of felons and former problematic inmates at the Woodford County Jail have been indicted on federal charges for alleged radical animal activism, the LA Times reports. According the the Los...
View ArticleBehind the scenes with Olympian, activist John Carlos
Before John Carlos takes the stage Tuesday inside the Cerf Center on Eureka College’s campus, he took time Monday afternoon to meet with members of the local media. While the advance on his speech...
View ArticleWhen a Congressman resigns, who foots the bill?
As one Woodford County Board member noted during a recent finance committee meeting discussing the campaign funds of former Congressman Aaron Schock, “As a taxpayer, that’s not my money to get back....
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