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Gillespie Library Civil War Lecture Series

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:43:58 CST
The Gillespie Public Library will present at 3-part weekly lecture series on the Civil War, concentrating on the role of Illinois in the western theater of the war. The program will be presented by Jack Burns, a Gillespie High School history teacher. Read more...

Zion Lutheran Staunton Sausage Dinner

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:46:02 CST
The 56th annual sausage dinner and supper, sponsored by the Zion Men's club and Ladies' Aid, will be held at Zion Lutheran School in Staunton on Sunday, February 8th from 11:30am to 5:30pm. Read more...

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Missouri Man Dies In A House Fire

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:55:00 CST
(Sorento)--A 65 year old Calverton Park, Missouri man died Sunday morning in a house fire in Sorento. According to the Bond County Coroner's Office, a resident of the home in the six hundred block of Wabash Road was awoken to the smell of smoke. Read more...

Taylorville Man Killed In Accident

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:49:39 CST
(Taylorville)--A Taylorville man was killed in a single vehicle accident Thursday night. The unidentified 45 year old was southbound on Route 48, south of the Nokomis blacktop, when the pick up truck went off the road, striking a tree. The pick up burst into flames. Read more...

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