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Experience Adams County’s educational heritage with historic school house tours

Adams County, Illinois. Residents and guests are welcome to take part in historic schoolhouse tours throughout Adams County as part of the county’s bicentennial ...

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200-year-old advertisement adds to history of New Philadelphia; presentation set for Saturday

Barry, Illinois. A recent addition to the record of New Philadelphia’s tale was offered by the New Philadelphia Association (NPA). An 1825 wanted ad ...

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Daily Dirt: Ferris, Harry, Sally and Spicoli anchor our 1980s list

Friday, June 20, 2025: Daily Dirt And who doesn’t adore a baseball-loving woman? Welcome to The Daily Dirt’s Vol. 1,319, which consists of three ...

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Hannibal School District announces administrative appointments for 2025-26 school year

Missouri’s Hannibal. In a news release Thursday morning, the Hannibal School District listed a number of administrative appointments for the next academic year. The ...

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Real estate transfers in Adams County from June 9-13, 2025

Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration forms that accompany recorded documents are the source of Muddy River News transaction information. The dates given might not ...

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QPD Blotter for June 18, 2025

Quincy resident Nolan D. Carter, 25, was found guilty of ignoring a stop sign at N. 18th St. and Oak St. 184.18-year-old Quincy resident ...

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Fuzzy growth on oak trees: Wool sower galls

Jacksonville, Illinois. Galls are inevitable if you spend enough time studying and working with plants. A number of different creatures, including insects (such as ...

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Spring President’s List at John Wood recognizes 295 students

Quincy For the spring term of 2025, 295 students from John Wood Community College have been selected to the President’s List. The top-achieving pupils ...

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Spring Dean’s List at John Wood recognizes 218 students

QUINCY — A total of 218 students at John Wood Community College have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2025 spring term. ...

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Play world’s largest Monopoly game, Macombopoly, during Heritage Days Festival June 26-29

MACOMB, Ill. — Celebrate the legacy of Unforgettable Forgottonia’s Macomb native and Monopoly inventor, Lizzie Magie, at Macomb’s 43rd annual Heritage Days Festival on ...

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