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  • Niemerg, Rose Help Honor Jasper County Man w/Highway Dedication
  • Brownstown CUSD Names Miller as President of BOE
  • New Legislation Makes Getting Prescriptions Filled Easier
  • Work to Begin Tuesday on Lake Sara Dam
  • Local Authorities Investigating Possibility of Bomb
  • 2026 Effingham High School Homecoming King and Queen

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  • St. Anthony’s Isabella Keller wins St. Joseph-Ogden Spartan C.C. Classic, Aubrey Denning Second
  • Neoga, Teutopolis, Windsor/Stew-Stras Capture High School Baseball Victories
  • Bulldogs Finish Second At Champaign Tennis Doubles Tournament
  • Windsor/Stew-Stras Finishes Third At Invitational, Area Volleyball Roundup
  • Teutopolis Wins Trojan Fall Classic, St. Anthony Second At Cardinal Creek Classic
  • Mahomet Hands Hearts Homecoming Shutout

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    Mae’s Miracle Donation Matching in September
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    Open Feast – A Free Meal at C.U.M.C.
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    Red Cross Blood Drives in September
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    Harvest of Hope for Mae’s Miracle
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    Red Cross Blood Drives in September

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