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  • Team of 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment Soldiers Return from Overseas Deployment
  • Highlights from Saturday’s Lighted Parade in Downtown Effingham
  • Olney Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison on Pornography Charges
  • First National Bank of Waterloo Cookie Drop
  • Christmas in the Village Set for Saturday in Teutopolis
  • Christmas Open House at the Cross Set for Sunday

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  • Teutopolis To Play For Class 7-3A Girls State Championship
  • T-town Coach Laurie Thompson Earns 500th Career Coaching Victory, Girls Basketball Roundup
  • Illinois Football Accepts Invitation To Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl
  • Illinois Deal Knockout Blow To Tennessee In Men’s Basketball
  • Altamont, Teutopolis, Neoga, BSE, Cumberland Claim Wins, Girls Basketball Roundup
  • Girls Junior High Basketball Regional Scores — December 4

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    Free Diabetes Support Group
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    FISH Christmas Store Set-Up, Delivery, and Distribution
  • December 8, 2025
    Soup Supper at Altamont Legion
  • December 9, 2025
    Journey to Freedom:  Illinois’ Underground Railroad
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