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  • Work Begins Monday to Replace Northbound Bridge Over East Branch Green Creek on Interstate 57
  • Details Released on Crash That Led to Deaths of Farina Couple
  • Deer Hunt for People w/Disabilities
  • Lake Land College to Host Welding Competition for Area High Schools
  • Howell Paving Getting Ready to Celebrate 75th Anniversary
  • County Board Committee Sends Measure Opposing Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill to Full Board

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Local Sports Headlines. Click for more local sports.

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  • Junior High Volleyball Regionals — March 12 Results
  • Eighth-Grade Volleyball Regionals — March 11 Scores
  • Ohio State, Wisconsin, Purdue, UCLA Win In Big 10 Men’s Basketball Tourney
  • Class 1A, 2A Boys Basketball Tournaments Underway, Class 3A, 4A Play Today
  • Purchase Tickets From Teutopolis Baseball Players For Games At Busch Stadium
  • Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Scores

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Community Calendar

  • March 13, 2026
    Hometown Showdown Trivia Night in Teutopolis
  • March 13, 2026
    Fish or Ham Meal at VFW
  • March 13, 2026
    Fish Fry for Beecher City Tri-County Firefighters
  • March 13, 2026
    A New Sunrise – Performance by Three Chicks & A Stage
  • March 13, 2026
    Tuskegee Airmen and Airwomen Display

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Earling Learning Center Kindergarten preview and preregistration is Monday, March 16 2026 from 5 30 p m to 7 p m. Learn more.
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