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Personal connections in restoration project

DeWitt County Museum manager Joey Long shows a photo of McCorkle School from the museum’s collection sponsored for restoration.  The restoration was part of the museum’s Picture Perfect project.
CLINTON — The Picture Perfect project continues at the C.H. Moore Homestead & DeWitt County Museum.   The aim of the project is to restore the museum’s collection of photographs …
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Research underway on how solar farms and agriculture can co-exist

SPRINGFIELD – As solar farms continue to pop up around Illinois, research is underway to successfully combine agriculture and renewable energy.  The concept is called agrivoltaics, a …

County hears from highway workers

CLINTON — As DeWitt County currently negotiates a new contract with highway department workers, representatives of the ASFCME union local addressed the county board on Nov. 21. ASFCME …

Committee sets interviews for assistant job

Gordon Woods gwoods@theclintonjournal.com   CLINTON — DeWitt County continues toward filling the zoning administrator position.   The county board’s land use …

Downtown Clinton Festival of Trees set-up scheduled for end of November

CLINTON — Clinton Festival of Trees co-organizer Melissa Morris addressed the city council Nov. 5 to again solicit support for the event.   This will be the second year for the event, …

Veterans Day at Clinton schools

Clinton Elementary students prepare to perform during Monday’s Veterans Day activities, held at the school.   See more photos from CES, Clinton Junior High School and Clinton Highs School …
Community
Baking it: Clinton woman in finals of national competition
In January 2020, Clinton’s Michelle Akeman found herself in a dark place.  Her father had recently passed away and she was falling into a depression and was fearful that depression …
Dove food pantry now open Tuesdays and Thursdays
CLINTON — The Dove food pantry is now open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. It is located at 803 W. Leander Street, Clinton. 
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Sports

Lady Maroons over Lady Spartans 58-28 in annual Turkey Tussle Tournament

Maroons continue strong play on the eve of 2024

CLINTON — In the next to last home game of the year, the Maroons faced the Eureka Hornets. The junior varsities (JV) began the evening with the Hornets taking a 13-9 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The Maroons toughed out the second quarter to come within two points at halftime 22-20. 

CJHS Maroons 7th grade over Raiders, 8th grade falls in tight game

 CLINTON — The Clinton Junior High School boys basketball season has begun. The junior Maroons were found on their home court trading plays with the Central A&M (CAM) Raiders. 
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Why it’s important to check your earnings record

  It may have been years or even decades since you thought about how much you earned at your first job. Did you know that you can find out how much you made that first year? Or any year you …

Homeless programs and services

Back in March, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its goal of getting 41,000 homeless veterans into housing during this fiscal year. As of this time, they not only reached that goal, but …
Opinion

Election postmortum

Most of my political discussions start over a meal, and this year was no different. The Saturday before the election, I was at Memorial Stadium for a brunch before the Minnesota game. One of the …

  • Heil Trump!

    I took political science and American history at I.S.U. but had no cause to apply it until now.   Though …

  • Kamala

    By and large Kamala Harris is doing exactly what she needs to do to be elected President. She has made a …

  • Here we go again

    I’m not the only one who has opted, once again, to stay home. Both the rec center and the senior center …

  • The great divide

    My liberal friends suggest I am addicted to Fox News, but in all honesty, I often tune in to MSNBC and …

  • Year’s end

    The United States appears to have diminished in world standing over the past year. There was a time …

  • Thankful and grateful

    It is the end of the year. Christmas is here and a New Year is only a week away. Now is a good time …

  • The season

    It is the Christmas season,  and we all have our individual perspectives of what that season …

  • War & peace

    It is now December, which, in this country, is defined as the Christmas season. Tradition says it …

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Money Matters

42% of Americans are willing to pay more to support small businesses

(BPT) - Americans are evenly split on their shopping habits, shopping both big and small — 29% favor local or small businesses, while 29% prefer national retailers. Though price remains …

Give your student the gift of security with renters insurance

(BPT) - The fall semester is wrapping up, which means your student will soon be coming home for winter break.During this time, they’ll leave plenty of important items in their dorm, like a …

Create Meaningful Impact This Holiday Season

(Family Features) The holidays are a time of celebration, cheer and reflection; though for some, they are overshadowed by conflict and emergencies worldwide.

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