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DAR presents Good Citizen Award

Courtesy of DeWitt Clinton DAR The DeWitt Clinton DAR Chapter recently presented Heyworth High School student Katelyn Pickett with its Good Citizen Award.   Pictured are Pickett, left, and …
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Rex Bell holds a team photo from his 1956-57 Clinton Maroons basketball team.  Bell is pictured standing second from the right.
Clinton High School basketball, as with most high schools, has had its ups and downs over the decades. Of course, most people know about CHS player Gene Vance, who went on in the 1940s to become …
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Life-saving NARCAN available in DeWitt County

DEWITT, Co. — DeWitt County organizations are working together to save lives.   Narcan (Naloxone), the opioid-overdose reversal drug, is available free of charge throughout DeWitt …

City opens street though new subdivision

CLINTON — The street running through the city’s new subdivision, located between Leander Street and Park Lane, opened recently.   Commissioner Ken Buchanan touched on the topic …

Wapella and Long Point cemeteries clean up day March 22

WAPELLA — The Wapella and Long Point Cemetery will have a cleanup day on Saturday, March 22 at  10 a.m. All old grave decorations will be removed to get ready for the mowing season. …

County real estate tax payments due by April 30

CLINTON — DeWitt County Treasurer, S. Jade Russell, will accept a one-time, pre-payment of up to $1,000 per parcel for the 2024 payable 2025 real estate taxes. This payment plan is to …

County mobile home tax bills due by May 2

CLINTON — DeWitt County Mobile Home tax bills were mailed on Tuesday, February 25.   The due date for the bills is Friday, May 2, 2025.   Overdue payments will be assessed an …
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Lincoln historian Guy Fraker visits Homestead April 27
CLINTON — Author and historian Guy C. Fraker, will visit Clinton to share his insight regarding the story of Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge, the young lady believed by many to have been …
Clinton mayoral candidate forum at Clinton High School March 19
CLINTON — Six candidates will be on the ballot on April 1 for a special election for the vacant seat of mayor, and WHOW Radio invites the public to attend a mayoral xandidate forum on …
Area students on Augustana Univ. Fall 2024 Dean’s List
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Augustana College announced more than 1,200 students were named to the Dean’s List for the 2024-2025 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have …
Student named to Monmouth College Dean’s List
MONMOUTH, Ill.   — Karla Ramirez, a neuroscience major from Clinton, has made the Dean’s List at Monmouth College for the Fall 2024 semester. To achieve the honor, a student …
Area students named to SNHU fall 2024 President’s List
MANCHESTER, N.H.   — Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) announced the following students were named to the Fall 2024 Presidents List. The fall terms run from September to …
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Maroons win Regional game over Dee-Mack Chiefs 61-55

CLINTON — The CHS Maroons varsity basketball team beat the Deercreek-Mackinaw Chiefs in a Regional game Monday night at home.   Clinton is 17-14 on the season, 1-3 in the conference. …

Lady Maroons win Regional game in triple overtime

Agility, tenacity carry Maroons to 61-55 win over bigger Hornets

HEYWORTH — The Hornets boys team hosted the Maroons the Maroons during the News Year’s break  This would prove to be a full-game, all-out battle. 
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General   Question: Do Members of Congress have to pay into Social Security? Answer: Yes. Members of Congress, the President and Vice President, federal judges, and most …

Getting into hot water

Welcome to my little corner of culinary delights.   This time, I wish to cover some of the preliminary cooking procedures that I failed to cover earlier. One of the first things I regard as …
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The Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

In the Oval Office, Trump’s unprovoked attack against Zelenskyy was unconscionable.   A columnist defended Trump claiming his purpose was to stop the war, continuing, absolute assurance …

  • Disarray

    Disarray—a state of disorder; confusion.   If you were to ask my wife for the definition …

  • Scatter gun approach

    I have written this earlier and feel a need to repeat it.   Regarding my views on the current …

  • Seven weeks in

    Trump has been in office seven weeks, and to say things are a chang’n is an understatement.   …

  • Vote for someone who loves her community

    I am writing to encourage readers to vote for Helen Michelassi on April 1.    There can be …

  • How big is too big?

    How big is too big is the comment that my wife made to me last week as we hugged the fog line on …

  • 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 …

  • The great divide

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

  • Year’s end

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

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