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Labor Day holiday

  Some visitors to Weldon Springs State Recreation Area on Monday’s Labor Day holiday enjoyed a stroll around the park near the Veterans Point memorial.
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Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois announces the start of the Energy Assistance Program

LINCOLN — Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois, as administrator of the Energy Assistance Program in DeWitt, Logan, Mason, Menard, and Piatt Counties, announced this week that funds …

Developing the workforce

  CLINTON — September is Workforce Development Month, and recently, executive director Rocky Wilkerson, of Workforce Investment Solutions, addressed county board officials about her …

School board gets survey of tentative budget

CLINTON — Superintendent of Schools Drew Goebel gave school board members a survey of portions of the district’s tentative budget during the recent August school board meeting. …

County and Enel talk improved communications

  CLINTON — Enel renewable operations manager Justin Trenary addressed the county board on August 22 to try to improve his company’s communications with local officials. …

County struggling to hire deputies

CLINTON — Sheriff Mike Walker recently asked the county to consider increasing starting pay for deputies when budget planning begins later this year.
Community
Illinois Road Scholar speaks at genealogical society Sept. 10
CLINTON — The Dewitt County Genealogical Society will hold its September meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, in the Genealogy Room of the Vespasian Warner Public Library.  …
September shaping up to be busy month at Warner Library
CLINTON ­—   The library will be buzzing with activity in September. Library staff are celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month, introducing the public to the new quick reads collection, …
Kenney Fall Fest Sept 6 & 7
KENNEY — The 39 th Annual Kenney Fall Festival is scheduled for Friday, September 6 from 5:30-9 p.m. and Saturday, September 7 from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. in downtown Kenney. The festival is free …
Retirement open house for Sandy Schlosser September 26
CLINTON — A retirement open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, September 26 for DeWitt County Supervisor of Assessments Sandy Schlosser. Stop by to wish her the best at the …
Clinton First Church of the Nazarene celebrated its 100th anniversary in August.
Clinton First Church of the Nazarene celebrates 100 years
CLINTON — Church members and friends of the Clinton First Church of the Nazarene celebrated the church’s 100 anniversary in August. The church was organized on August 3, 1924 with 17 …
Sports

CHS golf competes in Meridian Early Bird Invite

The boys and girls played in the Meridian Early Bird Invite at Moweaqua Golf Course on Friday, August 23. The boys got third place overall with a team score of 348. Pleasant Plains 319 …

FIELD SET FOR COMPLETION BY FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME

As work continued this week to install the new turf at the Clinton High School football field, school officials reported the field is expected to be completed in time for Clinton’s first home …

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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A fat deal

Welcome to my little corner of culinary delights. The fat that stores well in ambient temperatures is clarified butter (pure butter fat).   Another fat that stores well is lard.   …

Questions & Answers

General Question: What is the estimated average Social Security payment that a person receives each month?   Answer: The estimated average monthly Social Security …
Opinion

Kamala

By and large Kamala Harris is doing exactly what she needs to do to be elected President. She has made a couple of miscues, price controls, but she has basically done what she needs to do. First and …

  • The 25th: Panacea or Pandemonium

    American democracy is the standard which all freedom-loving people have sought to achieve for the past …

  • The debate

    The Journal’s deadline for me to submit my column is noon on Tuesdays for the Friday publication. …

  • 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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Americans serve together to honor and remember Sept. 11

(BPT) - More than two decades ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, many lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. From across America, people stepped forward — uniting to help the families of those …

Have a Heart for Caregivers: 8 expert tips for volunteers to care for themselves, too

(Family Features) Survivors of heart attacks or strokes may have additional health and personal care needs, often relying on a family member or close friend to help.

Making the Grade with Medicaid and CHIP

(BPT) - Back-to-school season is in full swing, which means it’s time to make sure your kids have the essentials they need for a successful school year. Health coverage should be at the top of …

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