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MayDays 2025

Gordon Woods / Journal Residents were entertained over the weekend by Conner Family Amusements as part of the Clinton Chamber’s annual MayDays Festival.   See more photos on A8 …
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Helen Michelassi, standing left, takes her oath of office as Clinton’s new mayor from city clerk Kamren Wilford during the May 6 city council meeting.
CLINTON — Helen Michelassi took her oath of office from city clerk Kamren Wilford May 6 as Clinton’s new mayor.   Her first official act was to read a proclamation declaring May …
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Students compete in Skills USA

PEORIA — More than a dozen students from Clinton High School and Clinton Junior High School competed in the SkillsUSA Illinois Championships, held April 24-26 in the Peoria Civic Center. …

More bids sought for solar review

CLINTON —Members of the county’s land use committee on Monday discussed the logic of having only one bid when it came to engineering matters.   Specifically, having engineer firms …

Deteriorated sewer line will be replaced in the county building

CLINTON — Age and conditions have taken a toll on the systems beneath the DeWitt County Building, requiring the county board to initiate some repairs. The board voted recently to replace a …

CHS spring concert 2025

Courtesy of Edvydas Cicenas / EMC Photography A capacity crowd enjoyed last week’s Clinton High School band annual spring concert.   Senior and other awards also were presented. …

Arbor Day 2025

Courtesy of EMC Photography / Edvydas Cicenas A tree was planted in the city arboretum in honor of the late Mike Reidy, former Clinton Chief of Police.   Joann Reidy and sons Billy and Joe …
Community
DeWitt County 4-H shines at Illinois Horse Speaking and Hippology Contest
CLINTON — The Illinois 4-H Horse Speaking and Hippology Contest was held April 11-12 on the University of Illinois Campus. Three DeWitt County 4-H members participated in both contests and …
Virgie Converse celebrating 90th birthday Saturday
CLINTON — Virgie Converse, of Clinton, will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house hosted by her family.   Her open house will be held on May 17 from 2-4 p.m. at the Clinton First …
Museum director Joey Long with a certificate marking the museum as a Blue Star participant.
Homestead honored as a Blue Star museum
CLINTON — The C.H. Moore Homestead & DeWitt County Museum was recently awarded a certificate of recognition for being a Blue Star Museum.   Through the Blue Star Museum program, the …
Electronic recycling day in Clinton June 28
CLINTON — The City of Clinton will sponsor an electronics recycling day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 28 at 101 E. Washington Street. Televisions, microwave ovens, large appliances …
Clinton Amercian Family agent Ron Howell with two handmade items given to him over the years by his customers.
Ron Howell grateful for his customers as he retires
CLINTON — After 34 years helping his customers with their insurance coverage through the various phases of their lives, Clinton American Family Insurance agent Ron Howell will retire at the end …
Sports

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. 

Otters win Annual Reindeer Classic

CLINTON — The Clinton Otters hosted their Annual Reindeer Classic, hosting six other teams at the Clinton Community YMCA.  The Otters as a team finished 1st overall with a team score of 3,741pts.
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Senior discounts are now even more important

The price increases we might see because of the expected tariffs make this a good time to get used to hunting for senior discounts on all the goods and services we need and want. As usual, the …

Fake deployments and free plane rides

It takes an especially devious mind to come up with some of this stuff. We have to wonder what staff at the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VAOIG) think when they’re investigating …
Opinion

Democracy floundering

Our democracy is composed of three branches of government.   Each of those branches administers authority over myriad facets of   governance.   These are held tightly together by the …

  • 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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6 must-stay road trip destinations in the Northeast

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Preventing Shingles: A Local Pharmacist on the Importance of Getting Vaccinated

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Real Educational Advantages of Artificial Intelligence

AI plus HI (human intelligence) equals improved outcomes. It’s not just technology for its own sake.

by Nick Gaehde (NAPSI)—Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived in the classroom, and it’s here to stay. Surprising as it may seem to some parents and teachers, that’s good news. AI can …

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