The Prairie Central school district informed parents Monday morning of two student deaths after a skiing accident at Copper Mountian Ski Resort Sunday.

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Tue Mar 21 2023
 

Prairie Central community struggles with pair of student deaths
Dylan Bazzell and Drew Fehr of Fairbury Prairie Central high school basketball.

The Prairie Central school district informed parents Monday morning of two student deaths after a skiing accident at Copper Mountian Ski Resort Sunday.

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Amy Meyer and Chelsea Lolley, both of Eureka, serve ice cream to customers at Uncle Bob's Homemade Ice Cream stand on Friday afternoon at the Heart of Illinois Fair at Expo Gardens in Peoria.
 

The 3 best places for ice cream in the Peoria area as voted on by readers

 

Here are the best places to go for ice cream and frozen yogurt in the Peoria area, based on the results of the 2022 Best of the Best voting.

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Megabus announced it will begin service from Phoenix and Glendale to Las Vegas.
 

Large bus company adds Peoria to its list of cities

 

The national company is working with Burlington Trailways to offer the routes in Peoria and throughout the Midwest.

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Bradley's Rienk Mast, facing, celebrates with teammate Malevy Leons and a packed house after defeating Drake 73-61 for the MVC championship Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 at Carver Arena.
 

'Ready for new challenges': Bradley star goes into NCAA transfer portal

 

Bradley's decorated center, Rienk Mast, is finished with the Braves, opting to go into the NCAA transfer portal on Monday.

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Colt Bearce, 9, of Macomb, was hospitalized with a strep infection for a week in February. Colt didn't have the usual symptoms of strep throat; instead, sniffles and a minor headache turned suddenly into a high fever and swelling in his foot and knee.
 
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From sniffles to septic: Central Illinois boy fought for his life with invasive strep infection

 

A high fever and a painfully swollen foot were the first symptoms of an invasive strep infection for a 9-year-old boy from Central Illinois

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