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Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Gardening project at hospital becomes competitive
A sense of competition is growing in the courtyard at OSF St. James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center. In an effort to…
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Recent heat wave rather uncommon at this time
The sudden onslaught of sweltering weather in the Midwest region caught many by surprise - Pontiac itself had a stret…
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Water issue seems to be running problem
Without Mayor Chris Wilder or City Attorney Steve Mann, it was a light agenda and a short meeting Monday night for t…
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Veterans facing problems getting health insurance
While the nation focused on those veterans who died during military service on Monday, local veteran leaders Gerry B…
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A twist of fate has allowed Leonard to be speaker
It was exceptionally hot and humid for the morning Memorial Day parade and subsequent service Monday. The parade sta…
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Pontiac homer twins Krause and Masching lead Indians to regional title
Pontiac wins Class 3A Pontiac Regional championship
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Tobacco 21 effort aims to keep kids from lighting up
This regional project looks at the effort statewide and locally to push the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to…
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City grade schoolers learn about farm life
After a year of learning about agriculture through the Illinois Farm Bureau's "Ag in the Classroom" program, three f…
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St. Petri observes sesquicentennial with events
Founded on Feb. 29, 1868, by German settlers, the St. Petri Lutheran Church still holds congregations 150 years lat…
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Great memories of moving threshers
When reclined in a lawn chair facing the large and busy thoroughfares, watching the gargantuan, almost monstrous, th…
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Unified bass fishing team reigns supreme again
The Illinois High School Association and Special Olympics Unified Bass Fishing state tournament at Carlyle Lake didn…
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June event to make Pontiac 'Lipton Central'
A collaboration between Lipton and TripAdvisor will make soon make a big splash in Pontiac, as the weekend of June 8…
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