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Friday, January 4, 2019
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River could rise higher with more precipitation
The new year is off to a sloppy mess of rain and cold, thanks in large part due to some arctic air that brought in s…
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New laws now taking effect as new year arrives
It's the start of a new year, which means there's a wave of new laws set to hit the books for Illinois residents - m…
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Eastons welcome son as 2019 first born at St. James
Pontiac's first child of the year was born during the afternoon on New Year's Day. Ellar Dean, the first-born so…
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VCom adds Nixle for emergency communication
In the event of an emergency, the Vermilion Valley Regional Emergency Communications Joint Authority Board (VCom) wi…
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Annual levy to go up to help pay for pensions
Having been put in an unenviable position, the Pontiac City Council took a step at its Dec. 3 meeting that it was un…
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Ideas for 5 spaces that could deliver more 'you' time
I spend my days as an organizer helping clients optimize their storage and use their living space in efficient and sensible ways. Although every house is different - small or large, new or old, modern or traditional, one level or four...
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McCoy tapped for PHT Fan Appreciation Award
A man who played in the very first Pontiac Holiday Tournament hosted in the gym of Pontiac Township High School was awar…
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Pool demo, protest tops 2018 stories
By The Daily Leader StaffA new year will begin after this weekend, when "Auld Lang Syne" will be sung around the world M…
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Serving up grub no mean feat at holiday tourney
Scott Rowan, culinary arts instructor chef with the Livingston Area Career Center, and six of his top students have been…
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Drengwitz reflects on 88th edition of PHT
Even after all his years as Director of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, Jim Drengwitz still gets a little bit starst…
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Pot operation quashed in drug bust
A Roberts man was taken into custody in Strawn on Dec. 20 for what Sheriff Tony Childress alleged to be a "very larg…
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Initial Nerf wars to take place at rec center on Jan. 5
The foam will be flying as Pontiac Parks and Recreation and Three Roses Bed and Breakfast host the community's first…
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Yields increase despite falling temperatures
It's an exceptional rarity that local temperatures exceed 100 degrees; according to data from the National Oceanic and A…
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Bane new president-elect for NAAE
Pontiac Township High School ag educator Parker Bane was recently named president-elect of the National Association o…
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When it comes to blood, there is no end to the giving
Christmas, an increasingly commercial celebration, is now over - presents have been opened and today is usually rese…
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Board honors FFA for national recognition
Prairie Central High School FFA members were honored by members of the Prairie Central Board of Education Thursday night…
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