MARSHALL- A group of neighbors is lighting up their trees with glowing pumpkins to bring joy to local children, but the communal decorating effort is bringing smiles to the faces of just as many …
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By Bethany Wagoner
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10/30/23
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Michael Warner is a senior member of the Paris Fire Department, having joined the department Nov. 18, 2001.
He is in the senior man on the C-2 shift and is in charge if the captain is gone.
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By Gary Henry
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10/30/23
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Discover Downstate Illinois challenged Midwest natives to find the best locally-owned coffee shop. In a post on Sept. 21, the tourism bureau asked followers to share the names of their favorite small …
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By Bethany Wagoner
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10/30/23
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Ray Sollars has responded to countless calls during his more than 40-year career as a police officer, but a response Oct. 3, 2022, identified him as a hero.
“I was sitting in the Nazarene …
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By Daniel Briseño
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10/30/23
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Many people collect objects that are, or were once, common, but Naomi Gates has gone a different route with Heaven’s Retired Angels.
Her collection began in 1999 when her daughter, …
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By Linda Lane
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10/30/23
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Everyone needs to exercise care against scams, but this is particularly true for senior citizens.
“They especially focus on the elderly, those who live alone and are widows or …
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By Linda Lane
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10/27/23
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Sept. 30 should have been a day of unrestrained excitement for Michael Nugent-Dolan. He was turning 13 years old and entering his teenage years. Michael received gifts and was surrounded by family, …
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By Robby Tucker
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10/26/23
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CHRISMAN — There was a time infrastructure issues were arising so fast the Chrisman City Council seemed almost overwhelmed.
The city’s aging system still has problems, but …
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By Gary Henry
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10/23/23
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Only a few short months after installing Flock cameras throughout Paris, local law enforcement is already putting them to good use. The Flock cameras, a form of automatic license plate readers …
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By Robby Tucker
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10/23/23
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When Paris Fire Captain Steve Gallagher arrives on scene, he approaches each incident with the same mindset.
“I always say that we did not cause the problem that we are dispatched to, we …
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By Gary Henry
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10/23/23
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The wish of a friend and neighbor lost to COVID in 2021 has been fulfilled with the restoration of a familiar landmark just across the state line in Libertyville, Ind.
For a generation of Paris …
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By Nancy Zeman
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10/23/23
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Knowing how to prepare for and respond during an emergency is a skill every individual needs to have. Unfortunately, learning about natural disasters and survival skills is not always viewed as an …
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By Bethany Wagoner
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10/16/23
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The Paris Union School District 95 school board honored Debbie Graves on her retirement after 26 years of working for the district.
Board president Kevin Knoepfel presented the recently retired …
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By Bethany Wagoner
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10/16/23
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Santa Claus will have a new home when he is in Paris this year to visit his young friends.
“It’s about time we got a new Santa Claus House,” said Commissioner Harry Hughes …
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By Gary Henry
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10/16/23
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HUME — Not much has happened in the month since representatives of Conxxus told the Hume Village Board the company is coming into the community with fiber optic internet service.
That …
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By Gary Henry
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10/16/23
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Captain Zack Janis, a senior member of the Paris Fire Department, has worked his way up through ranks after joining the department in October 2006 as a firefighter.
He knows exactly when the …
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By Gary Henry
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10/16/23
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Stem Cell donation was first used in 1979 to save the life of young Laura Graves. The success of the treatment led Robert and Sherry Graves founding a national registry of willing volunteers to …
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By Aubrey Wilson
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10/16/23
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The Edgar County Highway Department has new equipment, but it will likely be another year before it is in service.
Highway engineer Aaron Lawson advised county board members during the Tuesday, …
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By Gary Henry
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10/16/23
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Forty-seven years ago, Jack Runyan had an epiphany while waiting to tee off at what is now Eagle Ridge Golf Course.
“I’m waiting in line to tee off and I flipped around and seen so …
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By Robby Tucker
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10/16/23
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Vietnam War veteran Paul Fred Keehner Jr. has a message for other veterans — participate in an honor flight.
“The honor flight was well worth going,” said Keehner. “Any …
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By Gary Henry
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10/16/23
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