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30 years of ag writing after one of life's curveballs and a second chance at college
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThis week (or was it last week?) marks an anniversary for this reporting effort: 30 years ago, the...
6 games, 6 memories: High school football returns to the baseball field at Dozer Park
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCorrection: The Peoria Notre Dame football team played in the Shamrock Classic last season. This...
The Springfield area's top performances from Week 4 of the high school football season
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEach week, The State Journal-Register will take a look at the top-performing teams and players from...
WATCH: Wild buzzer-beater earns Normal Community IHSA sectional basketball title
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoPEKIN — Basketball buzzer-beaters normally come from long range. Not on this Friday night at Dawdy Hawkins Gymnasium. No. 6-ranked Normal Community shocked No. 5 Quincy, 44-43, to win the Class ...
Kickapoo Indians called the westside of Logan County home before settlers moved in
The Courier via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of cars and trucks leave and enter Lincoln on a daily basis, many of them on and off...
From Muhammad Ali to a high school girl's team, Dave Kindred talks about inspiring second career
ABC News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLongtime sportswriter Dave Kindred has covered many big sporting events like the Super Bowl and the...
Dale C. Maley: Midget car builder, racer Shorty Headley part of Fairbury racing history
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShorty Headley built and raced midget race cars, making a name for himself on the racing circuit, especially in Central Illinois. The story of the Headley family began with Amos B. Headley ( ...
'CROWN THESE QUEENS': How Twitter reacted to Peoria Notre Dame's dramatic IHSA title win
Journal Star via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoEmy Wardle has etched her name into Peoria basketball lore. The Peoria Notre Dame freshman hit a jumper in the final seconds to lift the Irish to a 48-46 victory in the Illinois High School ...
Looking Back through the pages of The Blade
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago120 Years Ago May 23, 1902 The Fairbury Fair association has secured Spencer's Band of Peoria to furnish music for the fair this fall. The nineteenth annual commencement exercises of the Fairbury ...
Looking Back: A history of Fairbury through the pages of The Blade
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago130 Years Ago May 14, 1892 The board of education went over to the north side school building the other day and after looking it over and deciding it would take about $800 to put it in shape ...