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In the Garden: Convince field mice they're unwelcome
While I was clearing withered garden debris from a perennial bed, I accidentally flushed out a mouse that was foraging close to our house.
While I was clearing withered garden debris from a perennial bed, I accidentally flushed out a mouse that was foraging close to our house.
Roseville Kids Place introduces Still as new Co-Director
Rosville Kids Place is proud to introduce the new Co-Director, Sheila Still. Sheila is a 1971 graduate of Abingdon High School and a 1982 graduate of Carl Sandburg College with a degree in Early Childhood ...
Warren tax defeat could lead to shortfalls
Tuesday's defeat of the one-cent public safety sales tax referendum in Warren County could mean financial shortfalls in the coming years.
Pay Raises For Abingdon City Offices
The city council of the small, Knox County town of Abingdon, Illinois has voted to raise the salaries of city leaders.
Knox County to decide on sheriff
Knox County voters will elect a sheriff and recorder of deeds when they go to the polls Nov.
Couple Deals with Two sons Off to War
Couple Deals with Two sons Off to War Gatehouse News Service 23 October 2008 Rod and Terri Miller's home was destroyed in a fire in 1982 when their oldest son Gary was a year old.
Avon District 176 pursues reorganization
Avon District 176 Superintendent Dan Oakley recently sent letters of invitation to four area school districts saying it would like to begin the process of reorganization.
Unscheduled Stop By Obama Shakes Up Abingdon Soda Shop
A vanilla milkshake was not on Barack Obama's official itinerary Tuesday in Southwest Virginia.
Galesburg man killed in two-vehicle accident
Galesburg man was killed after a two-vehicle accident south of Galesburg early Sunday morning.
Roadside memorials proliferate
ABINGDON, Ill. - They are not like the massive billboards and flashing neon signs calculated to grab your attention.
Dozen arrested at suspected underage drinking party
Fulton County Sheriff's deputies arrested a dozen people in Ellisville this morning while investigating a suspected underage drinking party.
An Aug. 18 trial was scheduled Monday for a Galesburg man accused of forcing a 17-year-old girl into his car and sexually assaulting her.
Lauren Romano had just five minutes to get to work late Tuesday afternoon, but she stopped in Econofoods in the vain hope the supermarket had a few bottles of Galesburg's hottest commodity.
Galesburg to life boil order Friday afternoon
Galesburg officials say they expect to lift a boil order by tomorrow afternoon. The move comes after the city switched to emergency backup wells because its pumping station at Oquawka was threatened by flood ...
Galesburg, Abingdon & Knoxville Boil Order
Memorial Service for Tim Russert Burlington & Gulfport Flooding The presidential field has been paired from fifteen-plus candidates to just two.
Sex assault victim takes tip from 'CSI'
A sexual assault victim deliberately left evidence in her attacker's car in the hope it would aid the case against him, police testified Monday.
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Opinion: Reminded of a near fatality
GALESBURG, Ill. - I was saddened to hear of the tragic loss at the Sanitary Road crossing in Abingdon last week.
Teen's death tough on witnesses and classmates
Three people who witnessed an Amtrak train hit and kill Shawn E. Stone-Garzee Monday night said they have no idea how or why the 13-year-old boy ended up in front of the engine.
Abingdon Middle School remembers seventh grader
The gray sky matches the mood at Abingdon Middle School. Smiles in a class photo turn to sadness.
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