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New Salem News

Local news for New Salem, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Tuesday Jun 17 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham...

Scholar: Tourists should reflect on themselves, tourism experience

Anthropologist/ethnographer Edward Bruner is a pioneer in the field of ethnographic tourism studies.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Salem, IL

Wed May 28, 2008

Pike Press

Memorial Day services around the area

Pittsfield Memorial Day Celebration 2008 will be at Pittsfield West Cemetery on Monday May 26 at 10 a.m. In case of rain, the celebration will be held at the American Legion Hall.

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Related Topix: Pittsfield, IL, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Baylis, IL, Pleasant Hill, IL, Kinderhook, IL

Thu May 15, 2008

Roseville Independent

Raritan Opera House offers free movie night

Raritan Opera House offers free movie night 5/15/2008 Henderson County Reads 2008, sponsored by the Turning Pages Book Club, will present a free night at the movies Saturday, May 17, at the Raritan Opera House, ... via Roseville Independent

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Related Topix: Raritan, IL, Henderson County, IL, Springfield, IL

Thu Apr 24, 2008

Leo's Stuff

Shake it up, baby now....

I missed it. I was in the shower. But evidently there was an earthquake 120 miles east of St. via Leo's Stuff

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Related Topix: Salem, IL

Tue Apr 22, 2008

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Midwest earthquake: Rumbles and shakes felt across hundreds of miles

Edgar County sheriff's office dispatcher Johna Todd says today's quake led to numerous 911 calls in central Illinois. via WTHI-TV Terre Haute

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Related Topix: Edgar County, IL, Salem, IL

Sun Apr 20, 2008

Palladium-Item

Earthquake Update: Officials take numerous calls after early morning tremors

“When I felt it this morning, I thought it was a semi going down the road”

There were no reports of any injuries or damage this morning after tremors from an Illinois earthquake made their way through the area, according to area agencies. via Palladium-Item

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Fri Apr 18, 2008

WDRB-TV Louisville

Earthquake Hits Kentuckiana

An early morning earthquake struck Kentuckiana around 5:40 Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 5.4 magnitude quake was centered near the Illinois-Indiana border, about 6 miles east-southeast ... via WDRB-TV Louisville

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Salem, IL

Wed Mar 12, 2008

Associated Content

Visit Lincolns New Salem Illinois

With Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday approaching, visitors will be flocking to New Salem, Illinois. via Associated Content

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Tue Feb 12, 2008

Themonitor.com

Remembering Honest Abe

“A lot of people during that time would have let the South go”

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Those words have clear relevance to today's political scene, but they were uttered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, in June 1858. via Themonitor.com

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Fri Feb 08, 2008

Pike Press

Pike County says goodbye for now

“I thought it would be a good thing to do”

Saturday morning the 1844 Transportation Unit of the Army National Guard left for Atterbury, Ind. via Pike Press

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Related Topix: Pike County, IL, Nebo, IL, Pittsfield, IL

Thu Feb 07, 2008

Illinois Times

"Apprehending the unmentionable" | Scenes from Lincoln's rich life, set to verse

For the fifth year we present poems about Abraham Lincoln's life, written by author and professor Dan Guillory as though the Great Emancipator had penned the verse himself. via Illinois Times

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Related Topix: Decatur Metro, Decatur, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Arts, Poetry, Dentistry

Fri Feb 01, 2008

Pike Press

Send-off being planned for National Guard

“I've contacted the American Legion and the schools to see if we can get a band.”

The 1844 Transportation Unit of the Illinois National Guard is scheduled to leave Quincy Saturday morning for Atterbury, Ind. via Pike Press

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Related Topix: Pittsfield, IL, Pike County, IL, Salem, IL

Sat Nov 24, 2007

The Stamp Collecting Round-Up

Free list of postmasters

“He became Postmaster of the now-closed New Salem, IL, Post Office in 1833 in Sangamon County. But the Post Office in Pike County's town of New Salem is still active, to the relief of Carolyn Baker, its current Officer-In-Charge.”

Abraham Lincoln was a Postmaster? Yes, he was according to USPS Newslink . "He became Postmaster of the now-closed New Salem, IL, Post Office in 1833 in Sangamon County. via The Stamp Collecting Round-Up

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Thu Nov 15, 2007

Pike Press

Waggoner Donnie

Donnie D. Waggoner, 66, of Baylis died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at the Memorial Medical Center, Springfield. via Pike Press

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Related Topix: Baylis, IL, Pittsfield, IL

Thu Oct 04, 2007

Pike Press

Iftner Joseph

Joseph "Joe" Irick Iftner, 87, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, in Illini Community Hospital. via Pike Press

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US Navy, US News, Illinois

Wed Oct 03, 2007

KHQA-TV Quincy

Griggsville Fatal Fire

“It was apparent after the deceased was discovered that preliminary speaking that he was overcome by smoke and most likely passed away from smoke inhalation and afixiation...it seems he was disoriented and unable to find a true passage out”

Fames engulfed theural home near Griggsville shortly after 2am. Fire departments from Griggsville, Baylis, and North Pike responded to the scene. via KHQA-TV Quincy

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Related Topix: Baylis, IL, Griggsville, IL, Pittsfield, IL, Pike County, IL

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