Nokomis News

Irving Fun On Sunday A long list of summer celebrations in Montgomery County kicks off with the first of the season this weekend at Irving.

The small town of Nokomis looks much like other small towns across the nation with too many vacant store fronts on the main street.

“He was my best friend. This nation has lost a hell of a soldier.”

Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley 21 years old from Nokomis, Illinois 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne June 26, 2006 "His platoon leaders described him as the type of soldier ... via Blue Star Chronicles

In response to my posts about Huckabee's 1992 AIDS policy positions, I received the following e-mail: Since the mid-80s, proposals to quarantine AIDS victims were hardly outside the mainstream. via The Corner

“They're very kind to one another and work well together”

Called to the board to solve multiplication problems, two of the seven sixth-graders used "mental math" before their teacher wanted them to. via Herald & Review

McKendree University students received loan and scholarship assistance from the United Methodist Church as part of United Methodist Student Day. via McKendree College News Center

“Debbie saw an ad in the online Taylorville paper”

Even if the walls weren't talking, it mattered little. The homeowners, Darren and Deb Burris of Pana, were talking and smiling enough to suit the television crew from High Noon Entertainment. via Herald & Review