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After delivering babies for more than 50 years, Fairfield Memorial Hospital is decertifying its obstetrical unit.

A father and daughter from Illinois pleaded guilty Thursday to a fraud conspiracy in which they sold fake oil investments and ripped off more than $4 million from more than 100 people across the nation, the ...

The perception of the mortgage industry is being changed with the concepts developed by Mortgage Brokers Network.

August Hill's 3-acre vineyard stands atop a bluff on the south side of the Illinois River on the same property as our winery. via Beacon News

“It's not unusual for a quake like what we experienced last week to cause four or five quakes of a magnitude 4-5”

Dozens of shocks felt in past week By Ryan Reynolds Saturday, April 26, 2008 A little over a week after an earthquake roused Tri-Staters from their beds in the wee hours of the morning, another noticeable ... via Evansville Courier & Press

“That way they can get busy with the summer stuff and all that good stuff. That would be our target date.”

The search is on for a head football coach at Carlyle High School. Principal Joe Wilkerson confirmed Friday that Josh Cavanaugh turned in his resignation at the Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 meeting ... via Belleville News

“The kids began to bombard me with what happened did you feel that my reaction was what do you think happened?”

Kids across Central Illinois came to class with lots of questions this morning. Teachers say students at Edison Middle School in Champaign couldn't wait to get to science class today. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“She definitely felt it. I wouldn't be surprised if it showed up in the Twin Cities.”

Having grown up amid the rolling farmland of the Midwest, Traci Hart is used to weathering arctic-cold blizzards and hearing the sound of tornado sirens. via Star Tribune

“My daughters never believed that the cracks in the plaster in their grandmother's house came from an earthquake”

CHICAGO -- Having grown up amid the rolling farmland of the Midwest, Traci Hart and her family are used to weathering through arctic-cold blizzards, filling sandbags to barricade against flood waters and ... via Los Angeles Times

Pulses of rain will cause more flooding for the Ohio River Valley and mid-Mississippi Valley into next week. via AccuWeather.com

Tri-State service members who have died in Iraq since 2003 n Army Spc. Timothy A. Fulkerson, 20, of Utica, Ky., died Oct. via Evansville Courier & Press

“At the end of the 30 days, I was really sick”

Easter is all about renewal, and Rick Etzkorn knows firsthand how second chances can change your life forever. via Evansville Courier & Press

Workers and staff at Richland Memorial Hospital are preparing for a weekend celebration. via WTWO-TV Terre Haute

“It is a small purification system, but it is perfect for schools, churches, health clinics and places like that, because in many places in poorer nations the big issue is lack of clean water”

A small village on the west coast of Guatemala will have some pure drinking water soon, thanks to six members of Fox Valley Presbyterian Church in Geneva. via Daily Herald

“Some of the students at our school were so taken back by it, we decided, with a little help, to form a group to prevent such things”

MCHS students 'Stand Up and Speak Out' Students form violence awareness group Mt. via Tri-State Media

“I think this was probably the most important vote this council will ever make, and Delavan is especially fortunate to find someone with Joe Woith's credentials and expertise to accept the position.”

Daily Digest for Jan. 29, 2008: City native named Delavan administrator BLOOMINGTON - ' A Bloomington native has been named as city administrator for Delavan. via Pantagraph

“If people want to buy something, that's great. Or they can just wave as they drive by. Is my life based on making money? No.”

Dallas Krumm has a master's degree and has taught for many years at the high school and college levels. via The Evansville Courier and Press

“I guess what we're asking for is accountability and transparency by the bishop on issues, particularly on finances. So far, it seems to be a matter of obfuscation”

An advocacy group for victims of clergy abuse implored Roman Catholics across southern Illinois on Thursday to earmark or cut back their donations to the church until complaints that the bishop misspent money ... via Chicago Tribune

“Then I received a call from Tom Micetich at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources who told me, 'You can't do that!'”

Simply nuts about Olney's white squirrels Len Wells, Southern Illinois correspondent Sunday, January 13, 2008 Belinda Henton is a registered wildlife rehabilitator and the go-to person in Olney, Ill., for ... via Evansville Courier & Press

“It's much more laid back here”

While a lot of us traveled for the holiday's Knigge made his trip thanks to his stepmother winning a "Home for the Holidays" contest in the small Northern town approximetely 930 miles from Lakeland . via Lakeland Local