Potomac News

Eleven years. Four barges. Thousands of miles of river. A crew of around seven people.

The heavy rains Vermilion County has received in the early part of this growing season may have the opposite effect of what some might expect.

“That LED light does not replace a 100W incandescent: their own literature says the light emits only 900 lumens, comparable to just slightly more th...”

Mark said: "In reference to the posts about using Switchgrass for feeding animals like cows and horses you should avoid doing so as much as you possibly can. via TreeHugger

“What a gift to be able to see the pope”

Rehearsal assistant David Mathers brought his lapel microphone up to his mouth for a throaty demonstration of the German word 'dich,' putting particular emphasis on the guttural 'kh' sound at the end. via Los Angeles Times

Flooded river levels appear to be slowly dropping after cresting late Wednesday night. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

POTOMAC – The home of Paula and John Bruns was filled with family and friends Monday morning – some quiet, some teary-eyed as they thumbed through photographs of 16-year-old Savannah Lynn Bruns. via News-Gazette Local Stories

“It makes you feel sick to your stomach to watch.”

Everything was quiet in the 200 block of Vermilion Street in Potomac early Sunday morning as Linda Wagoner let her and her husband's bloodhound outside at about 6:30 a.m. "There was nothing then," she recalled ... via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

A high school student is dead after a car crash Wednesday night. 16-year old Austin Pickett of Penfield was killed when the car he was riding in lost control and slammed into a tree. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“If the other schools say no, then Hoopeston can apply on their own”

The Hoopeston Area School Board on Thursday reviewed the Adequate Yearly Progress status report for all five schools in the district. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL