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Viewing Cuban agriculture is a trip back in time, a U.S. official said after a recent visit to Cuba.

OF THE JOURNAL STAR Posted Apr 27, 2009 @ 08:32 PM Last update Apr 27, 2009 @ 09:17 PM TOULON - An explosion apparently caused by a ruptured natural gas line leveled one wing of a large and well-known Toulon business early Monday, and a chemical release prompted temporary evacuation of some nearby homes, officials said.

Toulon Mayor Kyle Ham was ousted from office by former mayor Richard C. Collins in one of the most tightly contested races Tuesday on the Stark County ballot.

A decision by the Illinois Department of Human Services to close its longstanding office here in the seat of tiny Stark County has provoked shock and outrage from city and county officials.

At least two new mayors will be elected in Stark County on April 7, and there also will be heavy turnover on the school boards governing the two districts that cover most of the county.

A rural Washburn man's longtime ownership of a passel of dogs may have finally reached what a state official called a "breaking point" for animal hoarders, resulting in criminal charges.

Taking the ACT college entrance exam is standard practice for about 70 percent of Nebraska's high school graduates.

Calling all potential entrepreneurs: Stark County is hosting a program on the topic at 5:30 p.m. Feb.

Firefighters remain at the scene of a vacant house that caught fire this morning.

A short-lived agreement with the University of Illinois Extension has left a bitter taste in the mouths of Stark County development leaders who feel they've recently been "strung along" by an agency not meeting ...