John Mart Blank, a first-generation American citizen born Aug. 28, 1857, in Cole County, was raised by parents who had emigrated from Germany. He grew up on their Millbrook area farm with his twin brother, Roe, along with six other siblings.
WILMINGTON – Define irony. Less than an hour-and-a-half after being criticized for lack of transparency in how it appoints members to citizen-run boards and…
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf didn’t state his reason for denying transfer of an injury suit to Washington County, so Fifth District appellate judges decided he must have had a reason.
Nobles County commissioners voted last week to authorize spending up to $2 million on a $21 million broadband expansion project if the county is awarded a significant USDA ReConnect grant.