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Emporia State hosts Central Missouri Saturday afternoon. The Hornets are coming off a win over Washburn last w...

The defense was impressive in the spring and has continued to impress in the fall as they are planning to rotate many players in the front seven due to the

The Jacksonville School District 117 board is scheduled to meet in regular session at 7 p.m. July 20 at 211 W. State St.

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Crimsons Cory Bunner talks about the loss, and the season Dennis Mathes, dmathes@myjournalcourier.com FacebookTwitterEmail Baseball isn’t always fair. Sometimes, it’s downright cruel. After Jacksonville scratched and clawed its way to a 5-5 tie with two runs in the top of the fifth, top-seeded Springfield erupted for 10 runs in the bottom half of the inning to end the game early, beating the Crimsons 15-5 in a regional championship game at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield on Tuesday. J...

An Illinois man's body was found inside a tanker filled with gas last week after two truck drivers who were unloading it noticed the fuel wasn't flowing smoothly, according to reports.

Two truck drivers said that they found the 29-year-olds body after they had struggled for two days to unload fuel from the tanker.

From staff reports Sturgis High School held its annual “Senior Honors Ceremony” May 6. Principal Nick Herblet opened the ceremony by introducing the school’s 10 senior class representatives, as well as Tremaine Brown, the evening’s class speaker. One of the largest senior honors this year was a $10,000 scholarship was awarded to Brenda Garcia Lopez, provided by Level Data in Kalamazoo. Lopez plans to attend Glen Oaks Community College before transferring to a four-year university.  Le...