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MARSHALL, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — An update on a food pantry that volunteers said will help them serve more people in a better way. The new Marshall Food and Clothing Pantry has been under construction for the last several months, with the project to build a new 9,600-square-foot facility underway. The new facility size will be [...]

REVIEW: Writer fully enraptured with Big Apple Production of classic musical at Powerhouse Theatre

REVIEW: Writer fully enraptured with Big Apple Production of classic musical at Powerhouse Theatre

Remembering Loretta Lynn, Dr. Paul T. Kwami, Deborah McCrary and more

An Idaho snowplow driver is being recognized after he prevented what could have been a tragedy.

SODA SPRINGS — A local snowplow driver is being recognized after he prevented what could have been a tragedy. Gil Wright, a transportation supervisor with the Idaho Transportation Department, was plowing snow on U.S. Highway 30 west of Soda Springs on Nov. 27. He spotted a pickup pulling a car from a ditch. “I pulled […]

Anita Kerr, the prolific session singer and arranger who was an architect of the sumptuous Nashville Sound and later had a multifaceted career in pop

Grammy-winning singer and composer Anita Kerr, whose vocal group the Anita Kerr Singers provided the lush backdrop to the Nashville Sound, has died. She was 94. Her daughter, Kelley Kerr, confirmed to The New York Times that her mother died in Geneva on Monday. Kerr worked&#...

The Anita Kerr Singers won three Grammy Awards and were nominated for seven.

Anita Kerr, a singer and composer whose vocal group provided the lush backdrop to the sound of country music in the 50s and 60s, has died at 94.