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Donations for Walworth mural still sought Larry Lock For the Star Courier Its official!  The subject, the location, the time, the artists and potential fundraising for Kewanee’s 20th Walldog historical mural are set. As previously announced, the subject will be the Walworth Manufacturing Company and its predecessors, which started very small in 1868 and reached huge proportions in the 1900s before coming to an end in Kewanee in 1978. The location, according to Dianne Packee, the chairperson of the Walldog Mural Committee, will be the east side of the City of Kewanee’s maintenance buildin...

Kewanee Historical Society Museum gives patrons a walk on the wild side SUSAN DEVILDER The Star Courier Hidden among the exhibits of Kewanee’s bygone era are more unusual items that people might miss if they’re not paying attention. With the grand opening of the new Kewanee Historical Museum scheduled for this weekend, President Mike DeWalt took the time to point out some of the odder items on exhibit.  Most of the items have been around for a long time and weren’t uncovered in the move, DeWalt said. But for the last four year, DeWalt said he’s spent time uncovering items that were n...

With May knocking on our doors and the promise of consistently warmer weather, homeowners thoughts are turning to that project they have been waiting to begi