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A group of Maquon residents has formed a not-for-profit committee to fix up the village and make it a destination again. Now a part of the Knox County Rural Improvement Foundation, the committee has already gotten to work tearing down a dilapidated building in town back in December. The committee has made bringing a convenience store back to Maquon a priority says member Linda Norville. "The village owns the gas station but they're very motivated to sell it," Norville said. "And we've been working hand in hand with Mark Thomas the (Village) President. He has all the in...

Zoo wants your help naming a recently hatched African spoonbill chick RADIO.COM 2/20/2021 © Provided by RADIO.COM Lincoln Park Zoo announced Thursday that it is seeking the public's help in naming the recently hatched African spoonbill chick. According to the zoo, the African spoonbill chick hatched to pair adult spoonbills Luke and Annabelle on Jan. 22 as part of the African Spoonbill Species Survival Plan. The chick is doing well and continues to surpass critical milestones. The sex has yet to be determined. © Provided by RADIO.COM recently hatched African spoonbill chick Lincoln P...

And rotted down by indifference  And impotent revolt like Indignation Jones?  Why, with all of my errant steps  Did I miss the fate of Willard Fluke?  And why, though I stood at Burchard’s bar,  As a sort of decoy for the house to the boys  To buy the drinks, did the curse of drink  Fall on me like rain that runs off,  Leaving the soul of me dry and clean?  And why did I never kill a man  Like Jack McGuire?  And I owe it all to a book I read.  But why did I go to Mason City, 

Help Lincoln Park Zoo name recently hatched African spoonbill chick RADIO.COM 2/19/2021 © Provided by RADIO.COM CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Lincoln Park Zoo announced Thursday that it is seeking the public's help in naming the recently hatched African spoonbill chick. According to the zoo, the African spoonbill chick hatched to pair adult spoonbills Luke and Annabelle on Jan. 22 as part of the African Spoonbill Species Survival Plan. The chick is doing well and continues to surpass critical milestones. The sex has yet to be determined. © Provided by RADIO.COM recently hatched African ...

February 17, 2021 University of Illinois Extension’s 4-H program in Fulton County announces college scholarships being offered to Fulton County 4-H members. Several scholarships, in various amounts, will be awarded to county 4-H members at his or her high school graduation or awards program. One group of scholarships is given in memory of Hilda Rock, by her family. Mrs. Rock was a beloved 4-H leader in the Cuba area for many years.  The family of Gary Eathington will sponsor a $500 scholarship to a member who has been enrolled in Beef and/or Crops 4-H projects, pursuing an Animal Science o...