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Brandt donates to ag program

Evelyn Brandt Thomas (center) presents a check for $100,000 from The Brandt Foundation to the LLCC Foundation to support agriculture education. L-R: Logan Williams, LLCC ag alum and Brandt employee; John Sudduth, current LLCC ag student; Evelyn Brandt Thomas; Rich Teeter and Bill Harmon, LLCC professors of agriculture; Dr. Charlotte Warren, president of LLCC. In the background are Brandt employees.

    The Brandt Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Lincoln Land Community College Foundation to support the LLCC agriculture program through an endowed scholarship fund.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Weathering the heat

Beyond the Rusty Gate

    I hope you’ve all been inside away from the heat. I can’t breathe very good in it and my dog has quite a time,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Cass sees second COVID-19 spike

Cass sees second COVID-19 spike

For the second time, Cass County has seen a double-digit spike in new reported COVID-19 cases in a single reporting period. Last Thursday, the number… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Get Ready: The Bad Batch is Coming

Screen Time

    As you must be well aware of by now, reader, I’m a bit obsessed with Star Wars. You will not be surprised, then, to… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Karen S. Hale

Dwight Leon Bennett

    Karen Sue Hale, 77, of Chatham died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2020 at her residence.     Visitation will be from 12–2 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville with funeral services to follow.

David A. Gibson

David A. Gibson

    David A. Gibson, 59, of Petersburg, formerly of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly of a massive heart attack Wednesday, July 8, 2020, while on vacation in Las Vegas.     He married Brenda (Pond) Gibson on July 25, 2008, and she…