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Exchange Club Senior Connection meets at 1:30 p.m. on the  first Wednesday of the month at the Golden Age Center. ****** Cass County Communities Animal… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Bread of Love

March 27 – 3 Monday – Cheeseburger, cheddar cheese, pickles, mustard/catsup, baked beans, tomato salad, pineapple tidbits, milk Tuesday – Ham loaf, sweet potatoes, peas,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Trivia Too

By Roy Roberts Central Illinois has not had the horrible storms seen on the newscasts. The only thing Central Illinois can have is record rainfall.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Bits & Pieces

By Sally Lael I always enjoy the pictures of other people’s vacations on Facebook. They usually trigger special memories of when I and five girlfriends… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Looking Back

1913 Ford Model T.

By Leigh Morris If necessity is the mother of inventions, then greed was the inspiration for the Selden Patent. This audacious story begins with attorney… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Betty Ann Gallion Shelby Cobren

Betty Ann Gallion Shelby Cobren

Betty Ann Gallion Shelby Cobren, 66, of Philadelphia, IL, died Thursday, March 16, 2023, at her home. She was born June 8, 1956, in St. Charles, MO, the daughter of Jesse Franklin Gallion and Patricia Ann Gills Gallion. She married…

Janey E. McClure

Janey E. McClure

Janey E. McClure, 79, Beardstown, died Sunday March 19, 2023 in Springfield. She was born August 7, 1943 in Beardstown the daughter of the late Howard and Elsie Tremain Dotzert. She married James E. McClure Sr. in 1965 in Beardstown…

Lois Ann Fischer

Lois Ann Fischer

Lois Ann Fischer went home to be with the Lord at age 96 on Saturday, March 18, 2023. She was born June 4, 1926, in Dorchester, WI the daughter of Valentine and Anna Schirm Keiper. She attended Beardstown High School…