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Hot weather seems to be over.....for a while. But even though it’s been hot, there are some things we need to give our attention.

Trivia Too

Trivia Too – Cute little stories to make you smilie

Editor’s Note: The late Roy Roberts loved to write and wrote numerous columns that we will continue to print until we run out. Enjoy! Here are some cute stories that people have sent to me: There comes a time when a woman just has to trust her husband…for example…a wife comes home late at night and quietly opens the door to her bedroom.

Tourists using the WPA Illinois guidebook most likely drove past Schmitt Memorial Hospital.

Looking Back – Guiding tourists to Beardstown

As the calendar turned to 1939, the nation was still struggling to put the Great Depression behind it. A first of its kind experiment launched by the federal government hoped to and was meant to help push the economy in the right direction.

Backroads Boutique Crawl set

Home Girls Boutique presents the Backroads Boutique Crawl. The event includes over 25 small businesses in Jacksonville, Winchester and Beardstown. Make plans to join us for a weekend of shopping from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 20 and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 21. Julie Rowe, owner of Home Girls Boutique in Jacksonville, is proud to coordinate this highly anticipated shopping “crawl” event which highlights small businesses in the west central area. This is the 7th semiannual Backroads Boutique Crawl.

Gayle Allen Petefish

Gayle Allen Petefish

Gayle Allen Petefish, 76, rural Virginia, died Thursday, August 24, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Robert A. Daniel,

Robert A. Daniel

Robert A. Daniel, 76 of Virginia, died Friday, August 25, 2023 at Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

Focus on Faith

Focus on Faith – Only trust Him

32:27 “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” 33:3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ Jeremiah 32:7; 33:3 It seems that in our world today, we are facing more and more challenges in life. People are looking for answers, but unsure where to find them. Have you ever found yourself facing a situation that just seems to have no earthly answer or solution to it? Maybe you have found yourself scratching your head and wondering what to do next? I’m pretty sure it is safe to say that we have all been there at one time or another in our lives.

Barbara Jo Barnes-Amos

Barbara Jo Barnes-Amos

Barbara Jo Barnes-Amos, age 64, of Wall, South Dakota, died on Friday, August 25, 2023 peacefully at her home in Wall with her family and dog by her side. Barbara Jo “Bobbie Jo” Barnes-Amos, was born November 30, 1958 in Lebanon Missouri.