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In Print – December 2023

A Gift of Love

Nov 27, 2023 04:15PM

During the depression in 1939, my mother and my four little sisters were on our own. A year before, my father had left to find a job in another town.

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OBITUARY – James Oliver “Slim” Traver

Nov 27, 2023 04:13PM

James, 80, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Jim was born on April 2, 1943, in Peoria, Illinois, to Oliver Clarence Traver and Birdeen Rosalyn Patten.

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Nellie’s Corner – December 2023

Nov 27, 2023 04:11PM ● By Greg “Nellie” Nelson

Christmas was slowly approaching and most of us kids were battling the cold and snowy weather downtown at the Ben Franklin store. Christmas music was pumping us up to near delirium.

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December 15, 1922 Chillicothe, Illinois

Nov 27, 2023 04:10PM ● By Gary Fyke

This photo was taken 101 years ago and published in the Chillicothe Bulletin. The smoldering rubble is of the two-building complex that stood where 1027 and 1029 N. Second Street are today.

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Cooking With Vickie Britton – Corn Casserole

Nov 27, 2023 04:09PM ● By Vickie Britton

One of my favorite holiday receipts is my corn casserole. It is quick and easy, can be made in one pan, and can be made the night before.

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The Insurance Corner – Fix Deck Problems Before Someone Is Injured

Nov 27, 2023 04:06PM ● By Gus Krantz, CFP®, CTFA, AFIS, Agency Principal with Turner Hicks Agency

Everyone loves to spend time on the deck with the family or entertaining. That’s why you bought a house with a deck, or you built one yourself.

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Chillicothe, IL 1954 - 1956

Nov 27, 2023 03:41PM ● By Brian L. Fislar

The following is the thirteenth of a multi-part article about the timeline of Chillicothe, IL. This article will illustrate the key dates along with the key individuals who helped to shape our city’s great history.

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Phase II of the Shore Acres Park Master Plan

Nov 27, 2023 03:29PM ● By the Chillicothe Park District

Shore Acres Park—A foundation of our community filled with years of memories: the triangle slide, merry-go-round, baseball games, picnics, long summer nights, and that infamous barrel.

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Community Needs Agency Is Preparing for Its Annual Campaign to Support Christmas Food Basket Distribution

Nov 27, 2023 03:25PM

Community Needs Agency’s (CNA) annual campaign to provide needy families in the area with Christmas food baskets—as well as provide the agency with year-round operating funds—is off and running.

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Sometimes the Cost of Freedom Can’t Be Seen

Nov 27, 2023 03:24PM ● By Dave Molleck

In our society, we hear the word freedom a lot. It’s written in our constitution, and why this country was started; we wanted freedom.

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