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In-Print January 2025

Time for New Year’s Financial Resolutions

Dec 30, 2024 01:39PM ● By Edward Jones for Matthew Kenady

Have you made New Year’s resolutions, such as exercising more or learning a new skill? These are good objectives, but why not add some financial resolutions?

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day – 83rd Anniversary

Dec 30, 2024 01:38PM ● By Emily Thompson

On December 7, 2024 local members of the Sons & Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors (SDPHS), Don & Emily Thompson (Emily’s father, Maurice Grafton was a Pearl Harbor Survivor) and Chuck Bott a member of

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Water Restriction for a Year? Sutherland’s Challenge – Part One

Dec 30, 2024 01:36PM ● By Gary Fyke

Over time, residents of Chillicothe and other communities have gotten used to learning that there is a “Boil Order” or during hot, dry periods “Water Restriction” is put into effect for a short period.

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Obituary – Theodore Richard Briggs

Dec 30, 2024 01:34PM

Ted, 93, of Sparland, formerly of Chillicothe, passed away at his winter home in Mesa, Arizona on December 4, 2024 surrounded by his four children. He was born May 30, 1931 in Carlinville, Illinois to Richard and Helen Briggs.

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Obituary – Ted Tomkinson

Dec 30, 2024 01:33PM

Ted was born on February 28, 1941 in Peoria, IL to the late Earl Springer and Floydine Edna (Carley) Tomkinson. He married Carolyn Jean DeVoss on June 22, 1974 in Chillicothe, IL.

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Nelly’s Corner – January 1962... age Ten-teen

Dec 30, 2024 01:31PM ● By Greg “Nelly” Nelson

We were tired of being just ten so we created a new number... Ten-teen. Had a good sound to it and made us feel so much older and wiser. I’m not really sure it impressed the folks on Birren Avenue.

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The Insurance Corner – Don’t Rely on Employer Life Insurance Coverage Alone

Dec 30, 2024 01:29PM ● By Gus Krantz, CFP®, CTFA, AFIS, Agency Principal with Turner Hicks Agency

Americans are dangerously under-protected when it comes to life insurance. Three in four American households without life insurance report they would have immediate or near-immediate trouble paying for basic living expenses in the event of the death of a primary wage earner.

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Chillicothe, IL 1995–2002

Dec 30, 2024 12:35PM ● By Brian L. Fislar

The following is part Twenty-Six 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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Fun and Games at Chillicothe Public Library

Dec 30, 2024 12:33PM

When you think “library,” what comes to mind? Books, probably—but Chillicothe Public Library’s mission to bring people, information, and ideas together goes far beyond the printed page.

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L.L. “Doc” Pearce: Educator, Minister, and Craftsman

Dec 30, 2024 12:32PM ● By Brian L. Fislar

For the past 85 years, the name Pearce has been woven into the fabric of the community, yet the remarkable life of the man behind it has faded from memory. This is the story of L.L. “Doc” Pearce.

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