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In-Print July 2025

CHUCK FLAGG: 50+ Years of Clay, Creativity, and Classroom InspirationCHUCK FLAGG: 50+ Years of Clay, Creativity, and Classroom Inspiration

Jun 26, 2025 01:42PM

For more than five decades, Chuck Flagg has shaped not only clay but also the lives of his students. Best known as the long-time art teacher at Illinois Valley Central High School, Chuck’s path to becoming an artist and educator was anything but conventional—and all the more inspiring because of it.

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Cooking With Vickie Britton

Jun 26, 2025 01:38PM

Lets Make an Easy Shrimp Boil! Ingredients: 4 ears of corn cut in half 2 bags of small baby red potatoes 2 rings of Cajan sausage (or your favorite sausage)

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St. Jude Runs – Hannah Dutton

Jun 26, 2025 01:36PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

This year’s coordinator for the St. Jude Runs is Hannah Dutton. Born Hannah Cox, she is a hometown girl who went to Chillicothe schools and graduated from IVC in 2004. After graduation, she went to Bradley and got her teaching degree. She taught at Dunlap for 13 years and is now the curriculum coordinator for Dunlap. Hannah is married to David Dutton and they have two children—Ellie, 12, and Haddie, 9.

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What’s Happening in Chillicothe...

Jun 26, 2025 01:31PM ● By the City of Chillicothe

July 2025 As part of the Peoria County Bison-tennial project, the City of Chillicothe is participating in the bison trek. The BISON SCULPTURE is located in front of City Hall and is designed and produced by Owens Design Group. Visit this link bisontrek.peoriacounty.gov for more information about the 40 other bison sculptures in Peoria County.

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From the Desk of Mayor Mike Hughes

Jun 26, 2025 01:29PM

It’s unfortunate, but today there is a lot of division in our country. Each side wants their views to be heard, and sometimes people aren’t particularly polite as they voice their opinions. Regardless of what side of a particular issue you side with, I think, or hope, we can all agree that a cemetery isn’t a place for protesting.

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A Virtue – A Calling – A Home Ronald R. Martz

Jun 26, 2025 01:27PM ● By Gary Sharp

It has long been surmised that since the introduction of the human species to the only blue planet in our solar system, the seeds first planted would not remain sedentary and would eventually join and flourish with teachers, of their own kind, who would spread the word of their creator. A variety of interpretations would challenge the many preachers, ministers, pastors, and other clergymen as to the validity of scripture, but to the truest of believers, it is clear in John 3:16.

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