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In The Spotlight – Nancy Kaelin: American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 9

Dec 02, 2024 02:58PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

There’s an old adage that says: Behind every great man is a great woman. This holds true for the women of the Chillicothe American Legion Auxiliary. At the helm of these women of Unit #9 is President, Nancy Kaelin.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Andrea Mercier “My Heart In a Book”

Oct 29, 2024 11:42AM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Andrea Douglas, along with her identical twin, Heather, was born and grew up in Aledo, Illinois. She attended Aledo High School where she was an athlete, competing in softball, basketball, and golf.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Max Bundy

Sep 30, 2024 10:13AM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Born in 1957, Max Bundy was one of five boys. He grew up in Rome along the Illinois River. He went to Mossville Grade School and then graduated from IVC High School in 1975.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Bob & Joyce Close

Aug 28, 2024 01:31PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Bob Close was born in Peoria in 1945. He went to Mossville school and then graduated from Chillicothe High in the class of 1963. After high school, he went to the Universal Trade School in Omaha Nebraska to learn to be an auto mechanic.

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Kristine & Stephan Groome — A Mission Of Love

Jul 29, 2024 02:03PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Kristine, a Chillicothe native born in 1948, is the daughter of Charles and Wilma Roger McAlearney. She attended area grade schools and graduated from Chillicothe High in 1966. After graduation, she enrolled in the Methodist School of Nursing.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT — Michele Kluge

Jun 28, 2024 01:22PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Many of us have had a special teacher in our lives at some point in our education that stood out. We felt they cared about us and wanted the very best for us.

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In The Spotlight — Susie Van Ostrand: The Face of South School

May 29, 2024 09:29AM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

When it’s time to let go of your child and send them off to school, it can be difficult for some parents to let go.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Storyteller – Gary Sharp

Apr 29, 2024 09:50AM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Gary always has a story about his experiences, his family, or others he has encountered over the years, which makes him the perfect person to write the Hometown Hero articles in the Hometown Voice each month, which we all love to read.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Bill Stoops

Apr 01, 2024 09:56AM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Service to his country, dedication to his family, and volunteerism to his community—those are the qualities that make up the man, Bill Stoops.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT — Darbi Dietrich

Feb 23, 2024 03:55PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

In writing this column, I’ve found that you don’t have to be born in Chillicothe to love Chillicothe. Many transplants have grown to love this community as their own. One of these people is Darbi Dietrich.

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