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Nelly’s Corner

Dec 29, 2025 02:04PM ● By Greg “Nelly” Nelson

We had a death threat in our neighborhood. Unusual in January. Not much to do in Arctic weather except go sled riding on the Wilson street "hill.” It was an annual ritual for about 50 kids. The timing of the ritual was always about two days after a snowstorm. Lots of cars would pack the snow perfectly by then.

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Obituary – Kenneth Bryan Hillard

Dec 29, 2025 02:02PM

Kenneth, age 63, of Chillicothe, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

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Obituary – Frederick Carl Webber

Dec 29, 2025 02:01PM

November 16, 1954 — November 24, 2025 Frederick, 71, of Ottawa, ON, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Fred was born November 16, 1954, in Sparland, Illinois.

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Obituary – Dennis “Denny” Ray Steiger

Dec 29, 2025 01:59PM

Dennis, 74, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2025, at the Henry Rehab and Nursing Facility, with his son Cole Steiger and his daughter in law Ashley by his side.

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Fact or Folklore: The Tale of Mandy and Henry Burnett – Part One

Dec 29, 2025 01:58PM ● By Brian L. Fislar

What if I told you a story about a brother and sister who stepped out of the everyday world and never truly returned? A story about two people who spent more than fifty years in the hills outside Chillicothe, Illinois, living in hand-built huts and

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IVC Ghost Post

Dec 29, 2025 01:56PM

IVC High School students will be returning to class on January 6th to a new year with new goals! IVC Seniors will be returning to school with one semester left in their high school careers. Let’s make it count! Make new friends! Enjoy old friends!

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The Insurance Corner – Adult Children on Your Policies Can Create Coverage Gaps

Dec 29, 2025 01:54PM ● By Gus Krantz, CFP®, CTFA, AFIS, Agency Principal with Turner Hicks Agency

These days, many families are assisting their adult children financially far longer than parents of earlier generations. And that kind of support for college, and sometimes basic survival, can create insurance coverage gaps for the adult child that can be a major risk to their parents’ financial wellbeing.

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Chillicothe Lions Club

Dec 29, 2025 01:52PM

Well, another Christmas has come and gone, and I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Some of us might still be looking for New Year’s resolutions. If helping others in some way while having some fun along the way yourself might be

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Community Impact

Dec 29, 2025 01:50PM

What has the Rotary Club of Chillicothe been up to? Thanks to a generous matching donation, the club provided 300 boxes of skillet meals to the Community Needs Agency in December to support its Christmas food distribution.

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Chillicothe Circle of Service

Dec 29, 2025 01:47PM

Chillicothe Circle of Service recently recognized attorney Richard V. Laukitis with their first annual Difference Maker award. Laukitis has done pro bono work for Chillicothe Altrusa (now Chillicothe Circle of Service) for many years and provided the legal guidance for Circle to disassociate from Altrusa International, allowing our organization to focus our efforts and

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