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Level Up With Summer Reading at Chillicothe Public Library

May 27, 2025 02:58PM

Registration is now open for Chillicothe Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Level Up at Your Library!” All ages—adults, too!—are invited to enjoy a season of exciting programming themed around gaming and play-based learning.

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Chillicothe’s Smoking Ghost BBQ Sauce Savors Another National Award

May 27, 2025 02:57PM ● By Scott Fishel

You wouldn’t think that a barbecue sauce created by a retired Caterpillar executive in Chillicothe would have a ghost of a chance of winning any sort of national recognition.

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City Hall Civic Awards

May 27, 2025 02:53PM

Each year the City of Chillicothe Council recognizes those who have made a positive impact on the City of Chillicothe community. At the April 28th city council meeting, Mayor Hughes presented the following awards

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In The Spotlight: Doug Nelson A Hunter’s Story

May 27, 2025 02:49PM ● By Sherry Killion Adams

Doug Nelson grew up on a farm in Central Illinois. At an early age he began trapping and hunting coon, squirrel, and rabbit. No one in his family hunted deer. He said he probably knew the farm better in the dark than in daylight from years of coon hunting during his high school years.

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What’s Happening in Chillicothe...

May 27, 2025 02:46PM ● By City of Chillicothe

Welcome to Summer! Two major city projects will be under construction this year. The roadwork for the Bradley drainage will take place, and the Bike Path along Bradley and Cloverdale.

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Chillicothe’s Hometown Hero – Albert Dean Adams: Volunteer, Patriot, Soldier

May 27, 2025 02:42PM ● By Gary Sharp

Each town, city, and small village, as well as larger municipalities, numbering over a thousand, in our state, are the birthplaces or homes of a proud but slowly dwindling number of a generation known as the Baby Boomers of WWII.

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May 2025 Issue

Apr 30, 2025 12:12PM

Read the May, 2025 edition of the Chillicothe Hometown Voice Newspaper.

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Arthur Lidov: The Artist Who Left His Mark on Chillicothe

Apr 28, 2025 02:19PM ● By Brian L. Fislar

Step inside the Chillicothe, Illinois Post Office, and you will be greeted by a striking scene, a mural of railroad workers, sleeves rolled up, sweat on their brows, laying down the steel tracks that helped shape the town’s future.

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The Insurance Corner – Buying Life Insurance With Pre-existing Conditions

Apr 28, 2025 02:17PM ● By Gus Krantz, CFP®, CTFA, AFIS, Agency Principal with Turner Hicks Agency

Having a medical condition doesn’t automatically disqualify you from buying life insurance. While finding coverage can be more difficult than it is for others, individuals with challenging medical histories and even severe conditions can usually find at least some coverage.

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Obituary – Donna Lee Newell

Apr 28, 2025 02:14PM

Donna, age 82, of Chillicothe, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

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