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Horizon Health and the Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties are joining forces to improve mental health treatment access, including emergency service. Ground was recently broken to build a Life Center on the Horizon Health campus for Horizon Health’s Senior Care program as well provide space for HRC therapists and a crisis center – sort of a mental health emergency room. Left to right, Dustin Melton, Nolan Longest, Ken Polky, Alison Williams, Oliver Smith, Ned Jenison, Martin Adams, Kym Pfrank, Brian Blair, Brittney Isom, Renee Craig and Floyd Young.
New era of healthcare
Healthcare, especially mental health service, will have a new look in about a year. Representatives of Horizon Health and the Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties gathered briefly … more
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Meeting will decide bid
The Edgar County Board has scheduled a special meeting April 22 to decide if the five-year contract for the seven-township service area is awarded to the Edgar County Special Service Area Ambulance … more
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Edgar County Clerk August Griffin used a new projection system to publicly show election results in nearly real time, replacing the slow and cumbersome system of handwriting the numbers on a chalkboard. Griffin was pleased with how the system worked and is ready to retire the big board. He added his office has joined the 21st Century.
Election ends an era
The few visitors to the Edgar County Courthouse to watch election results Tuesday night had a surprise. Missing from the rotunda was the giant chalkboard suspended from the back of the elevator … more
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The newsboys of New York are determined to defy authority in their struggle for fair pay. “Newsies” is the Paris High School spring musical production.
“Newsies” hits the stage
Paris High School’s spring musical, “Newsies,” the Broadway musical inspired by the real-life newsboys strike of 1899, is in final rehearsals, with the show scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday and … more
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Congressman John Shimkus (R-15th District), center, is shown with members of the ECCEL Academy consisting of students from Paris, Marshall, Kansas, Chrisman, Martinsville and Casey-Westfield high schools. The academy teaches principles of leadership as well as introducing students to the wide variety of businesses and employment opportunities that exist in the area following high school.
ECCEL celebrates achievement
The ECCEL Academy held a special reception Tuesday, March 19, at Paris High School to thank supporters and outline progress so far this academic year. The acronym stands for Edgar Clark Career … more
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These students are tasked with carrying a large part of the Chrisman High School performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The narrator’s role is split between the three young women seated left to right, Lindsey Franz, Rylee Lorton and Addison Pickett. Standing are Colby Phipps, left, who plays Joseph, and Kaiden Moody, right, who is one of the brothers in the ensemble but rocks and rolls in the second act as the Egyptian Pharaoh.
“Dreamcoat” in Chrisman
CHRISMAN – The next musical by Chrisman High School students is perhaps the most ambitious project so far at the school. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” by the groundbreaking … more
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This object has all the telltale signs of being a meteorite: fusion crust caused by the outer layer melting as a result of friction with the atmosphere; regmaglypts, which are small depressions in the surface like thumbprints in wet clay; density, at more than seven pounds it is heavier than common rocks of the same dimensions; it is magnetic because of the iron-nickle composition. Meteorites are divided into three main categories with further subdivisions depending on a variety of factors. Charlie Glick plans to arrange for scientific testing to learn more about this visitor from outer space.
Mystery meteorite
Antique auto dealers across the U.S. know Charlie Glick. That’s his specialty – antique autos that date back to the 1920s and earlier. He’s also a collector of World War I and World War II … more
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Paris resident and world-renowned honeybee expert Gene Killion is helping novice beekeeper Matt Sanchez, right, with an apiary Sanchez established at the Sawgrass Marriott resort in Florida. The apiary has evolved into a micro farm providing the resort kitchen with fresh vegetables and eggs in addition to locally sourced honey. Sanchez is a Marriott chef.
Gene Killion honored
Most people are likely unaware of the century local residents the late Carl Killion and his son, Eugene, devoted to the care of honeybees and honey production; but in the world of beekeeping, the two … more
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The staff of the new EZ Care-Marshall sees patients on Friday, Saturday and Sundays at the clinic located at the intersection of State Route 1 and U.S. 40. Pictured, from left, are Carie Jansen, Carrie Cunningham, EZ Care manager; Lindsey Henson, unit secretary; and Mallory Cook.
EZ Care opens in Marshall
A new EZ Care walk-in clinic, a service of Horizon Health, is now open in Marshall at Illinois Highway 1 and U.S. 40. EZ Care–Marshall is located in the former Wellum chiropractic building at … more
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Nathan Harmon talks with a Chrisman student Tuesday after making a presentation to the combined high school/junior high school regarding finding hope and living a positive life. Following the assembly, he did breakout sessions with high school students for the remainder of the morning and junior high school students during the afternoon.
People, actions matter
CHRISMAN – When Nathan Harmon speaks students can’t help but listen. The young man from Indiana did an assembly and all-day breakout sessions with Chrisman High School and junior high students … more
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Kansas resident Josiah Nichols is pictured with his first two books in the series “Using Hermeneutics.” He instructs readers how to read and understand the Bible through demonstrations and interpretations of the books of Romans.
Comprehending the Bible
KANSAS- A local author is on a mission to help others to learn how to read the Bible for comprehension. Kansas resident Josiah Nichols recently released book, “Romans Roadblocks: Using … more
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These students are the fairies in the Crestwood Junior High production of “My Son Pinocchio.” Left to right, Daisy Cochran, Vivian Moore, Emily Wells and Jayden Bishop.
Puppet takes the stage
Final rehearsals are underway for Crestwood Junior High School’s musical Disney’s “My Son Pinocchio” to be presented 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16, at the Paris Center of Fine … more
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Inflammation is a tool the body uses to combat external and internal attacks. This alarm system can also be tripped by specific foods, leading to chronic inflammation that increases vulnerability to serious diseases and conditions.
Fighting inflammation
Every generation looks for a fountain of youth or magic pill to ward off aging and stay young and vital. Seniors don’t have to go on a complex quest to find the secret — it just takes a little … more
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Three generations of service to the country and to the 40 & 8 veterans organization is represented by the Funkhouser family. Verlin Funkhouser, center, served in the Navy 1962-1966. His son, Rob Funkhouser, left, served in the Air Force 1985-1989, and grandson Derek Funkouser, right, is a captain in the National Guard, following a period of active duty in the Army. The blue chapeaus denote membership in a local voiture and the yellow chapeau indicates the holder of a national officer. Verlin Funkhouser said he is unaware of any other active grandfather, son and grandson membership trio in the 40 & 8.
Service is multigenerational
Captain Derek Funkhouser is continuing a tradition started by his grandfather Verlin Funkhouser and maintained by his father Rob Funkhouser. The younger man recently went through the formal … more
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Susan Stafford, director of the Bicentennial Art Center and Museum, hopes money earned from an upcoming fashion show is sufficient to tackle the needs of a storage area holding much of the museum’s permanent art collection. Her goal is to get the space properly finished with environmental controls, better organize the area and relocate non-art items into other storage space.
Paris takes the catwalk
Art comes in many styles and that includes fashion and haute couture. Given that connection, a fashion show is in the works to benefit the Bicentennial Art Center and Museum. Scheduled for 6 p.m. … more
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Alternative education
A new Paris Union School District 95 program is providing 18 teenagers a pathway to receive their high school diplomas — by computer. The program currently has students in middle school through … more
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Crestwood School sixth, seventh and eighth graders meet within their groups called families during Monday’s first Crestwood Cares workshop in the school gym. The workshop, designed by principal Dan Lynch assisted by faculty and staff, is similar to the Challenge Day held in the past at Paris High School.
Compassion gets its day
Crestwood Junior High students participated in a daylong social and emotional workshop Monday, Jan. 7, designed to create more empathy among students and staff. Crestwood Cares, similar to the … more
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he pack at the home of Hellie and Craig Smith of Paris includes homeless, abused and injured dogs who received a second lease on life. Smith, at right, and her sister, Cherie Bibo, are surrounded. The 10th annual Cause for Paws wine tasting event at the Paris KC Hall is set from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, to benefit Paul Warner Rescue. Tickets are available in advance from volunteers as well as the Prairie Press office.
Save dogs and sip wine
The 10th annual Cause for Paws wine tasting event and silent auction event will once again raise important funds for the Paul Warner Animal Rescue to help sick, injured and homeless dogs. The … more
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A large group of volunteers helped with the Dec. 15 Shop with a Cop event. Agencies and organizations represented include: Paris Police Department, Edgar County Sheriff’s Department, Chrisman Police Department, Kansas Police Department, Brocton Police Department, Paris Fire Department, Chrisman Fire Department, Edgar County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, Edgar County Probation Department, Edgar County Circuit Clerk’s Office, City of Paris, Edgar County Special Service Area Ambulance, Horizon Health Ambulance, Elks Club, PEO Sisterhood, Mayo Redbird Leadership, Paris High School Key Club, Lions Club and individuals.
Cops bring Christmas
It was a good year for Shop with a Cop. Detective Eric Brown said financial donations picked up strongly at the end, which Paris Police Department administrative assistant Melissa Garner said put … more
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