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CHRISMAN – The Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service will provide enhanced service in the near future.
Ambulance service coordinator Jeremy Neal and another NECAS part-time employee have …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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8/5/19
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Every year, the Paris Police Department hosts a Cops and Bobbers event providing a chance for area children and their families to come and enjoy a morning of fishing with members of law enforcement …
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By BRADEN CHITTICK
bradenandrewc@gmail.com
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8/5/19
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A Paris man is in the Edgar County Jail for allegedly attempting to set fire to a home.
Bradley J. Latch, 31, Paris, appeared in custody of the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department during the July …
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By Suzanne Williams
swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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7/29/19
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The Edgar County Sheriff’s Department provided a happy ending in a couple of criminal cases recently, although the criminals involved may not consider it a positive resolution.
A tip received …
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Gary Henry
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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7/29/19
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The 2019-2020 Miss Edgar County Fair Teresa Twigg has all the attributes associated with a fair queen.
She is poised, gracious, charming and articulate, but it almost didn’t happen for her. …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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7/29/19
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If everything comes together, a piece of art may grace the Edgar County Courthouse lawn in the next few years.
Vick Bowyer, a member of the local Looking for Lincoln Committee, discussed the …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepres.net
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7/29/19
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HUME — Shiloh Community Unit 1 finances are strong, according to a report by the district’s interim superintendent of schools Allen Hall at Tuesday’s meeting of the board of education. The …
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By Nancy Zeman
nzeman@prairiepress.net
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7/29/19
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Longtime Memorial School principal Gary Doughan has resigned to accept a job nearer his hometown.
Doughan, who taught at Paris High School before being named the pre-school through second grade …
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By Nancy Zeman
nzeman@prairiepress.net
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7/29/19
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HUME – Online school registration is coming to the Shiloh School District.
The goal is to make registration quicker and easier for district residents; but to do so, the district needs to collect …
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Special to The Prairie Press
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7/29/19
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To help prepare children for the upcoming school year, Horizon Health is sponsoring its fifth annual Back to School Bang Saturday, Aug. 3. This highly interactive health and wellness expo takes place …
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Special to The Prairie Press
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7/29/19
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The City of Paris entered into the used vehicle business, on the sales side, this week.
The City Council at its Monday, July 22, meeting sold three vehicles, which various departments had declared …
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By NED JENISON
njenison@mac.com
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7/29/19
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Every year, Edgar County’s Relay for Life board decides on a local cancer survivor to act as honorary chairman.
“There’s a committee of eight to 10 people. We pick an honorary chair at the …
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By BRADEN CHITTICK
bradenandrewc@gmail.com
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7/22/19
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HUME – Online school registration is coming to the Shiloh School District.
The goal is to make registration quicker and easier for district residents; but to do so, the district needs to collect …
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Special to The Prairie Press
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7/22/19
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MARTINSVILLE – The Clark County 4-H Fair starts today, July 20, and continues through Wednesday, July 24, at the Martinsville Fairgrounds.
Activities start at 9 a.m. today with general project …
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7/22/19
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It ends where it began a year ago on the stage in front of the grandstands when Miss Edgar County Fair Kierstyn Allen crowns her replacement Sunday evening. The fair queen pageant starts at 7 p.m. …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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7/22/19
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HUME – It’s time to get ready for small town fun at the July 26 and July 27 F3 Festival at Hume.
For the mathematically inclined F3 means Fun cubed, but for everybody else it simply means the …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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7/22/19
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CHRISMAN – Finding an affordable way to demolish derelict buildings especially when they are on private property is a tricky situation for every community.
Members of the Chrisman City Council …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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7/22/19
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First it was excessive rainfall, now it’s excessive heat plaguing the county.
The National Weather Service has Edgar and surrounding counties under an excessive heat warning through 7 p.m. …
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By EVERETT LAU
Elau99@rocketmail.com
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7/22/19
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The woman accused of setting fire to a two-story home in Paris appeared in custody for the July 1 criminal and traffic call in Edgar County Circuit Court and was granted a bond reduction.
Sierra …
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By Suzanne Williams
swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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7/17/19
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With two weeks of temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, the heat has claimed the life of a 66-year-old man.
Edgar County Coroner Scott Barrett has ruled the July 3 death of David W. Long as heat …
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Special to The Prairie Press
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7/17/19
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