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Fireworks Costs Increase Ahead of 4th of July
Newsy via AOL· 2 years agoKewanee, Illinois, is technically a city, but feels very much like small-town America. "Ever since I've been a little boy, we've always had a 4th of July fireworks celebration," Kewanee Chamber ...
66-year-old Kewanee resident killed by own dog while trying to break up two dogs fighting
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKewanee police said Friday that a 66-year-old man had been killed in a dog attack. A news release...
Dean Karau Kewanee history column: The 1935 Boss Manufacturing Company Strike, Part 1
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHazen Hayes Perkins was born in 1847 in Ottawa, Illinois. By the early 1870s, he was inventing and...
On this day: Brian Scalabrine born, Boston snaps Rockets’ 22-game streak
Celtics Wire via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoOn this day in Boston Celtics history, a trio of former Celtics were born. The first of the trio,...
'Strongest man I know': Community rallies around Illinois police chief with lung cancer
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 8 months agoKEWANEE – Like many people diagnosed with lung cancer, Nicholas Welgat had no symptoms until the...
Monmouth College graduates encouraged to call upon 'the liberal arts chops'
The Register-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMONMOUTH — Commencement weekend was a homecoming event for two of the featured speakers who helped...
Kewanee history from the Star Courier files
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years ago15 years ago Friday, July 20, 2007 At the request of Henry-Stark relay for Life, some 50 volunteers took to the Wethersfield High School football field...
Danville volleyball team enjoys a night of milestones in sweep of Lone Tree
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Danville High School volleyball team had plenty to celebrate on Monday night. The Bears' 25-16,...
Mediapolis sweeps team titles at Winfield-Mount Union cross country meet
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMediapolis swept the boys and girls team titles at the Winfield-Mount Union Cross Country...
Dean Karau's Kewanee history: How this Kewanee batboy became a renowned surgeon
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn September 7, 1885, the Chicago White Stockings (later the Chicago Cubs) beat Kewanee’s top amateur team 12 – 1 on the North Main Grounds on North Main Street before a crowd of 2,000 fans.
