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Here are the Springfield area's spring sports all-conference teams for 2022
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Illinois High School Association 2021-22 sports calendar came to a close after Chatham Glenwood...
Looking Back
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago130 Years Ago October 15, 1892 Last Saturday the teachers of our public schools had a picnic out on the banks of the Vermilion. Kent's hack was secured...
Dale C. Maley: The horse vs. the automobile controversy
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFairbury was founded in 1857 when the Peoria & Oquawka Railroad ran its line from Peoria to the Indiana border. From the time of the town's founding, horses played a crucial role in farm and ...
National Signing Day in central Ohio: High school athletes make commitments official
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBelow is a list of central Ohio high school athletes who announced their college decisions to...
South Brunswick deer crashes galore: This week in Central Jersey history, Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Home News Tribune | My Central Jersey via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDrivers had been involved in at least 21 crashes with deer in the past three weeks in South...
Looking Back in the pages of The Blade
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago130 Years Ago July 2, 1892 Dr. Parsons reports the advent of a nice little daughter to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murtaugh, near Chatsworth. The many...
Looking Back: What was in The Blade this week back when
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago130 Years Ago June 4, 1892 The M. E. parsonage was sold last Saturday for $221, Mrs. Mary Haverty being the purchaser. They will soon place arc lights in James Turner's saloon and Morris' restaurant ...
Dale C. Maley: Fairbury was home to a national mechanical corn picker champion
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore World War II, annual national championships were held to determine who could hand-harvest corn the fastest. Fairbury native Ted Balko won the national contest in 1934 and 1938. Ted hand-harvested ...
