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Dunlap had a beast but Metamora was the best Thursday at the Class 2A Macomb Sectional boys and field meet.
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EUREKA — Woodford County non-union employees might be receiving the same pay increases as their organized brethren.During its meeting Tuesday night, the County Board is expected to discuss the proposed hikes. They would apply to about half the county’s 50 or so employees, according to...
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Two people suffered dehydration Sunday during Metamora Township High School's graduation.Heath Gerkin, Emergency 116 ambulance services director, said both people are in stable condition. Two E 116 ambulances arrived at the scene at about 3:50 p.m.Gerkin said one...
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The Metamora tennis team finished the regular season strong, starting with a 7-2 win over Normal Community May 6 at home.
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The Metamora soccer team closed the regular season on a roll.
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The annual East Peoria Carnival will take place May 22 through 26 in the parking lot at the Festival Building, 2200 E. Washington St.
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GERMANTOWN HILLS — Ann Sasso said she hadn’t set foot in the Germantown Hills Village Hall in more than six months.Amid significant public opposition, Sasso was fired last November after almost 20 years as village clerk. But the night of May 9 she returned to hugs and handshakes from as many as 30 people who attended the first Village...
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METAMORA — Brett Fitzgerald, Metamora Township High School senior, said art is too subjective to be able to judge an individual work.“I don't really like contests,” he said. “In reality, everything is art.”He said, for instance, that some people can stick a shoe and bag of chips on a table and call it art. Even so,...
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METAMORA — The new Metamora mayor, Ken Maurer, said during the May 7 Village Board meeting that he wants a minimum of 99 percent of residents to say Metamora is a great place to live.Additionally, he said he would like to see a minimum of 99 percent of businesses call Metamora a great place to do business.“I don’t know what it...
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GERMANTOWN HILLS — The need for a better pavilion roof at J.R. Michael White Park has been looming over Germantown Hills village trustees’ heads for months.“It needs some paint,” Marty Clinch, newly elected Germantown Hills village trustee, said. “It needs some other cosmetic things done.”So when Clinch, at the...
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The Metamora softball team played a tough game May 6 and lost 6-4 to Tremont.
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The season may be winding down, but the Metamora baseball team is not slowing down.
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EAST PEORIA – The Bob Michel Bridge over the Illinois River will be closed to all traffic from 6:30 until 9 a.m. Sunday, May 19 due to the River City Marathon, according to the East Peoria Police Department.
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Now that the Illinois House has passed a comprehensive pension reform plan, the Senate is back in the crosshairs of the debate.
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Congratulate your senior with an ad plus their picture in the TimesNewspapers under the graduation class pictures running May 22. Cost is $29 for the full-color ad.Click the graduation form link at left and...
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Even the best teams stumble time to time.
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PEORIA — The Metamora Township High School prom seemed to stray from tradition May 4.Yes, there was dancing and extravagant dresses, as well as a prom court. But the twist was that a self-proclaimed "band nut" had the opportunity to escort the prom queen that night.
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GERMANTOWN HILLS — Construction of the new CEFCU in Germantown Hills is seeing steady progress through the adverse weather.In October 2012, the idea of a new CEFCU in the community was just that, an idea. But it has since turned into much more.Rob...
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PEORIA — Dave Mueller, Metamora public works director, sent two of his public works employees to help with the cleanup effort in Roanoke after the flood April 29."We volunteered to help," Mueller said. "It wasn't a high-level request."The two employees...
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Everyone may have heard this line before but the Redbirds never get tired of hearing it: Metamora's tennis team won another Mid-Illini match.
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PEORIA — For the third straight year, the UnityPoint Health-Methodist Red White and Boom will feature a pyrotechnics show with a six-figure cost for fireworks.
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Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers Saturday to support Feeding America and help Stamp Out Hunger across America.To participate in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, residents are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such...
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Although the Metamora baseball team is making the Mid-Illini Conference season look easy at times, it is anything but.
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Clutch is how to best describe Metamora's soccer team's performance from April 30.
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Now that the Illinois House has passed a comprehensive pension reform plan, the Senate is back in the crosshairs of the debate.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the State Fire Marshal joins the national efforts to engage residents in local efforts to reduce arson incidents and educate the community on how to play a key role in creating a safer home environment.
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METAMORA — The efforts of eight cast members and seven behind-the-scenes crew members came to life April 27 and 28 in "The Glass Menagerie" at Metamora Township High School.Tennessee Williams’ "The Glass Menagerie" was the fourth annual spring drama, according to...
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The Metamora Township High School Board of Education hired six new faculty members and one staff member during its April 25 board meeting."This is really one of the fun parts of the job," he said. "Teachers are why our students do well in school," Randy Toepke, Metamora...
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METAMORA — New board members were sworn in during the April 25 Metamora Township High School Board of Education meeting.New board members Ryan McCoy and Stephanie McAllister took Kent Malone and Scott Winkler’s places.Winkler ended his final meeting...
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While the Metamora baseball team was locked in what would become a 1-0 win over the Pekin Dragons at home April 22, the softball team was on the other end of the spectrum.
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The Mid-Illini Conference girls track and field meet will be a day earlier.
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Metamora's tennis team is back on the winning track.
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Metamora has beaten Mid-Illini Conference foes by lopsided numbers all season but a 1-0 home win over Pekin April 22 proved a low scoring game can be just as thrilling.
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Peoria Skeet and Trap Club is targeting a cure for breast cancer by hosting the second annual Shoot for the Cure, benefiting the Susan G. Komen Memorial Affiliate.
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EAST PEORIA —Caterpillar Inc. will reopen its East Peoria campus Sunday for third shift.The company says it will notify employees if they are expected to report to work before Sunday night. East Peoria employees can call the Employee Hotline (1-877-336-5569) for further updates.
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Metamora's baseball team demolished another Mid-Illini Conference opponent April 16 when it took down Dunlap, 11-0.
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Another week brought another defeated Mid-Illini Conference foe for Metamora.
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Even though he is a New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Neal Barnard is humble about it.Barnard, who lives in Washington, D.C., will speak at Illinois Central College’s Performing Arts Center from 7-9 p.m. May 2 about his latest book, “Power Foods for the Brain,” which he will also sign after a purchase.
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Boys TrackThe Metamora boys track team braved the cold and rainy weather to finish first at East Peoria over Morton and the host school with 127.5 points.
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After crushing Mid-Illini Conference foes all season, Metamora now knows how it feels to be on the losing end.
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METAMORA — Mike Todd, Metamora Police Chief, said he and his department learned how to save a life, a skill he did not know would bring him before the Village Board April 16."I like to be able to come up here in front of the board and acknowledge when we do something good," he...
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Metamora's soccer team returned to Mid-Illini Conference glory April 16 with an 8-0 win over Pekin at home.
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The following is a list of recently opened and closed state roads, provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation. They are current as of about 12:30 p.m. Thursday.Open:· IL 29 southbound and one lane northbound, ¼ mile...
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