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PHS Students Rehearse for School Musical
PANA—Using a collection of short plays and musical numbers, Pana High School (PHS) choir director Angela Chase will put on a one-of-a-kind musical called “We’re All in This Together” on March 22 at 6:30 p.m in the Pana Jr. High School auditorium.
Read MoreProsecutors in Chicago charge man with stabbing ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to death
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors in Chicago have accused a man of stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s 11-year-old son to death. Prosecutors announced on Friday that the 37-year-old man had been charged with murder, attempted murder, home invasion and armed robbery in connection with the attack, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Prosecutors alleged during a court hearing that the…
Read MorePritzker agency heads questioned on $1.1 billion revenue proposals
Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, IDOR Chief Economist Rubina Hafeez and Governor’s Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm take questions from the House Revenue and Finance Committee in Springfield on Thursday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s revenue and…
Read MoreTHS bowler AJ Evrley signs with Lindenwood University
Lucas Domonousky, Breeze-Courier Sports Editor TAYLORVILLE — Tornado boys bowling Co-Captain AJ Evrley signed his letter of intent with Lindenwold University on Friday, March 15. The Taylorville senior, along with THS boys bowling Head Coach Lance Nagle, caught up with the Breeze-Courier to explain the thought process behind the commitment, the Winter season as a…
Read MoreRiders can climb ‘halfway to the stars’ on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett
JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine’s Day dedicated one of the city’s iconic cable cars…
Read MoreA new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside…
Read MoreFarm brewed small batch beer right in the heart of Christian County
Kim Paisley-Jones Breeze-Courier Writer ASSUMPTION, Ill. — If you’re looking for something fun to do in a farm like setting, you need to take the short drive to Cypress Grove Brewing in Assumption, Ill. Cypress Grove Brewing creates farm brewed, big flavor, small batch beers with a malt-forward profile, using many ingredients sourced and grown…
Read MoreFarmers disrupt traffic to Belgium’s major ports in protest of environmental rules
BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers disrupted traffic around Europe’s second biggest port of Antwerp and two other Belgian harbors Thursday during yet another demonstration to protest against what they say is excessive environmental rulemaking. Dozens of tractors disrupted morning rush hour traffic to and from the harbor facilities, though they shied away from a full blockade…
Read MoreMachinery versus manpower: Illinois meat processors weigh technology
RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek As demand for locally produced meat grows and a quality workforce becomes more difficult to obtain, the meat processing sector is taking a closer look at areas where technology can replace human labor. The Illinois Association of Meat Processors (IAMP) held a joint convention with the Indiana Meat Packers and Processors…
Read MoreNew spring livestock show debuts
The inaugural American Royal Spring Youth Livestock Show will be held March 27-30 at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri featuring youth exhibiting cattle, goats, sheep and swine. The American Royal is celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year. Its legacy began in October 1899 with the first nationwide show for the exposition of…
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