Barnum schools settled back into a familiar situation this week when its board voted to rehire superintendent Bill Peel and business manager Laura Carlson for the 2025-26 school year beginning July 1.

Owens Center in Peoria will close for about six weeks later this spring as a planned maintenance to help address issues with ...

Herbert and Alvena Ruh met on a blind date at the Blue Moon dance hall in Elgin back in 1952 and have been tripping the light fantastic ever since.

The Lewis County chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is gearing up to offer an annual local tradition: the massive used book sale in. The effort raises funds for the core ...