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Aviators. Retro. Flip. Sport. During the spring and summer months, consumer spend hours trying to figure out what shape of sunglasses will best reflect their personality and offer a little shade during the summer months. While sunglasses do add flare to your favorite outfit, there is more to their purpose […]

For many Americans, a dental hygienist asking, “Do you floss?” can be the most uncomfortable question of a routine dental visit. Maybe your gums are bleeding. Maybe you flossed once or twice after your last dental exam. Maybe you don’t even know where to find floss in the pharmacy. We […]

The local unit of Sea Cadets, SPC Justin O. Penrod Division, honored Vietnam soldiers during the opening ceremony for “The Wall That Heals,” the visiting Vietnam memorial in Mahomet at Lake of the Woods Thursday night. During the ceremony, the cadets escorted Vietnam veterans as the veterans placed a wreath […]

The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will come to Lake of the Woods from June 23 to 26. The wall, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. designed to travel to cities throughout the United States, was unveiled on Veterans […]

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Coming home has always been exciting for Mahomet Native Nick Washburn. After graduating from D-II Hillsdale College in Michigan, the 2009 Mahomet-Seymour graduate left the United States to play professional basketball overseas in Spain. Then, the 6’10” center spent 10 months playing basketball in Portugal. Now, Washburn is excited to […]

Dear Drivers, I’ve been anxious about this day. This day seemed so far away when she was born. We purchased a car five years ago thinking, this could be her car when she turns 16. And now, it’s here. My daughter is behind the wheel. I know millions of moms […]

The American Legion Post 1015 will celebrate flag day on June 14 with an Unserviceable Flag Ceremony at 6 pm. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777 when the United States adopted the flag of the United States of America. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1949 that June 14 […]

Unless you visit the same spot for vacation every year, traveling can bring up some nerves. Am I choosing the right spot? What will we do? How will we get there? Where will we stay? What do we need? You research, make choices, but you actually don’t know what you’re […]

Middletown Prairie Elementary school was the site of a press conference Wednesday June 1, where Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner called on Central Illinois residents to urge their lawmakers to work together to pass two non-partisan pieces of legislation that will ensure schools open their doors in the fall and the […]