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Today's Features

  • Births

    Jaxon Tyler Adermann
    Matthew and Samantha Adermann of Taylorville are the parents of a son born at 3:24 p.m. on March 22, 2013, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

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  • Curtis-Largent

    Tracee Ann Curtis and Timothy Allen Largent, both of Vandalia, were married in a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on March 16, 2013, at Bethel Baptist Church in rural Vandalia, with the Rev. Dan Rush officiating.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton

    Along the Lane …
    … rabbits are making a comeback, rerun, “re-hop,” or whatever, to the Homestead lane.
    When we first moved here (about 19 years ago), rabbits would almost cause a traffic jam in our lane.  Son Todd (at a young age then) commented that rabbits were going to take over the world.

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  • Frogtown News

    Visits Daughter
    Belinda Harpster of St. Peter, spent the weekend with her daughter, Mahala Harpster of Villa Ridge, Mo.
    Death
    Mary Lillian “Lillie” Reed, 74, formerly of St. Peter, died on Sunday. Graveside services were held on Thursday, with burial in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    St. Peter Church
    Attendance on Saturday evening was 98. Attendance on Sunday was 90.
    The organist was Rev. Alan Holtz. Luke Bergmann served as acolyte.
    Elders were Reggie Grandt and Jay Rothe.

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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Thursday, April 25
    • Exxon Mobil Annuitants, noon, Chinatown Restaurant, Litchfield.
    • The St. Elmo Unit of Home and Community Education, 1:30 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    Saturday, April 27
    • The St. Elmo Community Clothes Closet, 9 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church Parsonage.
    Monday, April 29

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  • HCE holds Get-Acquainted Day

    Forty-four members and eight guests of the Fayette County Home and Community Education (HCE) gathered for their Annual Get-Acquainted Day brunch and fundraiser last Thursday at the Golden Years Building in Brownstown.

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  • Birthdays

    Marie Benefiel
    An open house for Marie Benefiel’s 95th birthday will be held from 2-4 p.m. this Saturday at the Mulberry Grove Fire Department hall.

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  • Koberlein-50 years

    Neal and Esther Koberlein will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering.

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  • Church Briefs

    'The Patriarchs' series begins tonight

    Brownstown First Christian Church will launch a 10-week teaching series on "The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."
    Developed by Beth Moore, the study focuses on Genesis 12-50. It will be taught by Faye Watson.
    The series starts at 7 p.m. tonight.

    Vera Baptist spring revival starts Sunday

    The annual spring revival at Vera Baptist Church begins this Sunday and runs every day through Wednesday.

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  • Local Girl Scouts Honored

    Girl Scouts were shining stars during Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ (GSSI) All That Glitters Award ceremony on April 7 at the Lindenwood Auditorium in Belleville.

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