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Today's News

  • Frogtown News

    Congratulations
    Congratulations to Brett Harmeier for being named to an area all-star basketball team.
    His team will be playing a team made up of players from the Oil Belt Conference at Odin Jr./Sr. High School on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
    The area all-stars are made up of players from surrounding schools that are not part of the Oil Belt Conference. Brett is the son of Dan and Kari Harmeier of St. Peter and a student at St. Peter Lutheran School.
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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Thursday, Feb. 16
    • University of Illinois Soil and Water Management Seminar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Effingham County Extension Office.
    • Vit-Em-In Sunday school class potluck, noon, First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
    • The St. Elmo post-prom committee will have a fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. at Culver’s in Effingham.
    • Friendship Quilt Club, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    Saturday, Feb. 18

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  • State, U.S. cattle are at record lows

    The total number of cattle and calves in Illinois on Jan. 1 was 1.07 million head, which is 3 percent below last year's total, and the lowest cattle inventory on record for the state.
    Beef cow inventory was down 6 percent from 2011, to 331,000, while milk cows were up 1 percent, to 99,000.
    Nationally, the number of cattle and calves was also down. As of Jan. 1, the number of cattle and calves was 90.8 million head, 2 percent below the 92.7 million recorded on Jan. 1, 2011.

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  • Loan opportunities expand to help beginning farmers

    Expanding loan opportunities to beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers is the goal of a program recently introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Illinois Farm Service Agency.
    "U.S.D.A. continues to find ways to improve our services for farmers and ranchers by streamlining processes, accelerating delivery and using innovative solutions to 21st century agricultural issues," said Scherrie Giamanco, Illinois FSA executive director.

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  • Farm Briefs

    Woolsey Brothers dinner is March 1
    Woolsey Brothers Farm Supply will be holding its annual customer appreciation dinner on Thursday, March 1.
    The event will include a meal  and entertainment by country music Moe Bandy. Two times are being offered for the event – one at noon and one at 6:30 p.m. Both will be held at the Crawford Hale American Legion Home.
    Woolsey Brothers Farm Supply has been hosting events for its customers for 51 years.

    Illinois Beef Expo to run Feb. 23-26

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  • Good news, bad news

    The good news: We haven’t had any really cold weather this winter.
    The bad news: We haven’t had any really cold weather this winter.
    Though a mild winter like the one we’re having is comfortable for humans, it also allows bugs and diseases to survive over the winter months.

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  • Brownstown Schools will honor Kistler

    The Brownstown School District Board of Education will host an open house on Friday, Feb. 24, to honor a long-time district employee who is retiring at the end of February.


    Nancy Kistler has served as district bookkeeper, secretary and treasurer since Feb. 26, 1979. She will retire on Feb. 29.
    The open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. in the Brownstown Elementary School cafeteria. Cake and punch will be served.

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  • Taylor elected VVFD chief

    Ed Taylor Jr. was elected chief of the Vandalia Volunteer Fire Department at the department’s annual meeting last Wednesday.

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  • Calendar of Events

    Thursday, February 16

    ✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
    ✔ A meeting of the Downtown Vandalia Merchants Co-op will be held at 5 p.m. at Old Town Cheese on Gallatin Street.
    ✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
    Friday, February 17

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  • New wood shop producing customized products

    A series featuring businesses along Gallatin Street in downtown Vandalia continues, with new businesses first being introduced, followed by those businesses that have faithfully persevered through the years to keep the downtown area alive in a friendly manner while providing quality merchandise.

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