Obituary for Terry Pickett.… MORE
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Obituaries: Cumpston, Kidby
Obituaries for Robert Cumpston, Nina Kidby.… MORE
Obituary: Miller
Leo Dean Miller, 95 of Mesa, Arizona, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018 in Danvers.… MORE
Bulldoze Disabilities Day 2018
The 2nd Annual Bulldoze Disabilities Day is coming up Saturday, July 21st with Henson Disposal. You can have a day of family fun that helps a couple of great causes! Bring the kids out for the opportunity to ride a variety of pieces of earth-moving equipment, get up close to big trucks, get their faces painted…… MORE
Obituary: Watson
Obituary for Catharine Watson.… MORE
Obituaries: Cameron, Long
Obituaries for Darrell Cameron, Janice Long.… MORE
New health plans coming in the fall could help small businesses
Health insurance costs are a big burden for small and independent businesses and there could be a saving grace with association health plans expected to be unveiled this fall and at least one large association is evaluating the idea.… MORE
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Obituary: Ray Bahler
Obituary for Ray Bahler.… MORE
35th Sugar Creek Arts Festival
Join WJBC at the 35th Sugar Creek Arts Festival!… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…