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  • County Board Committee Hears About Funding for Beach Expansion at Lake Sara
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  • Welcome Home Scheduled For Teutopolis Seventh-Grade State Basketball Champions
  • Dieterich Wins National Trail Eighth-Grade Boys Conference Basketball Tournament
  • Teutopolis Seventh-Grade Girls Claim Class 7-3A State Basketball Championship
  • St. Anthony, Neoga, Dieterich, Newton Win In Girls High School Basketball, Altamont Falls
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    Wreaths Across America in Altamont
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    Holiday At The Hart
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    Ladies Aid Cookie Walk
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    Krampus, The Untold Story – Performance In Effingham

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