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  • 2027 Consolidated Election Filing Information
  • Individual Deceased; Another Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash Thursday Morning
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  • Junior High Boys Basketball Results 11/12
  • Area Volleyball Players Receive All State Honors
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  • National Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees To Be Honored Friday
  • Girls Junior High School Basketball — November 11 Scores

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  • November 1, 2026
    Applications for FISH Holiday At Home
  • November 12, 2026
    Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Performance
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    GloBingo – Central Illinois Truck Convoy
  • November 13, 2026
    National Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  • November 13, 2026
    Turkey Meal at V.F.W. in Effingham

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