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Jelly Roll earns first-ever No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 with ‘Beautifully Broken’
- November 20, 2024 4:30 am|

Beyoncé to perform at halftime show for Netfix’s NFL Christmas Day game
- November 19, 2024 4:10 am|

Ringo Starr to release first country album in 50 years, ‘Look Up’
- November 19, 2024 3:30 am|

George Strait to receive ‘Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award’ at 2024 CMA Awards
- November 18, 2024 4:30 am|
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Todd Chastain shoots hole in one; Bob Oaks, 88, scores a par
Todd Chastain scored a hole in one on the No. 7 hole at Wyaton Hills Golf Course on Friday, Nov. 15 with a wedge. It was his second career ace.

2024 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A semifinal-round analysis
There’s a lot of postseason pedigree in the final four of the Class 3A field, but not of all that pedigree has been achieved in this classification. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024

2024 Bureau Valley boys basketball preview: Storm in for an ‘incredible challenge in LTC’
The Storm will be facing new challenges this season as they venture into the Lincoln Trail Conference this year after a long run in the Three Rivers.

2024 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A semifinal-round analysis
A number of new faces are in the Class 2A semifinals. Will the remain stalwart, Maroa-Forsyth move through? Or will the state be represented by two new teams in the Class 2A final? Steve Soucie breaks down

Free Thanksgiving dinner to be offered at Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton
The Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton along with St. Louis Catholic Church and Christ Community Church will be providing a free Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28.

Grant programs make positive impact on IVCC students
Three state grant programs are making it possible for local students to jumpstart healthcare careers, get a head start in college and head toward new and better jobs in the workforce.
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