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Grayville, Illinois School District Closes Because of Flu Outbreak

Jon Prell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:19:08 +0000

The flu season is here and the Tri-State is being hit hard, as is the rest of the country. This is one of the largest flu outbreaks in years and all of us are being warned to take precautions. Schools in Grayville, IL have taken the unusual step of closing their schools for the next three days, starting today.

Saddle Up For St. Jude In Southern Illinois

Eric Cornish — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:57:17 +0000

There’s another great fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital going on this weekend in Grayville, Illinois. If you are a horse lover, check out the Tack Auction that happens this Saturday presented by S & H Arena. Donations will be accepted as well as consignment. Consignment starts at 10am and the sale happens at 11:30am. There [...]

Man Finds $17K In Cash On The Street

Jon Prell — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:41:48 +0000

So let’s say you are on your way home from work on a pretty warm day and all you want to do is grab a cold drink and a burrito. You realize you do not have enought cash so you go to an ATM only to find a plastic bag containing $17,000 in cash! Well, that is [...]

Goverment Is Hot

Leslie Morgan — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:47:21 +0000

Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois is now poised to get the vote of every woman in America thanks to a new spread in Men's Health, in which our nation's youngest congressman can be seen posing shirtless.

But before you accuse him of trying to advance his celebrity, the 29-year-old hunk is actually doing it for a cause.

Schock has teamed with the magazine, who naturally dubbed him "America's Fittest Congressman," on its Fit for Life Summer Challenge, a campaign designed to help Americans lose weight and get in shape by Labor Day.