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Black children in Lewis County, Mo., were educated in the one-room schoolhouse for 75 years beginning in 1880.
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While closing the pool last fall, the city noticed increased deterioration of the structural concrete underneath it. -
The small Quad Cities area town of Aledo is getting lots of attention on the silver screen, thanks to two film projects from producer Christina Shaver. -
Western Illinois University’s spring 2026 enrollment is 4,735, according to data from the administration. -
Jamieson Community Center and Pattee Foundation are partnering to buy older homes in Monmouth, improve them, then sell them to individuals and families. -
The city council this week agreed to pay $150,000 to acquire the south half of the structure built in 1857 as the Randolph House Hotel.
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