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Myers steps down from Kaneland board, district seeks replacement

MAPLE PARK — The Kaneland School District is seeking a new school board member, after one of its longest serving elected officials abruptly resigned earlier this week.

Kaneland seeking new school board member

MAPLE PARK – The Kaneland School District is seeking a new school board member after one of its longest serving elected officials resigned earlier this week.

What's on

November 26- The Maple RIdge Historical Society program meeting will feature an illustrated talk on the Galapagos Islands, by Helmi Braches who visited there in the spring. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Heritage Hall, 22279-116th Ave., just west of the Haney Bypass.

At Foster’s Auction Gallery, 811 U.S. Rt. 1, Newcastle, Maine Saturday & Sunday, September 4 & 5, 2010 at 10:00 a.m ...

Presented by Robert L. Foster. Preview: Fri., Sept. 3, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. & mornings of sales 8:00 to 9:45 a.m.

Crime Watch - Sept. 5

Crime Watch - Sept. 5

Fruit-filled pleasures

Word is that the incredibly sensational summer weather we've been enjoying has resulted in the most delicious crops of fruits and vegetables.

Crowd enjoys first night of Orange street fair

ORANGE – For more than 30 years, the Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center has set up a booth at the Orange International Street Fair, as the "Velkommen til Denmark" banner waves proudly overhead. The church has partnered with the Rebild...

Alzheimer's Association offers support groups

The Alzheimer's Association offers free support groups that meet in St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon and Warrenton.

Fruit cultivation in GP

The popular expression "labour of love" is sometimes bandied about for almost anything these days. But in Jason Halwa's case, he has spent the past 16 months cultivating and tending to a fruit orchard that has been his dream for more than 15 years.[...]

Sweet Alternatives: These substitutes to sugar are only natural

White sugar might as well be the Casanova of the culinary world. So sweet and seductive that it’s hard to get enough, but so sly and bad-to-the-bone that, at its heart, it’s only a few steps removed from its villainous modern cousin, high-fructose corn syrup.