By Carol Britton Meyer To kick-start the Hull Redevelopment Authority’s long-delayed consideration of “Option 3” for its draft Urban Renewal Plan, the board last week heard Chair Dennis Zaia’s new ...

The fundraising concert will be hosted by actress and philanthropist Jennifer Garner and two dozen local musicians will ...

The Ferryville Vision and Promotion Board is hosting its Sweetheart Breakfast at the Ferryville Village Hall, Saturday, Feb.

• MEALS-ON-WHEELS: Meals-On-Wheels low-cost home-delivered meals are now available in Jasper and Newton counties. For more ...

Connecting students with post-graduation opportunities has long been a focus for Crawford County schools, and recent efforts ...

MTW Board of Directors President Cynthia Terry congratulated the Footlighters on their 25th Anniversary, describing it as a ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the role of 'bad data' in a recent fatal collision between an Army ...

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Ishmael Hicks' vision for an expanded fitness center has become a reality at Landmark in Peoria. The highly regarded ...

Cycling advocates say they're concerned about a lack of transparency and slow movement by the city's Vision Zero Task Force, ...

He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions, specifically ...