Harmons Face Rebuild After Major Home Fire
The Harmon family, residents of 275 Sterling Road, Harmon, suffered extensive losses when the Stephen Albrecht home burned on December 18. Firefighters confined the blaze to the attic and garage, but water and smoke damage require almost total rebuilding. Elizabeth Albrecht said furniture, clothing, and tools were ruined while basement salvage hopes remain. Neighbors host the family as they await insurance, with no total damage estimate yet. They report no cars burned and credit surviving the event to their safety.
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Telegraph
Harmon
Stephen Albrecht
Sterling Road
Terry Ferris
the Telegraph
Albrechts
Elizabeth
Princeton
Kristy
Keith
Brenda
U.S. Navy
Sterling Rd
Harmon, Il
Olson named Friend of Agriculture in Illinois
State Rep Myron Olson R Dixon named a Friend of Agriculture by ACTIVATOR the Illinois Agricultural Association political fund. Olson earned a 74.29 percent rating from IFB and two thirds from the ACTIVATOR district trustee committee praising his support for agricultural issues.
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Olson
Myron Olson
R-Dixon
Activator
Illinois Agricultural Association
IAA
Farm Bureau
IFB
Lowell Swalve
District 70
Lee Develops Subdivision and Growth in 1989 Towns
In Franklin Grove and nearby villages, 1989 brought new business like Floto's Car Wash and Car's Craft Shop in Franklin Grove, relief mains for sewers, and street repairs planned. Sublette saw Woodhaven Lakes growth and a hopeful effort to fix rusty water, plus Heartland Cablevision bringing TV and a sidewalk to Badger Square. Paw Paw highlighted a strong crop year with yields of 158 bu/acre corn, 50 bu/acre beans, 110 bu/acre wheat. Nelson added new street signs to aid emergency and the town issued a house numbering system for 60 homes in 220 residents. West Brooklyn reported hard surfacing about a third of its streets using MFT funds and general funds. Lee marked 15 lots and five homes built by a new local firm led by ex-mayor Gary Lintereur, the first such development in 20 years.
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Franklin Grove
Stanley Hann
Floto
Hann
Woodhaven Lakes
Larry Leffelman
Leffelman
Heartland Cablevision Company
Badger Square
Nelson
Sue Lewandowski
Lee
Gary Lintereur
Lintereur
Bush hunts through Panama policy on vacation at ranch
President Bush continues briefings while on a hunting vacation 60 miles northwest of here. He plans to visit Houston for New Year’s and stop in San Antonio to see wounded servicemen. Fitzwater said a troop drawdown in Panama remains uncertain as Noriega hides in the Vatican Embassy and Endara’s government expands control.
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Here
Houston
San Antonio
U.S
Panama
Fitzwater
Guillermo Endara
Vatican
Noriega
Panama City
United States
States
Florida
William Farish
White House
Farish
Rural Illinois Food Stamp Use Surges in 1980s
Economic hardships in farming areas pushed food stamp recipients up 47 percent across rural Illinois counties from 1980 to 1987. DeKalb Mercer and Ogle counties were the only rural counties to decline through 1987, with Marshall County rising 259 percent to lead 76 rural counties in the study released last week.
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DeKalb
Mercer
Ogle
Marshall County
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