Local stores celebrate strong weekend deals on Market Street
Shoppers flooded Market Street in Mount Carmel during a Black Friday to Small Business Saturday stretch. Lesley Hipsher of the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce said Shop Small survival kits sold out in about an hour and a half after 8 a.m. promotions began. Store owners cited busy toy sections, 10 percent toy discounts, 15 percent bag sales, and special dress discounts as part of the holiday shopping surge.
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Mount Carmel
Market Street
Wabash County Chamber of Commerce
Lesley Hipsher
Hipsher
Rebecca Rutledge
Rutledge
Eclectic
Britney Cowling
Mount Carmel approves TIF aid for Grind Athletics expansion
City Clerk Rudy Witsman says the consent agenda TIF resolution funds up to 5000 to assist Travis Wagner owner of The Grind Athletics and Apparel with renovation of an existing building on Market Street near Fifth and Walnut as he consolidates two stores into one while leaves cleanup is urged by Mayor Hudson and Wabash Valley College baseball team volunteers. The council also reschedules New Year’s Eve meeting from 5 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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Mount Carmel
Rudy Witsman
Travis Wagner
Grind Athletics and Apparel
Market Street
Fifth and
Walnut
Witsman
Wagner
Tance
Bill Hudson
Wabash Valley College
Officials urge support for family caregivers in Caregiver Month
Springfield Illinois Department on Aging marks National Caregiver Month by highlighting that one in five adults are caregivers. It promotes the Caregiver Support Program and available services through Area Agencies on Aging plus other groups, urging volunteers and respite to relieve ongoing duties.
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Springfield
Illinois
Department On Aging
Daily Prayer Request to Share Freedom in Bondage
A short devotional prayer thanks Jesus for sacrifice and asks for strength to spread the gift of freedom to those still bound. The plea emphasizes faith, gratitude, and outreach.
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Illinois deer harvest tops 59000 in opening weekend
Illinois hunters took nearly 59000 deer during the first weekend of the firearm season, a 14 percent rise from last year’s opening. The seven day season runs to December 2, with muzzleloader, late antlerless, CWD counties, and archery seasons following the period.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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