Galesburg man cherishes 1916 Ford Model T after 68 years
Tom O'Brien, 84, bought the 1916 Model T for five dollars in 1939 from a Murray farm woman who paid him in weed-cutting work. He rebuilt the aging car, removed the roof for sport, and shared nostalgic cruises with siblings and a cousin. The vehicle, once stored for decades, now runs again, offering a window to a bygone era as O'Brien reflects on war service and family memories.
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Bones found as police search for missing Porter children
In Sugar Creek Missouri police found a shallow grave with human bones as they continue to probe the 2004 disappearance of Sam and Lindsey Porter. The mother Tina Porter said authorities told her the remains may be her children, while a police spokesman urged caution pending identification.
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Jackson County
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Gregg) Wilkinson
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Kansas City officers honored for mall shooting response
Kansas City police officers James Payton and Michael Griggs received the Harry E Neal Award for their roles in ending a deadly gunman spree at Ward Parkway Shopping Center on April 29 2007. They faced Logsdon after a murder tied to neighbor Patricia Reed and redirected the assault, with Griggs killing Logsdon and Payton later disarming him. The officers requested the $1000 prize be donated to a wounded colleague.
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Community college, fire departments win state grants
Shawnee Community College received 43000 for inmate job prep under an IDOC partnership. Franklin Williamson Human Services Inc. gets 649980 Early Head Start funds to continue the program. Sparta Fire Department secures 475000 for a new fire truck and the Royalton Fire Department gets 30546 for operations plus 97980 to build a parking lot shared with McDaniel's Furniture and Rend Lake College. UH. Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees receives 428560 for the Delta State Rural Development Network Grant. Village of Gorham earns 89100 for an Economic Impact Initiative to renovate old schools into a community center. Carbondale and Elizabethtown fire departments secure 32850 and 19477 grants respectively for operations and safety. Complex regional TRS benefits meetings planned in Du Quoin, Murphysboro, and Carbondale.
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Health Resources and Services Administration Division
U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Delta State Rural Development Network
Honored heroes urged to pass Shib's Law after July I57 incident
At a July tribute for Miller struck by a bus while firefighters worked a trailer fire on Interstate 57, Overton urged petitions to enact Shib's Law giving responders power to close roadways during emergencies. Emcee Fasel said the event will become annual and expand to all first responders countywide.
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