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H1N1 confirmed in Putnam County (Bureau County Republican)
PRINCETON — A case of H1N1 flu, commonly called swine flu, has been confirmed in Putnam County.Henry Man Drowns In Putnam County (WEEK-TV Peoria) Police say a 69-year-old man is dead after a boating accident on Senachwine Lake in Putnam County. Authorities say Kenneth W. Rickey of Henry died after falling overboard from a sailboat on the lake.
Former Tigers help North defeat South 32-16 in 2009 WVFCA All-Star game (Paris Beacon-News) TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Three recently graduated Paris Tigers helped the North All-Stars beat the South All-Stars, 32-16, at Saturday’s fifth annual WVFCA All-Star game at Terre Haute South High School’s Bob Clements Field.
Seattle pro shines at PGA national tourney (Tacoma News Tribune) It’s another trip to the PGA Championship for Seattle’s Ryan Benzel.
School Digest (Deerfield Review) AWARDS
More Important News (The Prairie Advocate) Artistic Director Brad Lyons and Timber Lake Playhouse are totally excited about our third production of the season, the area premiere of the new Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer, running July 2 - 12. Based on Adam Sandler's blockbuster 1998 film, The Wedding Singer brings back all the hair styles, fashions and music trends from the 1980s in a musical comedy sure to knock your Reagan-Era ...
Foundation names three new directors (Greencastle Banner-Graphic) At the 2008 Putnam County Community Foundation annual meeting held at the DePauw University Student Union Building on June 24, members of the foundation elected three new directors for the...
Local agency puts federal funds to use (The Ottawa Times) Tony LeBeau's summer job preference was pretty simple. He wanted a job working with his hands. The 18-year-old recently graduated from Circuit Breaker School in Seneca. He's spending his summer working for the Business Employment Skills Team's summer jobs
North tops South in WVFCA All-Star game (Greene County Daily World) TERRE HAUTE -- The North All-Stars scored 20 unanswered points over a 21-minute stretch of the second half as they defeated the South 32-16 in the fifth annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game Saturday at Terre Haute South High School.
We’ll always have Paris (Peoria Journal Star) Of all the stars at the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 1A/2A All-Star Game on Saturday night, Manual’s Paris Gulley shined the brightest of all. The 6-foot-2 guard lit up the state’s best seniors for 18 points to lead the North team to a 104-91 victory over the South.