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Whitmore, Christian James

8 months 2 weeks ago
April 18, 2025, age 62. Visitation Monday, April 28, Baue Cave Springs, 4:00 — 8:00 pm. Service Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Baue Cave Springs, 11:30 am. Contact 636-946-7811 or visit baue.com

New Food Vendors, More Announced For Glen Carbon Homecoming 2025

8 months 2 weeks ago
GLEN CARBON – Preparations are well underway for the 2025 Glen Carbon Homecoming, with new food vendors and other details announced at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting. Held every year during Father’s Day weekend, this year’s Homecoming is set for Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, 2025. The weekend of community festivities will precede Father’s Day on Sunday, June 15. The village’s Communications Manager, Nicole Dicks, gave a brief update on the status of this year’s event. “We do have some new food vendors for this year that I’m excited about,” she said. “Hertz Chicken just signed on, Spud Shack, and Franko’s Dogs and Bratz – we’ve never had a hot dog vendor.” At least two food vendors from past Homecomings will also return this year, so far including Taste of Romeo’s BBQ and the Mexican Honorary Commission. Dicks said the village also secured a contract with Fountain City Amusements

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Neighbors and First Responders Rescue Woman Trapped in Clinton County Flood

8 months 2 weeks ago
CLINTON COUNTY - On the evening of April 21, the sheriff’s office responded to emergency calls reporting individuals trapped in floodwaters on Airport Road, just east of Billhartz Road. At 8:22 p.m., neighbors from three nearby residences arrived at the scene after hearing calls for help. They found a man who said his vehicle had been swept away, with his wife still inside. First responders soon arrived and heard a woman screaming for help. Two of the neighbors, Brandon and Lucas Wobbe, returned to their home to retrieve a small boat. They launched it and navigated the dark floodwaters using only flashlights. Within minutes, the Wobbe brothers located the woman clinging to vegetation and rescued her by pulling her into the boat. They then traveled through the woods and down a deep ditch to reach a waiting ambulance, where emergency personnel took over. The coordinated efforts of neighbors and first responders played a crucial role in the rescue during the dangerous flooding

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Steve Hofstetter

8 months 2 weeks ago

Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter is often called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown. Hofstetter's national TV debut came on ESPN's Quite […]

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