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Third Annual Livingston Summer Fest Coming Up

2 years 4 months ago
LIVINGSTON - The Livingston Summer Fest is returning for its third year on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Veterans Memorial Park in Livingston. Featuring live music, vendors, and some new additions for this year, the event is set to be a full day of fun from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hannah McClellan, co-founder of the event, said Summer Fest is very family friendly with several activities that are either free or very affordable. “It’s a nice community event, it’s very family-friendly,” McClellan said. “The goal from the beginning has been to ensure that it is family-friendly and very affordable. It is free to attend, and most of the activities are free as well.” Brand-new this year is a Magic Show starting at noon which will be free to attend, McClellan said. There will also be bounce houses for kids to play in for free, and a free live musical performance by Lefty Daytona from 5 to 8 p.m. The Livingston/Williamson Fire Department will be grilling u

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Here’s a little more about miraculous Mississippi

2 years 4 months ago
Yesterday's tromp through Mississippi's reading scores for third-graders got me a little curious about taking a slightly deeper dive. I'm not sure why. Just bored, maybe. As you'll recall, in 2013 Mississippi established a set of reading reforms primarily focused on teaching phonics. These reforms included a mandate to hold back kids who don't pass ...continue reading "Here’s a little more about miraculous Mississippi"
Kevin Drum

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 4 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is TFG responding to the suggestion that the Reddit protest will be quelled by simply removing the mods: As the polls show: the mods aren’t alone. The mods aren’t the only ones posting the john oliver pics – there’s no way that they could do […]
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Multiple People Injured In Serious Wood River Crash

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WOOD RIVER - Multiple people were injured in a serious traffic crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 143 and Route 3 in Wood River late Saturday night. Two were airlifted to St. Louis hospitals after the accident. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said Routes 3 and 143 in Wood River were closed for multiple hours. He also added the Illinois State Police reconstruction unit was also called to investigate with Wood River Police. Police continue to investigate the crash. Wells said the accident occurred just before midnight and that law enforcement worked the scene until 5 a.m. on Sunday. The chief added that more about the crash will be released on Monday. One of the drivers was attempting to make a left turn into Wood River when they were hit, the chief said. "Three of those injured were in one vehicle," Wells said.

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