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Perfume and Candle Truck Fire Shuts Down I-70

4 months 3 weeks ago
HIGHLAND - A semi truck and trailer hauling candles and perfume caught fire on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, on Interstate 70 near the 32-mile marker in Highland, shutting down the interstate for more than two hours as multiple fire departments responded, according to the Highland-Pierron Fire Department. “What may go down in history as ‘the best smelling fire’ was a semi truck and trailer on Interstate 70 near the 32-mile marker that was hauling candles and perfume,” the

Apparently One Dismissed Speech-Suppressing SLAPP Suit Wasnโ€™t Enough For Matt Taibbi

4 months 3 weeks ago
To lose one speech-suppressing SLAPP suit may be regarded as thoughtless. To lose two looks like you’re a censorial hack. Last month we wrote about how supposed “free speech warrior” Matt Taibbi (who spent years misrepresenting the work of people who study disinformation as inherently censorial, while getting pretty basic facts wrong) had lost his […]
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Jerseyville Approves Library Board Appointment, Asbestos Grant, Structure Removals

4 months 3 weeks ago
JERSEYVILLE – Jerseyville City Council members approved various items at their June 9, 2026 meeting, from a new Library Board appointee to a grant for a relocating business and more. Shannon Maag Appointed To Library Board The council unanimously approved the appointment of Shannon Maag to the Jerseyville Public Library Board of Trustees. Maag will fill the unexpired term of Steve LeBlanc, with her term to expire on June 30, 2028. Mayor Kevin Stork explained that since LeBlanc is