St. Joseph-Ogden's Dwight Colvin returns a Monticello kickoff in their IHSA first-round football playoff game on the road in Monticello on October 27, 2018. After the mud and grassed settled, after handshakes exchanged, the final chapter for Spartans' ended with a 50-7 road loss to the Sages. In the eight games he saw action, Colvin averaged 140 yards per game with six them tallying more than hundred. The 5'2", 150-pound ball carrier amassed 3,062 rushing yards on 470 carries and scored 40 times during his three-year stint at SJO.
PONTIAC - People everywhere are conquering their cabin fever and are enjoying the great outdoors after a long, bitter winter. But before you head out for that hike, health care experts remind you to take precautions to avoid tick bites. Read more . . .
I’ve always known my Arab culture is worth celebrating.
I heard it in Syrian tenor Sabah Fakhri’s powerful voice reverberating in my mom’s car on the way to piano lessons and soccer practice during my youth. I smelled it in the za’atar, Aleppo pepper, allspice, and cumin permeating the air in the family kitchen. Read more . . .
CHAMPAIGN - In a show of solidarity against President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies, which critics say are harming families and retirement savings, more than a thousand protesters gathered Saturday at West Park near downtown Champaign for the Hands-Off! Mobilization rally. Read more . . .
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