Arcola News

I didn't even know this existed. A museum dedicated to my first and favorite childhood doll: Raggedy Ann.

The Northwest Allen County Schools board approved slashing more than $580,000 from the district's budget Monday but managed to avoid laying anybody off by absorbing the cuts through attrition.

Graduates prepare to approach the commencement stage during last year's ceremony on May 3 in Lantz Arena.

Student Body President Levi Bulgar gives his State of the University address at Wednesday night's Student Senate meeting in the Arcola/Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr.

Central Illinois' Amish community would rather a British filmmaker look elsewhere for subjects for a planned documentary TV series.

There is something to be said about the craftsmanship that goes into making that perfect dinning room set.

The Arcola Elementary School chorus has been selected from thousands of applicants to perform at the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. on April 2. As one of the first Loudoun County elementary groups to be selected, these students will be joined by performers from all over the country.

A large-sized Raggedy Ann doll pictured March 25, 2009 at the Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum in Arcola, Ill., sits next to a tree covered with ornaments made by Raggedy fans.

An attorney for a 28-year-old Chicago man who admitted killing a Douglas County deputy says he did so to avoid what might have been a lifetime alone in his cell.

Willie Thompson admits to killing a Douglas County deputy nearly 2 years ago. He blames losing his own father for taking the life of another.

Sen. Richard Durbin addresses a 2007 rally in Arcola, Ill., supporting the FutureGen plant.

Members of Apportionment Board, from left, Chair Tiffany Turner, Mike Hilty and Vice Chair Kyle Collum listen as members of Student Government speak about the fan bus for the women's basketball championship ...

In case you missed this important inauguration-related story, chosen from among the thousands of groups applying for the privilege tomarch in the parade that day were the self-styled World Famous Lawn Rangers ...

Ceci Brinker, director of student life, swears in new senators at the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night in the Arcola/Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr.

Student Government is tired of Eastern students not knowing who they are. The Student Senate meetings are empty and voter turnout is about 10 percent or less at elections.

If only dolls could talk, just imagine the stories they could tell. Dolls have served as a toy, a companion, a model for a seamstress or possibly as a lifelike being in one's room.

Anita Graber wanted to find the perfect gift for her granddaughter this Christmas.

As the semester comes to a close, writers of The Vehicle will showcase their pieces or work tonight.

Keep it simple but elegant. That's the holiday decorating lesson Wilmer Otto learned from his late wife, Doris.

Five new allocations for University Board will be presented at the Student Senate meeting tonight in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr.