Bushnell News

Yes, Tim, it truly is about jobs. Congress can debate health care reform, bail out banks, extend unemployment benefits, work to develop a climate bill, increase the legislative budget, and do whatever else it does until the cows come home , but we need jobs - lots of good jobs - for the economy to improve.

David Bazan played it calm, cool and collected on Thursday night at Lee's Palace , showcasing his new solo material and throwing in a few songs from past bands, side projects and music legends.

Firms see auctions, DS Graphics, Unimac and TanaSeybert merge, GraphicSource enters printing, Q's Printing and Design, Glen Taylor on Forbes list and today's quote.

OREGON – Original watercolors, hand-spun wool pillows and handcrafted jewelry were just some of the nearly 60 works of art auctioned at the Rock River Center's “Art on the Hill” event.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 3:52 p.m. MACOMB, ILL -- The following is a news release from McDonough County; MACOMB a ' The single best way to protect against the seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year.

The Macomb City Council approved a base pay of $71,171.07 for Macomb Police Chief Curt Barker and $63,871.41 for Deputy Chief Eric Lenardt at Tuesday's meeting.

Celebrated as the symbolic end of summer, Labor Day has become the last great holiday of summer.

The Bushnell Prairie City Board of Education convened for their monthly meeting Wednesday, Aug.

At Monday night's regular meeting, the Bushnell City Council approved requests from the local VFW and Bushnell Park District to have the parking lot and a portion of Hail Street fenced off for the Sept.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Holly McDowell, 14, of LaHarpe gives a boost to her cousin Kate DeSotel, 2, of Carthage, Ill., so she can watch model trains go by inside a display case set up at the annual LaHarpe Summerfest Saturday at the city park in LaHarpe, Ill.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 9:19 a.m. A Two pastors in the Bushnell / Prairie City area have found a new way to help area residents battle the tough economy.

Much of the savings will come through laying off 2,600 employees.A Nearly half of those layoffs would come from Department of Corrections.

Area residents will have a special opportunity to enjoy the dog days of summer this weekend.The Quincy Humane Society plans to open its new dog park behind its facility on North 36th Street.

Country Inn and Suites officials delivered the hotel's final city tax payment to City HallA Monday afternoon.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. A Monday June 29th kicked off the 26th year of the Cornerstone Festival.

Christian followers, music lovers and bands from across the country flock to Bushnell, Illinois to take part in the festival.

Genre: Alternative rock, Indie Web site: www.myspace.com/ellephare Kyle Mathis, Patrick Little, Scott Harrison, Jay Gandy and Drew Porter make up the indie rock band known as Ellephare.

For Marcus and Shanna Hess of Bushnell, Ill., the birth last week of their first child, Harper Elizabeth, outshone any other development on the farm -- or in the CME option pits where Marcus works when not busy tending his crops.

A McDonough County manufacturer is fighting the recession with its most valuable resource, its employees.

This week, while Matt Wolle finished planting soybeans on the farm near St. James, Minn., Marcus Hess in Bushnell, Ill., was still just one-third finished planting rain-soaked cornfields.