Bushnell News

Early this morning a wide spread power outage impacted a large section of northern McDonough County and parts of surrounding counties.

The city of Bushnell once again rolled out the welcome mat for its returning soldiers Saturday afternoon, with a parade followed by a welcoming ceremony and meal at the VFW Post 1422.

Should the weather take a turn for the worse, it's important to make sure you stay safe on the road.

Urbana- Urbana High School held its 38th annual thanksgiving meal. Volunteers had been working all Thursday morning and early that afternoon preparing food and places for nearly 300 people.

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.