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Thursday Feb 9 | What about the plastic animals?

America's Most Wanted Bird

Griggsville, Illinois loves purple martins! The invasion began fifty years ago when a local antenna manufacturer decided to go into the purple martin hotel building business.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

Pike Press

George Wayne 'Sonny' McDannald | 89 | Pittsfield

Funeral services were held 11 AM Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Airsman-Hires Funeral Chapel in Griggsville with burial in Griggsville Cemetery.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012

Journal-Courier.net

Purple Martin Inn's demise a blow to Griggsville

As Lee Jankowski watched the demolition last week of the two buildings that once housed Griggsville's Purple Martin Inn Restaurant he said he couldn't help feeling it sounded a slow death knell for his hometown.

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Mon Jan 09, 2012

Pike Press

Steve Hofmeister | 65 | Griggsville

Funeral services was held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Assembly of God Church in Pittsfield with burial at Griggsville City Cemetery.

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Wed Dec 14, 2011

Bureau County Republican

Repairing the jail

At Tuesday's county board meeting, Buildings and Grounds Committee Chairman Kristi Warren presented information on the recent bidding process for an upgrade to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the jail.

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