Walnut News

A LaMoille man was found dead about 1 p.m. Thursday on the south edge of town by a volunteer search team.

“Wimmer qualified with the fastest time on Saturday so we thought we'd have a good weekend. Then the rains came and threw a "Wild Card”

Dustin Wimmer, topped the podium for the third time this season in the fifth round of the ITP Moose Racing ATV MX Series at Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Il. via Paddock Talk

“It would cost $21 million to bury the lines entirely as opposed to $3 million to put them above ground”

The Bureau County Zoning Board of Appeals decided Thursday not to recommend a change that could boost the cost of a proposed wind farm by $18 million. via Journal Star

“It's a fun way for them to step inside the story.”

A junkyard display made up of dented pop cans, empty water bottles and old boxes may not be the way most authors like to be welcomed when visiting a school, but Carolyn Crimi loved it. via Herald News

Comedy Comedy at the Roundhouse: The New Talent Showcase will take place 8:30 p.m. Feb. via Naperville Sun

Army National Guard Spec. Derek A. Molln has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. via Bureau County Republican

“The guaranteed loan provides us with a program second to none. We have participated in doing this loan with the USDA since its inception in 1992.”

Jeff DeSplinter of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Division presents the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development 2007 Million Dollar Lender award to Leslye Mack and Tom Hall of ... via Bureau County Republican

Jamie Marie Coleman and Robert "Robbie" Warren McIntire of Tampico, Ill. announce their engagement. via West Liberty Index

Capitol Steps: The country's most infamous political comedy troupe takes the stage 8 p.m. Feb. via Wheaton Sun

Bureau Valley Community Unit School district has set Feb. 11-14 for Kindergarten Round-up in the Bureau Valley Elementary buildings in Walnut and Wyanet. via Bureau County Republican

Brian J. Butler, 42, of Walnut was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon and illegal transportation of alcohol on Interstate 80 Jan. via Bureau County Republican

" midnight Boomer's - " corner of Walnut & 2nd Street Spaghetti supper served from 6-8:15pm Dancing from 8-midnight by PJ the DJ $4.00 taken at the door ALL proceeds donated to the Flood Relief Fund! - Cops for ... via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“The orphans there get no protein in their diet at all. They get mostly just white rice and then some vegetables and nothing else. They don't get any beans or meat or anything”

An adoption and ministry/outreach organization that seeks to provide adoption and orphan-awareness services, as well as financial assistance for adoption, is sponsoring an orphan and adoption conference this ... via State Journal-Register

More than 920 students earned academic degrees after the 2007 fall semester at Western Illinois University. via Bureau County Republican

The Manlius High School Class of 1947 was honored at its 60th reunion with a luncheon June 9 at "My House and Yours" in Walnut. via Bureau County Republican

“What we need now is a list of the people who served from the War of 1812 to the present, both male and female”

No Ohio veteran will ever be forgotten, if a group of local residents has their way. via Bureau County Republican

Manlius firefighters held their annual December supper at the Trinity Lutheran Church. via Bureau County Republican

Kindergarten students from Bureau Valley North Elementary in Walnut are pictured with their teachers, Terry Drawyer and Carol Larkin, after being recognized as November reading incentive award winners. via Bureau County Republican