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  1. Death notices: Dec. 1, 2009Read the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | Tribune-Star

    Robert Lee Miller, 40, of Urbana, Ill., formerly of Newton and Oblong, died Friday, Nov.

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  2. Fairy-tale book team will be at Oblong BooksRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    MILLERTON - Randall and Peter de Seve will sign their new picture book, "The Duchess of Whimsy," 2-4 p.m. Dec. 5 at Oblong Books & Music, 26 Main St., Millerton. New Yorker artist Peter de Seve teams up with the author of the bestselling 'Toy Boat' ...

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  3. Warren L. JenningsRead the original story

    Nov 4, 2009 | Tribune-Star

    Warren L. Jennings, 83, of Oblong, Ill., died at 6:06 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at his residence.

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  4. Death Notices: Nov. 3, 2009Read the original story

    Nov 2, 2009 | Tribune-Star

    ... 2009. A* William T. Culpepper, 83, of Robinson, Ill., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. A* Clarence "Clancy" Catt, 65, of Oblong, Ill., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. A* Susan Wozniak, 55, of Covington, formerly of Cayuga, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Add ...

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  5. Ralph ThorpeRead the original story

    Nov 1, 2009 | Southeast Missourian

    ... died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 23, 1916, in Oblong, Ill., to J.R. and Della Siler Thorpe. He graduated from grade school and high school in Oblong and from the University of ...

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  6. Getting to know: Debra Hawkins

    Oct 24, 2009 | Bridgeport Leader

    ... IL. Her parents are Dean and Tonya Stringfellow, who are both deceased. She went to both grade and high school in Oblong, graduating from Oblong High School in 1992. She also graduated from Lincoln Trail College with an Associates Degree in Applied ...

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  7. Signs costs thousands of stimulus money

    Oct 23, 2009 | WTHI-TV Terre Haute

    ... towards the roads, but instead they are going towards construction signs. A construction sight along Highway 33 in Oblong, Ill. has two construction signs stating how the money was funded. It reads "Putting America to Work. Project funded by the ...

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  8. Learn how to give old sweaters new life at Millerton workshopRead the original story

    Oct 15, 2009 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    MILLERTON - Oblong Books & Music will host a book discussion and craft session at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with Crispina ffrench, author of 'The Sweater Chop Shop: Sewing One-of-a-Kind Creations from Recycled Sweaters.' Recycled wool sweaters are given new life in ffrench's hands.

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  9. Getting to know: John LarrabeeRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | Bridgeport Leader

    John Larrabee was born a long time ago in Oblong, Illinois, the son of John and Essie Larrabee.

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  10. Wheeler, Cook to Wed Oct. 17

    Oct 8, 2009 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Fritz and Brenda Wheeler of Oblong, along with Gail Cook of Sherman and Kent Cook of Springfield, are proud to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of Heidi Nicole Wheeler to Matthew David Cook.

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  11. Sweethearts to revisit site of one very special roomRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 3, 2009 | Courierpress.com

    ... to dinner at the Log Inn. On Sunday, their son, Phillip, from Delaware, will drive them to a community building in Oblong, Ill., near Robinson for the icing on the cake. The rural schools where White taught in the 1930s are having a reunion, and it ...

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  12. Music mastersRead the original story

    Sep 29, 2009 | News Sun

    ... 1) Atwood-Hammond; 2) LeRoy; 3) Shelbyville; 4) Blue Ridge; 5) Georgetown-Ridge Farm; 6) Sullivan; 7) Heritage; 8) Oblong. Class 2A High-School Teams 1) Salem; 2) Mattoon; 3) Waukegan; 4) Carterville; 5) Carlyle; 6) Casey-Westfield; 7) Charleston. ...

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  13. Band festival not stopped by rain

    Sep 28, 2009 | The Daily Eastern News

    ... High School was the first band to compete in the A division, which also included Sullivan, Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Oblong, Atwood-Hammond, Shelbyville, Heritage and Le Roy high schools. Each high school band was divided into categories for judging ...

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  14. Headless horseman has headache

    Sep 24, 2009 | The Times

    Ben loved to make up headlines. Or tell jokes. The headlines had to be funny. He loved puns and playing with words. "Oblong man found dead in Sandwich." This is newsroom humor, by the way, as you sit around a copy desk writing real headlines for real ...

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  15. Getting to know: John Larrabee

    Sep 25, 2009 | Bridgeport Leader

    John Larrabee was born a long time ago in Oblong, Illinois, the son of John and Essie Larrabee.

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  16. Lady Cardinals top UnionRead the original story

    Sep 21, 2009 | Linton Daily Citizen

    ... was 4 of 4 serving with one dig and Courteney Collins missed her only attempt on serve. Union (Dugger) will play at Oblong, Ill. at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 in another varsity-only contest. Bloomfield will host Eastern Greene Tuesday. The jv match ...

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  17. Flash Flood WarningRead the original story

    Sep 20, 2009 | WTHI-TV Terre Haute

    ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL COULD AGGRAVATE ANY FLOODING FROM THE PREVIOUS RAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG COUNTY ROAD 33 BETWEEN OBLONG AND PALESTINE.

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  18. Getting to know: Debbie Smith

    Sep 18, 2009 | Bridgeport Leader

    Debbie Smith was born on July 22, 1975, in Olney, IL. Her mother is Kathy Ditch who lives in Oblong. 2 comments

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  19. Getting to know: Teresa IkemireRead the original story

    Sep 12, 2009 | Bridgeport Leader

    ... she loves to spend time with. Teresa has always lived in this area and says she would not want to live anywhere else. Oblong is her hometown! Teresa's husband is the preacher at Berlin Christian Church. They also sing gospel music, and Teresa ...

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  20. Robert F. Thorpe, MDRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2009 | WisInfo

    ... MD, age 88, of Fresno, Calif., died on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, in Fresno. Robert was born on Sept. 15, 1920, in Oblong, Ill., son of the late Jasper R. and Della (Siler) Thorpe. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corp during World War ...

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