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Associated Press A fire burns at the former Westclox clock factory early Sunday in Peru, Ill. The fire began before midnight and drew firefighters from surrounding northern Illinois communities to help and lead to the mandatory evacuation of nearby homes.
Fire in famed clocktower contained, still burning
PERU, Ill. — Firefighters have contained the blaze that destroyed part of a massive clock factory in northern Illinois, but officials say it may be a week before it is extinguished. Police Chief...
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Art show featuring recycled materials held at SIU
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Call it the Junkman Cometh. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that recycled material will take center stage at a new art exhibit at Southern Illinois University at ...
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Kentucky man takes helping vets to national level
ELIZABETHTOWN — An Elizabethtown man is taking his service of honoring veterans to a national level. Bob Fulkerson’s volunteer work at the local and state level led to him being selected as nati...
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Former New Era publisher dies
HOPKINSVILLE — A former newspaper publisher who was named last year to the University of Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame has died. Robert C. Carter died Saturday at his home in Hopkinsville aft...
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Police in Kentucky find toys stolen from Ohio
ST. BERNARD, Ohio — Police say they’ve arrested two men in northern Kentucky and recovered thousands of dollars’ worth of toys stolen from a Toys for Tots warehouse in the Cincinnati area around Ch...
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Summit planned to improve child protection system
Associated Press LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Youth Advocates plans a Jan. 14 “Summit to End Child Abuse Deaths” they hope will provide ideas on how to improve the state’s child-protection system. R...
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Owensboro leaf shortage, means less compost
OWENSBORO — Owensboro is facing a leaf shortage that means it can’t produce enough compost to meet demand. Two tornadoes, a major wind storm and an ice storm in the past decade have damaged tree...
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Environmental groups sue company over streams
PIKEVILLE — Two environmental groups are suing an Eastern Kentucky coal mine claiming violations of the Clean Water Act. The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Pikeville last week claims two d...
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Inmate release means fewer nonprofits helpers
BOWLING GREEN — A statewide effort to save money by releasing nonviolent offenders from local jails could have an unintended negative effect on nonprofits. In Warren County, 11 inmates are set t...
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Jim Beam adding visitors center
Associated Press CLERMONT — Visitors to the Jim Beam distillery in central Kentucky are welcomed with bourbon, given a walking tour and shown a brief film, but Beam’s great-grandson wants to giv...
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