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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/crews-from-three-county-area-respond-to-fire-near-new-berlin/">Crews from Three County Area Respond to Fire Near New Berlin</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Jeremy Coumbes on August 2, 2025 at 5:49pm</p>
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<p>Officials say smoke and intermittent flames may still be visible in the coming days after multiple agencies battled a fire near New Berlin Friday. According to a press release from the Jacksonville Fire Department late Friday night, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday morning, a significant fire broke out at Sheppard’s Auto Sales and Salvage located […]</p>
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<p class="details">By Gary Scott on August 1, 2025 at 9:54pm</p>
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<p>What might have been the best conditions for crops in July was the opposite for humans. It was hotter, and wetter in July than normal. The average high of 88-point-7 degrees was the hottest stretch in July since 2019. Normal overall average for this time of year is just under 75. The average last month […]</p>
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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/fire-crews-battling-blaze-at-sheppards-salvage-yard/">Fire Crews Battling Blaze at Sheppard’s Salvage Yard</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Seth Gabriel on August 1, 2025 at 1:11pm</p>
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<p>Fire crews are battling a blaze at Sheppard’s Salvage Yard along Route 36 between Alexander and New Berlin. Billows of black smoke can be seen from 20 miles away. We will provide more details as they become available.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/turke-and-hackett-lead-united-way/">Turke and Hackett Lead United Way</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Gary Scott on August 1, 2025 at 10:36am</p>
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<p>Two local men head up this year’s Prairieland United Way Campaign. Ryne Turke and Daniel Hackett enthusiastically agreed to chair this year’s campaign. Prairieland United Way executive director Karen Walker says both men didn’t hesitate when asked. She says they are already bringing and energy and new ideas to the PUW Board. Both are advocates […]</p>
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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/grain-belt-express-not-dead/">Grain Belt Express Not Dead</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Gary Scott on August 1, 2025 at 5:46am</p>
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<p>A spokesman for the Grain Belt Express project says the project remains alive, despite the fact that the Trump Administration has canceled a nearly $5-billion loan for the project. The announcement from the Trump Administration was made earlier this week. But, Robert Scott says the cancellation of the loan guarantee does not impact the project’s […]</p>
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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/final-main-street-summer-concert-tonight/">Final Main Street Summer concert Tonight</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Gary Scott on July 31, 2025 at 10:44pm</p>
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<p>The Jacksonville Main Street concert series ends tonight on the square with a tribute band out of Detroit. The Detroit Doors feature music from the Doors. The performance is set to run from 6 to 9 PM. Judy Tighe of Main Street likes the extra hour used in conjunction with Jacksonville’s bicentennial celebration. She says […]</p>
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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/cass-county-sheriff-ohrn-seeks-third-term/">Cass County Sheriff Ohrn Seeks Third Term</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Seth Gabriel on July 31, 2025 at 4:27pm</p>
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<p>Sheriff Devron Ohrn announced this week that he will seek a third term serving as Cass County Sheriff. Sheriff Ohrn says law enforcement has made a record number of arrest for drug related offenses and gave credit to his deputies for their hard work in combating the manufacturing and distribution of illegal drugs in Cass […]</p>
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<h2><a href="https://wlds.com/florence-bridge-project-delayed/">Florence Bridge Project Delayed</a></h2>
<p class="details">By Gary Scott on July 31, 2025 at 5:35am</p>
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<p>State officials are saying plans for a major bridge replacement project in Western Illinois have been delayed … again. The Scott County Times reports construction of the new bridge that would carry Highways 100 and 106 across the Illinois River at Florence has been held up. IDOT Public Information Officer Paul Wapell says land acquisition […]</p>
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