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Mayor, PW director flinty about criticism

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:29 AM

Facing criticism of unlined soccer fields, nets with holes, and subpar uniforms, Trenton mayor Kyle Jones and public works director Kurt Wehrle leveled their own attacks against their critics.

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Trenton businesses ‘make it rain’ after T-Fest canceled

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:27 AM

Residual rain from Hurricane Gordon ruined plans for this past week’s Trenton-Fest, but a number of local businesses have stepped up in the wake of the cancellation and agreed to donate money to the Trenton Park Boosters to help offset the loss and support the work the organization does to promote recreation in the community.

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Kauling honored with “Lifetime Educators Award”

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:25 AM

The Clinton County Retired Teachers Association bestowed the “Lifetime Educators Award” on Mary Ann Kauling of Carlyle, Illinois at its September 6, 2018 meeting in Trenton, Illinois. Accompanying her at the presentation and meeting was her sister, Rosemary.

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Sports

Wesclin product Mammenga wraps up solid career at MacMurray

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:54 AM

If you were making out the lineup card for the Mac-Murray College Highlander baseball team the last four years, you wanted Brett Mammenga in that lineup.

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Wesclin volleyball team second in EAWR tourney

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:53 AM

Wesclin’s volleyball team dropped its first conference game last week, to Freeburg, before winning two of three in the East Alton-Wood River Tournament, good for second place.

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Clinton County Cats claim bronze at ISO softball tourney

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:50 AM

THE CLINTON COUNTY CATS Special Olympic softball team competed in the Illinois Special Olympic State Softball tournament held August 4, 2018 at the Land of Lincoln Sports Complex in Springfield, Illinois.

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Opinions

Joe's Corner

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:30 AM

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Mike’s Musings

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:00 AM

Looming Hurricane Florence off the east coast of the United States is a frightening proposition for those in its path, but mixed in with my concern for the people who live in South Carolina and North Carolina (and perhaps other states as well) is tinged with some nostalgia. In 1989, our young family weathered a hurricane, holed up inside a rental house in Walterboro, South Carolina.

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Capitol Facts

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:00 AM

The JB Pritzker campaign slapped a new label on Gov. Bruce Rauner the other day, calling him “Governor Veto” because he’s vetoed several bills that the Democratic candidate supports.

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Obituaries

Patricia Ann Bugger

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:37 AM

Patricia Ann Bugger, 60, of Troy, died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, Missouri, following a hard-fought battle with cancer.

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Miriam Carol Huelsmann

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:35 AM

Miriam Carol Huelsmann, 89, of Little River, South Carolina, formerly of Trenton, died Monday, July 23, 2018, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Evelyn B. Mallrich

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 11:32 AM

Evelyn B. Mallrich, 95, of Trenton, died Friday, September 7, 2018 at Trenton Village.

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CMSgt. Kenneth W. “Ken” Mullins

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:46 AM

CMSgt. Kenneth W. “Ken” Mullins, USAF, Ret., died Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Aviston Countryside Manor.

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Leander V. Schrage

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:45 AM

Leander V. Schrage, 91, of Breese, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at Carlyle Healthcare Center.

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Shirley N. Oller

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:42 AM

Shirley N. Oller, 93, of Trenton, died Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Cedar Ridge Health & Rehab in Lebanon.

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David A. Schlautmann

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:42 AM

David A. Schlautmann, 79, of Germantown, died September 1, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese.

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Betty J. Richter

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:41 AM

Betty J. Richter, 82, of Aviston, died Sunday, September 2, 2018 at The Villas of St. James in Breese.

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Richard L. Ottensmeier

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:16 AM

Richard L. Ottensmeier, 71, of St. Rose, died Friday, August 24, 2018.

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Pauline M. Richter

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:15 AM

Pauline M. Richter, 88, of Aviston, died Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Cedarhurst of Breese.

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Larry W. Stevenson

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:15 AM

Larry W. Stevenson, 76, of Breese, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at St. Louis University Hospital.

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Kaylynn Marguerite Conley

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:14 AM

Kaylynn Marguerite Conley, 58, of Monroe, Ohio, died Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, surrounded by her family and many friends.

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