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Decatur High School's 65th Annual Alumni Banquet was held Sunday evening. May 29, 2022 at the Decatur Sears Center beginning around S:40 P.M.
The ticket …
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Pam Nelsen
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6/16/22
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Returning from a week in Lincoln, Nebraska, Johnna Peterson and Brayden Selk attended the American Legion and Auxiliary Boys and Girls State Conferences this past week. The summer leadership …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/16/22
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Oakland Chief of Police Terry Poland has been placed on administrative leave following the results of an audit conducted by Craig Kubicek, CPA, CFE Deputy Auditor of Public Accounts for the State of …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/16/22
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Editor’s note: Oakland Mayor Ted Beckner has asked for the Oakland Independent’s assistance in sharing updates on two important developments in the community – the …
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6/16/22
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It wasn’t too many years ago, the Swedish Heritage Center doors remained closed, and Oakland’s collective history was buried under a small coating of dust. Thanks to the hard work …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/10/22
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When a firefighter is diagnosed with cancer, it has been described as finding out your brother or sister has the dreaded disease. That reality hit home for the Oakland Volunteer Fire and Rescue …
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Curt Hineline
Editor
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6/10/22
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Everyone is invited to come and bring a friend to Elim’s Midsummer Festival on Friday evening, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the air-conditioned Elim sanctuary. It is great to be back …
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Judy Johnson
Elim Lutheran
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6/10/22
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The annual Confirmation Jubilee at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of rural Hooper will be Sunday, June 12, with a worship service at 10:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon in …
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6/10/22
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The upgrades to the Lyons water treatment plant have been years in the making. According to Lyons Utility Superintendent Terry Ueding, due to unforeseen setbacks and red tape, the project is going …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/9/22
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The weather outside may have been rainy, but it has been warm and rainy. The warmth is all that is needed for the Lyons Public pool to open its doors for the season.
The pool had its first day …
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Jason Redding-Geu
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/9/22
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Last week’s Summer Reading Program was a success! The children decorated an ocean art mural together as a group and the older kids had fun doing an ocean word search. We then read the stories …
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By Mrs. Hollman
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6/9/22
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Despite an early morning shower, the sun came out and the Memorial Day services at Hillcrest Cemetery were able to be held as scheduled Monday morning.Dale Wolf provided the opening and closing of …
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Debbie Krutilek
Lyons Mirror-Sun
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6/9/22
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