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Wednesday, March 27, 2013  When you shop for groceries how often do you look at the back of the box? Do you recognize all the ingredients? One local business thinks you should.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Even though there's snow on the ground, it's not too early to think about your lawn.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Deputies learned that Gregory G. Garner had in his possession chemicals to manufacture gun powder.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Senator says President Obama has made the problem on the river a top priority.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  US starts landmark cleanup of Agent Orange nearly 4 decades after Vietnam War's end

Friday, December 30, 2011 

Sunday, October 09, 2011  A tip from an area resident led to a meth bust and arrest of three men in Palmyra last week.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  Wells have been drilled and roughly 16 and a half miles of pipe have been laid to bring a new source of water to Pittsfield.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  The Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to help farmers and others in eight northwestern counties get rid of unwanted pesticides and other farm chemicals.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  Things are back to normal at BASF, after a chemical release evacuated employees and shut down traffic on the nearby Mississippi.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  Small traces of a heavy metal hexavalent chromium found in small amounts in water supply.