A benefit trap shoot will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, at the Hancock County Gun Club, 1/2 mile north of Carthage, Illinois on Highway 94.

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Phillies will be served 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 at the Fort Madison Eagles Club. You do not have to be a member to come to the Eagles. For carryouts, call 319-372-6928.

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The following calls for service were reported Monday and Tuesday by the Fort Madison Police Department.

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The following arrests were reported Monday by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Sometime during the next few weeks, you may be asked by either an American Legion Auxiliary member or an American Legion member to wear a poppy to honor a veteran.

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Recently, the UK’s Guardian newspaper surveyed hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists regarding their visions for our planet’s future.

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Good Ol’ Joe. Now, he thinks he is Elvis Presley. Well there are rumors out that the Elvis is still alive but Ol’ Joe doesn’t look anything like the hip swiveling Elvis. Maybe Elvis swayed too…

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