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Troy Callahan of McLeansboro, a self-described “tornado chaser,” talks with Angela Mason, left, author of “Death Rides the Sky: The Story of the 1925 Tri-State Tornado,” during an appearance by the author Feb. 9 at McCoy Memorial Library; in the background is local resident Judy Mitchell.

• 'Death Rides the Sky' author appears at local library

  The author of a book on a tornado which swept through this region and two other states in March 1925 appeared at McCoy Memorial Library last week.

  February 16, 2012 1 Photo

• Hospital district: Community benefits of $1.8M annually
• HEA has Cabin Fever Day

Sports

• Quick postseason exit for Lady Foxes

  Hamilton County and Fairfield’s girls basketball teams played each other five times this season, with the Lady Foxes winning the first four games.

  February 16, 2012 1 Photo

• Lady Foxes go into postseason on a roll
• Lemmons, Foxes ground Eagles

Obituaries

• Louise Reyling

  Louise (Schneider) Reyling, 92, of McLeansboro, passed away 5:25 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.

  February 15, 2012 1 Photo

• Peggy L. Dawson
• Ebert Vertis Storey

Opinion

• Illinois doesn’t need gun registration, fee

  Last week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago asked the General Assembly to pass legislation to force law-abiding gun owners to register their handguns with the state of Illinois and to pay a $65-per-gun registration fee.

  February 16, 2012

• State's economy in better shape, but it’s not quite there yet
• Don’t balance state’s budget on our backs

Features

• Remember When? Seeking Uncle Boyce’s grave site

  My readers may recall my mentioning Uncle Boyce Mayberry, a Civil War veteran who lived on up to the mid-1930s in Mayberry Township.

  February 16, 2012

• Remember When? Aden School and Friendly Zion
• Remember When? Dad had regular calls from Sloans

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