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Lost White County

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How Well Do You Know White County?

1. What was this building used for? 2. Where was there a harness racetrack in the county? 3. Where were there horse racetracks in the county? ANSWERS 1. This was once the concession stand for the Monticello Speedway, which was located where the Monticello Christian Church now stands. The Speedway was built in 1950 and was closed in 1955. The […]

Memory Lane

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The Monon News April 8-14, 1914-2014 April 10, 1914 The Monon Cement Tile Works, owned by Rev M. L. Rice, which was destroyed by fire, is now being rebuilt. The public library board of Monon will receive applications for the position of librarian. Ed Hubbell has leased his meat market to James Coffel. April 7, 1944 The Monon Bank building, […]

Monticello Library plans busy April

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The Monticello Library has a full slate of activities for April. Upcoming activities include: Wee Ones Lap Sit (for ages 0-18 months) – April 1, at 10 a.m.: Join the library for a time for the wee ones. Your wee one will learn some simple and basic finger plays, a few songs, and a simple story or two all from […]

Legion to have fish fry on April 26

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Dining at American Legion Post 81, 405 East Washington St., in Monticello, is open to the public on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The menu consists of sandwiches, sandwich baskets, various appetizers, wings, and shrimp. Carry-outs are also available. The Legion is also open to the public on Friday nights with weekly specials being offered along with the regular menu. […]

What’s Happening, White County?

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Spring Break Movies – March 27 The Brookston Prairie Township Public Library will be hosting Spring Break Movies on Wednesday, March 27 at 2:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 28 at 5 p.m. There is no admission cost and popcorn will be provided at no cost. Drinks will be available for fifty cents. The movie titles will be announced at a […]

Monticello Quilts of Valor receives $1,000 Leslie Grant

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The Community Foundation of White County has awarded Monticello Quilts of Valor with a $1,000 Leslie Grant, the first recipient under the new funding opportunity. Quilts of Valor is a national nonprofit organization, for which members make quilts to award to veterans that have been touched by war. Last year, over 37,333 quilts were awarded. Now coming to uplift the […]

Top Falcons named for April

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Small change makes million-dollar difference

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Small change can make a big difference, and none know that to be truer than the many community and civic organizations helped by Carroll White REMC’s Operation Round-up. On Wednesday, March 20, the organization celebrated topping $1 million in gifts to the communities it serves. Carroll and White REMC consolidated in 2012. Before the consolidation, both cooperatives had granted back […]

Waking up alone

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Those who have faced the end of a relationship due to divorce face struggles that our friends in marriages simply will never understand, and I pray that they never do. When there is a separation of a union, it is not as simple as walking away from the one we made a Holy commitment to. We walk away from our […]

Lost White County

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How Well Do You Know White County?

1. What was the name of the town that once existed between Brookston and Chalmers? 2. What town was laid out and named after what would become a state in the United States? 3. What town was laid north of Wolcott, but it was never developed? ANSWERS 1. After the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad came through White County […]


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