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Colleen Callahan joins Gov Quinn with broadband expansion announcement

September 1, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Wednesday, Sept 1, 2010 >
WX > A new month brings a rainy forecast. Showers and T-storms likely today, this morning and again this afternoon, high near 86. Rainfall amounts could range from a quarter to a half-inch. 50% chance of showers tonight and Thursday too.
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Tragedy brings help from church, counselors

August 31, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Tuesday, August 31, 2010 >
WX > Mostly sunny, high near 91. Heat Index value may reach 95. SW wind 10-15. Chance of rain tonight and Wednesday.
> Some area church services Sunday reflected on a life that was cut short in a tragic accident the [...]

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Bizarre tragedy kills woman at football game, Watseka High among teams participating

August 30, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Monday, August 30, 2010 >
WX > Cloudy, high near 90. 20% chance showers and T-storms.
> A Champaign County woman was killed and two other members of her family injured in a freak accident at the Jamaica High School Saturday afternoon. Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson [...]

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Freak accident kills woman at football jamboree

August 29, 2010

A freak mishap after a high school football game Saturday has left a St. Joseph woman dead and four other people in the hospital. Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police said a freshman game had just ended at Jamaica High School when a woman driving an SUV clipped a guy line leading to a power pole….

That’s Sheriff [...]

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Illiana High School Football 8/27/10 and Player of the Week

August 28, 2010

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Tom Conn recaps area high school action from Friday Aug. 27 8-27 football recap
Dale Weaver recaps the Central Comets’ 54-7 win over Paris Paris-Central 8-27-10
Darryl Focken recaps the Lexington Minutemen’s 43-0 win at Watseka Lexington-Watseka 8-27-10
AREA SCORES IN ILLINOIS:  Bradley-Bourbonnais 42, Kankakee 12…..Bishop McNamara 35, St. Ignatius 18…….Wilmington 23, Manteno 21 (OT)…….Seneca 30, Coal City [...]

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Indiana teen sentenced to prison for accident that injured former Watseka residents

August 27, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Friday, August 27, 2010 >
WX > A sunny, pleasant day in store to close out the work week. High near 82. South wind at 5 mph. Sunny Saturday and Sunday, high temps near 87 and 90.
 
> A two-vehicle crash in Lafayette, IN last December that [...]

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Rankin Police Chief dismissed, brother of state rep arrested for DUI

August 26, 2010

WGFA NEWS for August 26, 2010 >
WX > Sunny, high near 80. Light easterly win 5 mph.
 
> A former member of the Paxton City Council faces a DUI charge after a stop by Illinois State Police. 67-year-old Patrick Cultra of Paxton was stopped near Onarga Saturday. A police [...]

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Woodland home destroyed by fire, owners escape

August 24, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Tuesday, August 24, 2010 >
WX > Sunny, little warmer, high near 89. Light NE wind at 5 mph.
 
> Early estimates Monday listed damage from a rural Woodland fire at $250,000. But Jeff and Pam Harms were able to escape the burning house when their two-story home [...]

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Fatal accidents upsetting, construction-zone related

August 23, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Monday, August 23, 2010 >
WX > A sunny, pleasant week ahead. High today near 86. NE wind 5-10. Sunny all week, temps in the low to mid 80s.
 
> Illinois State Police say it was a combination of drivers not paying attention and slowdowns in construction zones [...]

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Indiana High School Football-Aug. 20 and Player of the Week

August 21, 2010

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Tom Conn recaps:  NORTH NEWTON 41, SOUTH NEWTON 12
8-20 south newton recap
Other Midwest Conference scores:
Tri County 28, Carroll Flora 14
Culver 20, W. Central 12
Triton 15, Caston 14
Winamac 22, Knox 10
Clinton Prairie 38, Frontier 19
North White 47, Lake Station 7
Lewis Cass 19, Pioneer 12
The First Trust and Savings Bank and FTH Insurance in Watseka & Clifton [...]

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Two killed in separate semi crashes on I-57

August 20, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Friday, August 20, 2010 >
WX > Much warmer today, high near 95 under a sunny sky. Southerly wind at 5-15, some gusts near 25 mph. 50% chance of showers & T-Storms tonight and Saturday.
- Prep Football tonight on 94.1 FM: S. Newton vs N. Newton -
 
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Iroquois-Kankakee Sexual Assault Services lays off 10 of 15 employees

August 19, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Thursday, August 19, 2010 >
WX > Warmer temps again, Mostly sunny today, high near 91. SW wind at 5 mph.
-Prep Football Friday: North Newton vs South Newton on 94.1 FM -
 
> The state of Illinois’ budget crisis has hit yet another service office — this time affecting [...]

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Ex-Gov Blagojevich Convicted on Single Federal Corruption Charge

August 18, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Wednesday, August 18, 2010 >
WX > Mostly cloudy, high near 83. SE wind around 5 mph.
 
> Traffic is flowing again on Iroquois County Highway # 37. Bridge work has been completed on 3400 N and 025 E, west of the LaHogue-Herscher Road. That’s in [...]

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Congressman Johnson addresses McLean County GOP

August 17, 2010

WGFA News for Tuesday, August 17, 2010 >
WX > Partly sunny, high near 83. Light SW wind at 5 mph.
 
> U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson fellow Republicans Monday that the best way to fight federal programs they oppose is to vote for candidates who will chip away at them. Johnson [...]

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Bank Fraud results in 7-year prison term for former Watseka car dealer

August 16, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Mondeay, August 16, 2010 >
WX > Sunny, high near 84. NW wind 5-10, some gusts near 15 mph.
 
> A U-S District Judge in Montana handed a former Watseka car dealer a seven-year prison term for bank fraud. 56-yr-old Nick Gutierrez Jr. was part owner and [...]

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Ford County sex abuse case being negotiated

August 13, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Friday, August 13, 2010 >
WX> The extreme Heat Advisory is now extended thru Saturday. The NWS reports the heat index today could reach 110.
 
> Ford County Board Chairman Rick Bowen reports a settlement is being discussed between Ford County’s insurance carrier and the attorney representing a [...]

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Iroquois County will re-hire 1 laid-off deputy, concern of inadequate police protection

August 12, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Thursday, August 12, 2010 >
WX > More hot, humid weather, high in the 90s and the heat index near 105.
– Old Boys & Girls Reunion in Gilman today-thru the weekend –
– Merchant Street Musicfest in Kankakee, Friday & Saturday —
 
> Iroquois [...]

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HEAT ADVISORY EXTENDED…PRECAUTIONS URGED >

August 11, 2010

Heat AdvisoryStatement as of 4:37 PM EDT on August 11, 2010
…Heat advisory now in effect until 7 PM CDT Friday…
* Temps/heat index…afternoon high temperatures in the mid 90s
with heat index values around 105 Thursday and Friday.
* Impacts…increased risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke for
individuals working outdoors or engaged in strenuous
activities.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A heat advisory means [...]

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Chatsworth train derails, Iroquois Countyy Hiway 4 re-opens

August 11, 2010

WGFA NEWS for Wednesday, August 11, 2010 >
WX > Mostly cloudy, 40% chance of showers & T-Storms. High near 93 with heat index value near 103.
— HEAT ADVISORY in effect ’til 7 pm today –
 
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