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Austin Heinen Riverside 16 Underwood 7: The Bulldogs score eight unanswered runs to close the game and defeat Underwood on the road. Adaline Martens was one of four Bulldog players with two hits and also had three RBIs. Sophia Fenner was another among that four and had two RBIs as...

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  • June 21, 2023

Impact edged the Wayne Dirt Devils 4-3 for the 18-under championship of the Yankton Girls Softball Association (YGSA) Father’s Day Tournament, Sunday at Yankton’s Sertoma Park. Impact beat Fremont Force 9-1 to advance to the final. Wayne downed Yankton Fury Red 13-3 in the other semifinal. The Wayne (Nebraska) Dirt...

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  • June 19, 2023

Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...

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  • June 18, 2023

Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...

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  • June 17, 2023

DAVENPORT — Picking up wins against non-conference opponents has been more than attainable for the Muscatine High School baseball team this summer, with seven of them to be exact. Yet figuring out a way into the win column in the Mississippi Athletic Conference has been a struggle. The Muskies were able...

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  • June 13, 2023

The Daily Minute is the Journal Star’s morning news briefing where you can get the latest news in about a minute each weekday. Previous Daily Minute videos are archived here. Hearing set for abortion lawsuit A Lancaster County District Court judge set a July 19 hearing date for arguments to...

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  • June 13, 2023

SUDBURY — The magical season continues for the Woburn High softball team. Coming off their walk-off victory in their first game of the tournament, the 11th seeded Tanners kept it going, beating No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury, 3-2, in thrilling fashion in the MIAA Division 1 Round of 16 on Wednesday afternoon....

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  • June 8, 2023