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VOLUME 145 NO. 11 • tonicanews.com
Friday, February 15, 2019
To bee or not to bee
Tonica Grade School sixth-grader Phillip Gray performed admirably through a tough six rounds of Saturday’s LaSalle, Marshall & Putnam Counties Regional Spelling Bee before making a mistake in the seventh after being given the word “gordita.” Several other food-related words were on the competition’s word list including, orange, clementine, praline, bratwurst, fennel, quesadilla, salami, molé, tortoni and ravioli. SEE STORY, PAGE 2. (Tonica News photo/Dave Cook) Vol. 145 No. 11
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ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE A college
Standoff
committee recommends that trustees hold the line on tuition credit hour fees. / 5
A seven-hour McNabb standoff ends peacefully, and residents are relieved. / 3
OGLESBY A free volunteer tutor training session is being planned for Feb. 23 for the Adult Education Community Tutoring Program. / 7