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D'Camp receives Quilt of Valor

By Michelle Carty Claude D’Camp, Ashland, was honored to receive a Quilt of Valor on Monday, March 16th at Shepp’s Bar and Grill. He was nominated by a couple whom he met while having radiation treatments in Springfield. You have to be nominated to receive a Quilt of Valor. The Quilt of Valor Foundation was…

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What young athletes can do to reduce arthritis risk

Arthritis is not something many young athletes worry about. And that lack of concern is not surprising, as data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that arthritis affects just 3.6 percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 compared to 54 percent of adults age 75 and older.

Sports

Lady Tigers roll to 6-0

Four wins last week has the Beardstown High School softball team off to a 6-0 start. The Lady Tigers won three of the four games by the ten-run rule, putting up double digits in each…