Chillicothe CEFCU members and employees now may enjoy a member center about three times bigger and more services.
In conjunction with the structural reorganization of GateHouse Media management across its many publications within Illinois, Ken Mauser, publisher of the Journal Star, has also been named Publisher of the TimesNewspapers, The Daily Leader in Pontiac and the Fairbury Blade as of Jan. 1.
Troy Mitchell is not surprised to be selling used upscale clothing in downtown Chillicothe at Nine Twenty Four.
“I always thought I’d have a secondhand store,” said Mitchell, who said he frequents garage sales and auctions. He points out, however, it is really his wife, Andrea’s, business.
The Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce held its final general meeting for 2011 as a “Before Hours” complimentary breakfast sponsored by the South Side Bank, which was at Happy Thoughts Coffee. The meeting was to vote on the Board of Directors for 2012, who are Ben Alvarez, Nancie Cassidy, Wade Cies, Dianne Colwell, Robert Crothers, Kenn Bailey, Susan Drissi, Brenda Dunbar, Mike Krost, Irvin Latta, Rich Lucas, Mike Mahoney and Dave Vojta.
Clients of HairMasters Unlimited are used to seeing four-legged friends around the shop from time to time, but the women took it to another level with a recent fundraiser.
The name for Stan Taylor’s signature item on his menu came by accident.
His wife, Debbra, was talking on the phone to her sister about six months ago.
“The kids are coming over to have a STAN-wich,” she told her. Her sister asked her if she realized what she had just said. She didn’t, until she repeated it.
Envy, a contemporary jewelry and accessories store for ladies, is celebrating its grand opening on Fourth Street. Owner, founder and Chillicothe resident, Kristy Scott, said inspiration for the store began at home.
A new antiques store will celebrate its grand opening Saturday.
Three Amigo’s, owned by Mike Callahan, Jay Close and Gary Schmick, has actually been selling antiques, primitives and jewelry since May. However, Saturday will be their official opening.
Medicare and Medicaid were the topics of discussion at Heritage Manor on Aug. 1 with state Sen. Darin LaHood.
The manor hosted the event to allow the community to come hear about the current situation of the programs in Illinois, as well as ask questions about their futures.
With the announcement in last week’s paper of the Chillicothe Times-Bulletin becoming a free paper July 20, press deadlines will be changed.
To accommodate new press deadlines, submitting news information for the paper will change as well.
As announced two weeks ago, as of July 20, the Chillicothe Times-Bulletin will be a free distribution newspaper.
As of next week, the Chillicothe Times-Bulletin will be home delivered free-of-charge to those households in the 61523 and 61525 ZIP codes which receive a carrier delivered copy of either the Wednesday Journal Star or the Peoria Shopper.
Wolfram Research announced that Human Resources Manager Staci Wahls was named one of the 2011 Ten Outstanding Young Persons by Illinois Jaycees and the Illinois JCI Senate.
Wolfram Research nominated the Chillicothe native for the award, which the Illinois Jaycees give annually to honor outstanding young people throughout the state of Illinois.
Track Inn is chugging along with a new owner, and three letters added to its name, Di’s.
After taking over Dornon Home Appliance Center in March, Staats Home Appliance Center have been making plenty of improvements.
These are fast-changing times that we live in and changes are particularly happening in the news industry.
As a result, TimesNewspapers has chosen to convert the Chillicothe Times-Bulletin and its two other subscription newspapers to FREE distribution.
The Chillicothe Times-Bulletin received two awards in the 2010 Illinois Press Association’s annual convention June 10 in Springfield.
CEFCU officials are driving into Chillicothe’s future as they announced the building of a new member center.
Chillicotheans who think they must drive to Peoria to find hardware items may need to take a closer look in town.
Geiger True Value Hardware store celebrated its grand re-opening Friday and Saturday, and co-owners Tom Geiger and Ann Geiger-Knoll stocked the shelves with more items to help residents find what they need close to home.
Some Civic Achievement Award winners in years past are lured to the Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet to receive their award for service to the city.
Helping Hands re-sale shop is moving on up, to Fourth Street, that is.
Come Sunday afternoon, volunteers will help move the re-sale shop’s two locations full of merchandise to the former Chillicothe Mortuary.
