Illinois coach: Flagg should stay in school and ‘chase a girl’
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February 24, 2025

Illinois coach: Flagg should stay in school and ‘chase a girl’

NEW YORK (AP) — Cooper Flagg has certainly lived up to the hype. So it seems a foregone conclusion the freshman phenom from Duke will become the top pick in this year’s NBA draft.

NBV fire extinguished in difficult conditions
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NBV fire extinguished in difficult conditions
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 9, 2026
Cold weather caused much of the water that firefighters were using to freeze right away. Challenging conditions complicated firefighting efforts Sunday as crews worked to contain a fire involving two ...
Water main break floods fire station; boil advisory in place
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Water main break floods fire station; boil advisory in place
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
February 9, 2026
The break occurred late Friday outside Elrama VFC in Union Township. Days after a catastrophic water main break flooded a fire station and disrupted service across two counties, thousands of residents...
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