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Related topics from Ask NewsNew roof accents Nauvoo-Colusa school; 2008-09 budget approved
Gate City Daily - Found Oct. 17, 2008
The board discussed rent paid for use of the school during the Nauvoo Pageant. The board approved allowing the Nauvoo Pageant to use the school...
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New roof accents Nauvoo-Colusa school; 2008-09 budget approved
Journal Pilot - Found Oct. 15, 2008
The board discussed rent paid for use of the school during the Nauvoo Pageant. The board approved allowing the Nauvoo Pageant to use the school...
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Chargers, Titans compete at Nauvoo State Park
Gate City Daily - Found Oct. 8, 2008
NAUVOO, Ill. - The Illini West and West Hancock cross country teams competed with Central at the Hancock County Invitational at the Nauvoo State ...
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Warsaw/Nauvoo-Colusa school year going well
KHQA 7 Online - Found Aug. 26, 2008
... of uninsured drops Photo: 1 of 4 See Larger Images School began last Monday for students at the Warsaw and Nauvoo Colusa School Districts.
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Detour in place for Nauvoo Road bridge
Star-Gazette - Found Sep. 24, 2008
NAUVOO - PennDOT has closed a bridge that carries Nauvoo Road over Zimmerman Creek, just east of the village of Nauvoo in Liberty Township.
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Warsaw, Nauvoo-Colusa welcome new, returning teachers
Gate City Daily - Found Aug. 29, 2008
Several new teachers have joined the Warsaw and Nauvoo-Colusa school districts, or moved because of the dual deactivation started this year between
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Nauvoo Grape Festival continues Labor Day tradition
Quincy Herald-Whig - Found Aug. 28, 2008
... counter as Mary Beard greets wine tasters with a smile at Baxterâs Winery in Nauvoo during wine-tasting at the 2004 Nauvoo Grape Festival.
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Nauvoo joins world wide GPS treasure hunt
Journal Pilot - Found Aug. 27, 2008
... the world including five or so in Nauvoo. Jeanene Dean and Ron Yockey with the Nauvoo Tourism Office set up the Beautiful Nauvoo Geocache as...
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FEDERATION'S KILGORE APPEARS ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
Three more impaired charges on weekend
Sarnia Observer - Found Nov. 17, 2008
Alvinston Twp, ON ) It is alleged that shortly after 8:30pm on the Nov. 14, an officer patrolling on Nauvoo Road north of Alvinston stopped a...
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