Standing outside a replica of an 1920s era filling station near the State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Nate Adams muses on the Mother Road that connected Illinoisans for most of the previous century. “Route 66 carried westbound travelers from Chicago all the way to California,” he said. “You can still find historic sites and nostalgia all […]
Ex-pastor sentenced on grooming charge
Former pastor Joseph M. Krol was sentenced to 24 months probation in Macon County Court Friday, Sept. 30 after he pled guilty to a single charge of grooming a minor. Three other charges brought at the time of his arrest were dropped. Krol, 38, was arrested Oct. 15, 2021, at his home in Dawson after […]
Leatherwood elected to lead ERLC
Brent Leatherwood was elected by unanimous vote to head the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission at the ERLC Trustees fall meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday. His nomination and approval by secret ballot came a year after he was named Acting President following the resignation of Russell Moore who had opposed leaders […]
ERLC presidential search progresses
The September trustees meeting of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission may be a little longer than usual, as the board prepares to hear from the search team that will recommend the next president. The group is working through the process with an active candidate, its chairman reported in late July, according to chair […]
Students return to HLGU
Students moved into their dorm rooms at summer’s end and classes resumed Aug. 22 at Hannibal-LaGrange University after a season when the viability of a fall semester was in question. The school was in crisis mode in March, with closure predicted before the end of the spring semester unless immediate cuts were made and funds […]
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