Allison Petty

Central, Decatur

Editor at Journal Gazette & Times-Courier

Editor, @Pantagraph @HeraldandReview @JGTConline | Lover of local journalism, hot beverages and awkward animals. | RTs are only endorsements if they're funny.

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75 years ago: Neighbors rally support for Bloomington boy facing fourth major surgery

5 days ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoJune 2, 1925: Urbana's oldest native-born resident, Mrs. Julia Ann Clements, died Saturday, May 30, at the age of 90. She was born on the old Clements homestead, which stood on the site of the Blackberry school house four miles northeast of the city.
100 years ago: Miller Park welcomes dozens of boaters

6 days ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoJune 1, 1925: Boating found high favor with the crowd that thronged Miller Park yesterday afternoon. All of the 55 boats were in the water with most carrying three people, the maximum allowed for safety reasons.
50 years ago: Tornado leaves destruction near Carlock

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives.
75 years ago: New Baby Fold architecture plans approved

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoMay 30, 1925: Key guard boxes for the fire alarm boxes located throughout the city will soon be ordered, according to a decision reached by Superintendent of Light C.C. Williams and Fire Marshal Rolla Neal. The key guards will eliminate delays in turning in alarms.
100 years ago: Thomas Metcalf students enjoy field day

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoMay 29, 1925: Nearly 300 children from the Thomas Metcalf school will take part in the Thomas Metcalf Field Day at 2 p.m. today. The Women's Athletic Department of the Normal university is sponsoring the event and the two playground classes, under the direction of Miss L.
100 years ago: Highland Park golf course proves popular

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoMay 28, 1925: The number utilizing Highland Park, Bloomington's municipal golf course, is growing larger each day. There are those who prefer to play in the morning, when the dew is on the course; others, students and those not employed in the later morning, play then.
100 years ago: Congressman gives 'close-up' look at President Coolidge

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoMay 27, 1925: "A Close-up of Calvin Coolidge" was the subject of a very entertaining and informative address of the Hon. Frank H. Funk, congressman from this district, at the Young Men's club luncheon yesterday at the Maplewood Country Club.
Mural for Lincoln's 'Lost Speech' to be dedicated in Bloomington

1 week ago | jg-tc.com | Allison Petty

BLOOMINGTON — The fiery treatise against slavery that Abraham Lincoln delivered in Bloomington years before his presidency has become known as the "Lost Speech" as scholars long searched in vain for a transcript. A new mural underway in downtown Bloomington, steps from the place Lincoln delivered the remarks nearly 170 years ago, aims to ensure that the historic moment remains unforgotten in the community's present.
50 years ago: Bloomington to dedicate O'Neil Pool

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. Click the links to visit the original story in our newspapers.com archives. 100 years agoMay 26, 1925: One hundred and fifty workers will be in the field in a few weeks in the interests of the Mennonite sanitarium campaign.
Dedication of Lincoln's 'Lost Speech' mural set for Thursday

1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty

BLOOMINGTON — The fiery treatise against slavery that Abraham Lincoln delivered in Bloomington years before his presidency has become known as the "Lost Speech" as scholars long searched in vain for a transcript. A new mural underway downtown, steps from the place Lincoln delivered the remarks nearly 170 years ago, aims to ensure that the historic moment remains unforgotten in the community's present.