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Storm knocks out power to portions of Rantoul

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

RANTOUL — A severe storm that swept through Rantoul about 1 p.m. Wednesday left many properties without power. “The power outage is pretty widespread across the community,” Village Administrator Scott Eisenhauer said. He said crews were working to restore power as quickly as possible. Several trees were downed, and many others sustained limb damage from what is believed to have been straight-line winds. The storm also caused damage to the Rantoul Family Sports Complex just east of Interstate 57.
Storm knocks out power to portions of Rantoul

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

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Farm Family of the Week: The Lanes of Vermilion County

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

Email nominations to Dave Hinton at [email protected] thing about farmers: It’s not all crops and farm programs for most of them. They’re not afraid to get involved in their communities. Take Steve Lane, for example. He’s a longtime school board member and a member of Second Church of Christ. How long has your family been farming? My (Steve) great-grandfather, Wyram V. Lane, and his wife, Sarah, bought the farm in 1860. It has been in the family ever since.
REO singer recuperating after Sunday morning wreck on I-57

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

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Rantoul police arrest suspect in October shooting

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

RANTOUL — Rantoul police arrested a 20-year-old resident on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the shooting of a man in October. Mekhi J. Ross was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery with a firearm. Sgt. James Schmidt said officers were dispatched to the area of the 1100 block of Prairieview Drive about 11 p.m. Oct. 28 following a Raven gunshot detection activation. Officers found evidence of a shooting, including a shell casing.
REO singer recuperating after Sunday morning wreck

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

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REO singer hospitalized after Sunday morning wreck

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

URBANA — Terry Luttrell is spending a little more time in Champaign-Urbana than he had planned. The REO Speedwagon singer, who was part of Saturday night’s Legacy concert at State Farm Center in which the band and fans said their good-byes, wrecked his car on Interstate 57 Sunday morning. Luttrell suffered a cracked sternum from air bag deployment and is recuperating at Carle Foundation Hospital.
Dream fulfilled: REO, fans say goodbye during rousing concert

1 week ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

CHAMPAIGN — Bruce Hall didn’t want Saturday evening’s REO Speedwagon farewell/thank you concert to end. That much was obvious as the emotional Hall spoke to the crowd on stage at State Farm Center. “It’s almost over,” Hall said, his voice cracking. “I grew up in this town. I had a dream. I wanted to be a rock and roll star.”Dream fulfilled long ago for the young man who grew up in the Philo area — his hair now white.
For Gibson, his responsibilities as a dad were a slam dunk

2 weeks ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

CHAMPAIGN — Matrellian Gibson was living the dream of many young men. He loved basketball, and he was good at it. Good enough to play professionally. He didn’t, however, love it more than family, and that’s where he showed his true colors. The Rantoul Township High School graduate left his life as a pro basketball player to be a father. He will be among 12 men who will be honored Sunday, Father’s Day, for their fatherhood roles.
Getting the band back together, REO practicing in Tolono recording studio

2 weeks ago | news-gazette.com | Dave Hinton

TOLONO — Earth Analog recording studio is a fairly well-kept secret in downtown Tolono, at least among the general public. Members of REO Speedwagon, though, are in the know and used the facilities this week not to record but to rehearse for Saturday’s farewell show at State Farm Center. For many recording artists who want a quality sound, the studio has what they want, and they’re not averse to traveling long distances to get there.