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							The Logan 
							County Junior Carcass Show was held last Wednesday 
							at the Atlanta Locker. The University of Illinois 
							Judge Katelyn Hamlow examined 13 swine entries and 
							ten beef entries. In the end, the winners of the two 
							categories were Paul Schwantz of Lincoln for the 
							beef carcass and Taylor Ferrill of Oreana for pork. 
							Pictured left to right are Schwantz, Hamlow, and 
							Ferrill. 
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								| Special Notice The Logan County Board Finance Committee meeting 
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Comic virtuoso Robin Williams dead at 63 from apparent 
suicide 
Robin Williams gestures during a panel discussion for his 
upcoming HBO show "Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-Destruction" at the 
Television Critics Association Cable summer press tour in Pasadena, California 
in this file picture taken July 30, 2009.  
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				 Stanton homers twice to lead 
				Marlins past Cardinals 
				
				Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong (16) forces out Miami 
				Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) at second base 
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				 Cowboys cornerback Scandrick gets 
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				New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) gets face 
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