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Braden Fogerson
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Normal approves 2026-27 budget, pause in sales tax sharing and new street work
Braden Fogerson
The Normal Town Council approved a new operating and capital investment budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The $233.5 million budget represents a 10% increase over last year.
Kidsville was located on a stretch of Williamsburg Drive near Empire Street that previously had three day care centers. Just one remains, after recently Kidsville and Bright Horizons closed. Little Jewels remains open.
Lauren Warnecke
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Recent closures leaves families on a 'Hunger Games'-style search for child care
Lauren Warnecke
A gas pump at Sparky’s One Stop in Bayard, Iowa features ethanol-only blends of fuels. Iowa’s Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program has given more than $65 million to help fund equipment to retailers to offer higher blends of renewable fuels.
Sheila Brummer
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Harvest Public Media
Gas prices are surging. Farm groups say American ethanol could help ease the pain
Sheila Brummer
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