The Prairie Press

07/08/2025

07/08/2025

🥩🏡 Sponsor Spotlight: Country Home Processing 🏡🥩

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Their continued support means the world to us, and we’re thrilled to announce they’ve signed on for another 6 months of partnership!

Albion is truly blessed to have a business like Country Home Processing, one that not only serves our community with pride but also believes in the power of local news and rural storytelling.

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07/08/2025

I have a great feature story in this week's newspaper! It will be out at our local businesses late afternoon today! You can only read it in The Prairie Press !

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07/07/2025

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07/07/2025

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07/07/2025

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07/07/2025

This will publish in this week's newspaper. The City of Albion's agenda for tonights meeting.

Albion City Council Agenda for Monday, July 7, 2025 7:00 pm

Roll Call
Opening Prayer
The Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Meeting Minutes – June 2, 2025
Approval of Bills Payable
Monthly Report of Collector & Superintendent
Monthly Minutes of the Albion Volunteer Fire Department
Visitors on Business – Possible Vote
1. Phil White – Discuss Annexation on pasture land
2. Jason Laws – Landscape on Pine & 7 th Street
3. Albion Chamber of Commerce – Discuss Artisan Festival / Christmas Parade permit
2. Janice Crow – Birth to Five IL Region 20 Programs
Old Business –
1. 230 North 2 nd Street house
2. Discuss request for sewer waiver for pool owners request (from June meeting)
3. Discuss possible grants to be applied for and prep for those grants (from June meeting)
4. Fair Parade Route / permit

Department Reports
Street & Alley
Ordinance & Resolutions
Employee Relations
Water & Sewer
Public Safety
Property & Equipment
Ward Reports
Ward I – Terry Harper & Morgan Bailey
Ward II – Gary Mason & Chris Hodgson
Ward III – Don Rigg & Quentin Speir
Reports of City Officials
City Attorney’s Report
Mayor’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
New Business – Possible Vote
1) Purchase Salt Spreader
2) Cleaning water tower on Poplar Street
3) Approval of FY 2026 Annual Budget
4) Approval of FY 2026 Appropriations Ordinance
Executive Session
Adjournment

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07/01/2025

This weekend!

07/01/2025

Y’all have been asking where’s the paper?
It’s here! Don’t worry, I haven’t stopped publishing. I’m truly flattered to hear from local businesses that so many of you have been asking about it.

I took a little time off to celebrate eight wonderful years with my husband (and the reason I fell in love with this charming farm town in the first place!).

Thanks for your continued support, and Happy 4th of July! Keep reading and spreading the love for your local news! 🇺🇸📰❤️

06/30/2025

The Prairie Press WILL PUBLISH THIS WEEK! THANKS!

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06/18/2025

The Prairie Press will not publish next week because I will be on vacation. It will publish the week of July 4th and July is a 5 week month! Thank you!

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