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WTVP names Jenn Gordon new CEO

WTVP-TV 47 named former ArtsPartners executive director Jenn Gordon as the public television station’s new CEO on March 21. Set to start on April 22, Gordon was one of three central Illinois finalists out of about 70 applicants, according to WTVP board chair John Wieland.

Explore all the wide worlds our libraries provide

March 2 was Read Across America Day, the National Education Association’s ‘Read Across America’ is now the nation’s largest reading event. But developing a lifelong love of reading takes more than one day, which is why we — the library — are here to help.

Straight Talk: Christmas sings ‘support Israel’

ROGER MONROE

More than 200 people raised their voices under the direction of the talented Lee Wenger with wife Denise Adams at the grand piano and son Christopher on guitar. That was almost double the audience’s size last year when we resurrected the community event.