It appears Lee County has come up with a way to pay for a planned expansion of the county jail.
Lee County’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013 offers mixed messages when it comes to the county’s financial outlook.
One thing the ongoing drought did not seem to affect was the number of deer in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said hunters killed nearly 181-thousand deer, only one thousand less than one year ago.
It could be a few months before the sale of a vacant Fort Madison school is finalized.
