Assumption NewsLocal news for Assumption, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Farm incomes bloom, consumers' wallets wilt Heated corn prices...- December 27, 2007 "See how that pendulum jumps back and forth" ASSUMPTION, Ill. - Len Corzine zipped up the hooded sweat shirt a John Deere dealer gave him hours earlier, before heading out to survey a plot of land he farms. 'This is one of the most expensive coats you'll ever see because it came with a new combine,' Corzine said. 'It's a $325,000 jacket.' Corzine, an otherwise frugal man who wears tired leather boots and drives a Ford pickup with more than 120,000 miles packed on the odometer, harvests,...http://www.topix.net/city/assumption-il/2007/12/farm-incomes-bloom-consumers-wallets-wilt-... Time-pressed shoppers find respite with mall wrappers- December 25, 2007 "I'd probably be going home and wrapping until there's no tomorrow" Kim Emerson of Taylorville was pressed for time to shop and wrap gifts with Christmas only a few days away. via Herald & Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/assumption-il/2007/12/time-pressed-shoppers-find-respite-with-ma... Expansion for Sprint and Shelby County State Bank- December 23, 2007 "We have some good customers up in that Assumption-Moweaqua area, but we think there are a lot more potential customers out there, also. We've been looking for a location in that area for several years now." A new Sprint Store is open in Decatur's South Towne Plaza, the first stage in what the company describes as a major expansion of service and sales in this part of Central Illinois. via Herald & Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/assumption-il/2007/12/expansion-for-sprint-and-shelby-county-sta... A treat guaranteed to melt your heart- December 21, 2007 "Also, most of the mugs I've found have a snowman somewhere on them" No, it's not made by gathering snow and melting it. But Snowman Soup is made with love, and it comes with a message guaranteed to bring a smile. via Herald & Reviewhttp://www.topix.net/city/assumption-il/2007/12/a-treat-guaranteed-to-melt-your-heart?from... |