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BRANSON MO NEWS: High school football title games on lineAnd then there were three.Tuscola, Maroa-Forsyth and Shelbyville have reached the semifinals of the IHSA state football playoffs with title game berths tantalizingly close for Central Illinois.
On Saturday in Class 1A, Tuscola (12-0) will travel to Athens (10-2), and in a tilt sure to draw legions of fans to to Shelbyville, the Rams (10-2) will host Maroa-Forsyth (11-1). The Trojans won last year’s playoff battle.The winners advance to the championship games on Friday, Nov. 24, at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.The Herald & Review sports team will have you covered with previews and features on these games throughout the week. It’s Christmastime in downtown DecaturGet your wish list ready: Christmas comes to downtown Decatur on Saturday.The Decatur Area Arts Council is hosting an ornament workshop, the Decatur Public Library is hosting a free showing “The Polar Express,” the lighting ceremony will take place in Central Park at 5 p.m. and, of course, the Lighted Christmas Parade follows at 5:30.Santa Claus will ride into Decatur with the parade and open the Santa House in Central Park for the season.The Herald & Review will have all the coverage in print and online at herald-review.com.Women knit hats for Decatur schoolchildrenThe Lutheran Women’s Missionary League at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church started a group dedicated to crocheting and knitting hats for students in Decatur schools.After starting off with a few members and a couple of tubs of donated yarn, the ladies have made more than 800 hats and will be delivering some of them this week to Decatur kids at school.Read more about this charitable effort in Friday’s edition.Illini basketball tips off season of promise
Follow the University of Illinois men’s basketball team with Executive Sports Editor Mark Tupper as the season gets …
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