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Herald & Review: Looking back at the 1978 ice storm
Storm knocks county lights out
Saturday, March 25, 1978.
Staff photos by Doug Gaumon, Ron Ernst, and Herb Slodounik
Saturday, March 25, 1978.
24 Illinois counties in disaster state
Sunday, March 26, 1978.
Power crews struggle with ice damage
Sunday, March 26, 1978.
Damage to exceed $2 million
Monday, March 27, 1978.
County, part of city without electricity
Monday, March 27, 1978.
Ice storm pulls people together
Monday, March 27, 1978.
DECATUR — For Buck Carter, March 24, 1978, started out as a pleasant spring day. It was Good Friday, the weather was nice and he had taken his…
MACON COUNTY— The annual Emergency alert test using the Macon County Emergency Alert and Notification System will be at 11 a.m. next Wednesday.
April showers bring May flowers, but those buds may get nipped if left unprotected Friday night.