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Pittsfield IL (Pike County)

Image of Frank and Lucy McWorter is from the change.org petition page.

Campaign underway for New Philadelphia stamp

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New Philadelphia in Pike County is the first town planned and legally registered in the U.S. by Black people.
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Three dead, one injured in Pike County shootings

A woman was wounded and airlifted to a hospital.

Pittsfield IL (Pike County)

UPDATE: NPR Illinois 89.3 WIPA Pittsfield operating at low power on emergency transmitter
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More area counties are added to disaster proclamation following derecho