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SLIDESHOW: Spring in the Heartland 2013

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 12:07pm

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SLIDESHOW: 'Tis the season in the Heartland

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Monday, December 24th, 2012, 5:41pm

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KFVS12 Holiday Recipe Guide available for download

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Sunday, November 25th, 2012, 1:51pm

KFVS12 Holiday Recipe Guide available for download

Our 2012 Holiday Recipe collection is packed full of delicious, quick, and easy recipes including favorites from the KFVS12 staff and the Heartland News team.

The Holiday Recipe collection includes the winners of our viewer recipe contest.

You can click here to download the guide for free.

What's your favorite holiday recipe?

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USDA announces disaster assistance sign-up for 2011 crop losses

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012, 5:29pm

(KFVS) - USDA Farm Service Agency in Illinois announced Tuesday that farmers can enroll starting October 22 in the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program for 2011 crop year losses.

According to Scherrie V. Giamanco, State Executive Director for USDA FSA, under the 2008 Farm Bill, SURE authorizes assistance to farmers and ranchers who suffered crop losses caused by natural disasters occurring through Sept. 30, 2011.

"Eligible producers who experienced a 2011 crop loss can contact their local county FSA office to learn more about the SURE program," said Giamanco. "All eligible farmers and ranchers must sign up for 2011 SURE benefits before the June 7, 2013 deadline."

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2012 edition of the KFVS Summer Recipe Magazine available to download

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Friday, July 27th, 2012, 6:05pm

2012 edition of the KFVS Summer Recipe Magazine available to download

(KFVS) - You can download the complete 2012 edition of our Summer Recipe Magazine on-line right now.

CLICK HERE to download. It is a 6 megabyte .pdf file that will open with Adobe Acrobat or in another web browser window.

It may take several minutes to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. Once it is downloaded, you can read or print it using the features of the Adobe Acrobat application or the browser.

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Community photo: Tomato, pepper garden a family affair

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, 4:39pm

Community photo: Tomato, pepper garden a family affair

JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - This is Ronald L. Smith of Jefferson County, Ill. standing by his garden with his great-granddaughter Shae Sears.

Smith's garden has a variety of tomatoes and peppers.

You can e-mail us pictures from your community to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and a brief description of the picture.

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