Lost teddy bear find brings mystery: who owns the urn inside it?
Samantha McDaniel Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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Collin DeLong holds a teddy bear containing an urn and ashes. He found the bear and is looking for the family to whom it belongs.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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A teddy bear and urn were found Friday near East Morton Avenue.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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A Jacksonville man is trying to find the owner of a teddy bear and urn that were found near the Morton Street Apartments complex.
Collin DeLong said he was walking Friday from north Jacksonville to the Blackhawk Apartments when he spotted the teddy bear on the ground along a maintenance walkway near the Morton Street complex.
Claus and effect: Jacksonville couple shares spirit of Christmas with North Pole visitors
Samantha McDaniel Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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Jake and Cathy Kollman are hosting Santa and Mrs. Claus at 234 E. Michigan Ave. on Tuesday and Wednesday.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-Courier
Those driving along East Michigan Avenue could catch a glimpse of Santa Claus and his wife Tuesday and Wednesday among all the lights decorating the street.
Jake and Cathy Kollman at 234 E. Michigan Ave. will be hosting Father Christmas and his wife 5:30 to 7 those nights for children and adults to wave and share an at-distance conversation.
“There’s been so much sadness and cancellations this year,” Cathy Kollman said. “We want to help lift the spirits of kids and still be safe.”
Neighbors remember fire victim as kind
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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A representative of the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office looks Wednesday at the ruins of a home at 347 Sandusky Ave. after a fire destroyed the structure and took the life of Robert R. Hembrough.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that started just after midnight Wednesday at 347 Sandusky Ave.Dennis Mathis | Journal-Courier Show MoreShow Less
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Though he was known to keep to himself, Robert “Rob Roy” Hembrough also was known by his neighbors to be a kind man.