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MATTOON — Plans are set on Friday for Mattoon to hold its annual Fourth of July parade and partner once again with Charleston for shared fireworks at the Coles County Memorial Airport.

CHARLESTON — Steve Swango majored in chemistry and mathematics at Eastern Illinois University in the early 1970s, but his family's farm was often on his mind during his studies.