ELLSWORTH — The economy must really be hurting: even the dollars for dreams are drying up. The lure of striking it rich with a lucky lottery ticket has lost its luster in Maine over the past 18 months.

OGLESBY — A lottery will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in Room C-301 at Illinois Valley Community College to determine ballot placement for trustee candidates who filed simultaneously for the April 7 consolidated election. Peru Attorney Melissa M. Olivero and IVCC Board Chair David L. Wilcoxson both filed petitions at 8 a.m. Jan. 20. Two seats are open for six-year terms on the IVCC Board.

Wednesday’s winning lottery numbers: •Missouri Pick 3 Midday: 8-7-2 Evening: 6-4-3

Three women will be in court Thursday, charged with stealing thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from the store where they worked.

MANILA, Philippines – A computerized lottery system will be used to randomly choose students who will undergo drug testing, which had been pushed to rid schools of illegal drugs.

The care home lottery: Councils ignore rules that would let elderly keep homes