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- ↑ Endres, Doug (2007-10-11). "Nauvoo residents sound off on deactivation". Hancock County Journal-Pilot . Retrieved 2017-03-29.
- ↑ Vance, Diane (MVM News Network) (2008-02-12). "Voters approve Warsaw/Nauvoo-Colusa deactivation plans". Hancock County Journal-Pilot . Retrieved 2017-03-29.