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I wonder who is running Montgomery County.
The governor puts out billions of dollars in road repairs, and yet Illinois Route 16 from Hillsboro to Ohlman is in a shambles.
The governor sends …
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Anne Marty, Ohlman
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5/15/23
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As we celebrate nurses across the country for National Nurses Week (May 6-12), I am deeply appreciative of our nursing colleagues who provide exceptional care to those served by Hospital Sisters …
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Theresa Horne, Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Executive, HSHS
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5/8/23
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When plans were made for the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center, we had three goals.
We wanted to help develop a better appreciation of our community, our citizens and our …
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Anne Jackson, Secretary, Litchfield Museum
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5/8/23
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This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center. It has been a fast, fun ten years for sure.
We plan to mark the occasion by having a …
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Anne Jackson, Secretary, Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
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5/1/23
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April 23-29 is National Library Week. I would like to take a second to write about my own personal love affair with libraries and books.
Reading and being read to has been a part of my …
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Sue VanOstran, Witt
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4/24/23
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Our justice system is failing us–one family at a time. Here’s how our family is being impacted.
In 1986, my 22-year-old-brother, Glen L. Jones (#N67755), made a bad decision, one …
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Chaplain Dolores Jones, Decatur
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4/17/23
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The March 14 county board meeting was a very memorable event.
The overflow crowd of citizens was very rewarding to witness. Going back quite a few years, March 14 ranks as one of the most …
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Bill Schroeder, Hillsboro
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3/27/23
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Montgomery County residents and landowners in the pathway of the carbon dioxide pipeline and sequestration sites should support the following legislation, SB2421/HB3119. This bill establishes …
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Mary Ellen DeClue, Litchfield
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3/20/23
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I just read a letter written by Joe Spencer stating that all should be willing to pay their share to defend our given rights.
The way our country is going today, I can just see our Founding …
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Barb Cass, Hillsboro
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3/13/23
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I want to thank everyone who played a part in getting me to the hospital on Friday, Jan. 27.
From my family, Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service, all the first responders–too numerous to name …
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Pat Luttman, Hillsboro
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2/27/23
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Citizens of Nokomis and surrounding areas may not be aware of this since only three landowners were notified by mail and a small notice of the hearing was published in the Free Press Progress …
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Marvin & Tammy Johnson, Kurt & Julie Johnson, Kurt & Debbie Bangert, Nokomis
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2/27/23
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In your Jan. 30 edition you printed a letter from Mr. Bill Schroeder in regards to HB5471 (gun ban law). All of Mr. Schroeder’s points are valid. We, the tax-paying citizens, will have …
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Joe Spencer, Litchfield
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2/21/23
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A warm heart felt "thank you" goes out to Jeanette Kennedy and Nancy Hollo for coordinating the ImpactLife platelet drive that was hosted Thursday, Feb. 16, by VFW 3912 Litchfield.
Six …
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Joseph Michaels, Litchfield VFW
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2/21/23
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It appears to me that it was a foregone conclusion before the meeting last week about the future of the Hillsboro Moose Lodge that the building was going to be closed.
However, now is the time for …
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William M. Baran, Former Mayor of Hillsboro
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2/13/23
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I am writing to thank Hillsboro-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.
Generosity throughout contributed to a successful …
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Casey Goodwin, Samaritan's Purse, Boone, NC
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1/30/23
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Governor Pritzker and a majority of the General Assembly have clearly demonstrated their contempt for the rights of all Illinois citizens by passing HB5471.
As a result of this blatant violation …
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Bill Schroeder, Hillsboro
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1/30/23
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As a past mayor of Hillsboro, the son of a Moose member, and a former Moose member who dropped due to health reasons, I would like to encourage a solution that would allow our Moose lodge to reopen.
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William M. Baran, Former Mayor of Hillsboro
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1/30/23
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This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Litchfield Museum. The board has decided to mark the occasion with special events all year long!
The Journal-News has generously agreed to …
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Anne Jackson, Secretary, Litchfield Museum
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1/23/23
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Two years after the deadly attack on our country on Jan. 6, 2021, it’s hard to ignore that the House of Representatives is now controlled by those who embraced and fueled Trump’s big lie. …
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MaryAnn Kessler, Witt
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1/17/23
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As we start 2023, we have much to be grateful for. As health care workers, one of the things we are most grateful for is that COVID symptoms are not as severe as they have been in the past, and the …
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Jim Timpe, HSHS St. Francis Hospital President and CEO, and Heather Senaldi, Director of Nursing
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12/27/22
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