There are many valid reasons as to why a new high school in Hillsboro is needed. There’s one main issue that I feel doesn’t get enough attention, which is accessibility.   … more

Beginning Nov. 1, The Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center will be operating under winter hours.   We will be welcoming visitors from 10-4 Tuesday through Saturday, and will be closed … more

As a registered skeptic, I would like to push back a bit against the great publicity given to construction of a new main building for HHS.   I get that the existing building is old, the … more

We are writing this letter in support of a new high school campus. As retired HHS educators, we are well aware of the campus deficiencies. Three of the most glaring are security, accessibility, and … more

Last week, while sitting in the reception area of Hillsboro Area Hospital, I thought how fortunate we are to have such a state-of-the-art facility in our community. What if all we had was the … more

Here it is October–with harvest in full swing, meaning a lot of extra traffic on our roads.   So please be careful as you go along–tractors and combines and 18-wheelers can’t … more

The Hillsboro High School campus is indeed a beautiful campus, but there are numerous challenges with the current buildings that need to be addressed with a “yes” vote on Nov. 8 … more

I’m writing this letter in support of the Hillsboro School District’s zero tax rate change proposal to improve the learning environment for our high school students and staff.   As a … more

Recently I was in St. Francis Hospital and needed to be transferred by ambulance to another hospital for further treatment.   St. Francis had a great deal of trouble finding a service that … more

Hello, I’m Tom Anderson. I am a farmer in the Butler/Hillsboro area.   I can remember my father’s old Case tractor and the corn crib where we stored corn.   The tractor had … more