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Members of the Litchfield Area Ambulance Special Service Area Board approved a motion to direct the Montgomery County Board to increase the maximum tax levy from .15 to .45 per $100 of valuation by a …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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9/30/21
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Members of the Hillsboro High School undefeated football squad from the 1961 season officially joined the school’s Hall of Fame this weekend. Players and cheerleaders were inducted into the HHS …
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9/27/21
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The Montgomery County Health Department’s annual drive-through flu shot clinics begin this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
The health department will be offering flu shots …
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9/27/21
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Although local numbers of new COVID-19 cases trended downward last week, the positivity rate in Montgomery County was still nearly double the statewide average for the same period.
The statewide …
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9/27/21
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Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser encourages eligible residents who wish to register to vote or update their voter registration to take advantage of National Voter Registration …
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9/27/21
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Masks will remain optional for students in the Hillsboro School District.
Motions to reconsider temporary restraining orders prohibiting the district from requiring students to wear masks, and …
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9/24/21
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The Illinois 4-H Foundation presented 71 individuals, all longtime volunteers or former staff members, with the Foundation Hall of Fame Award, for their selfless dedication to the University of …
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9/23/21
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The Montgomery County Health Department announced the 76th coronavirus death in the county on Monday, Sept. 20, the second this month.
The two September COVID-19 deaths come after three months of …
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9/23/21
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The office of the Illinois Attorney General ruled on Tuesday, Sept. 21, that the Hillsboro School Board violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act when it required members of the public to address the …
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9/23/21
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The Litchfield School Board took the next step in building the new elementary school on State Street as part of their regular board meeting on Tuesday evening, Sept. 21, at Litchfield High …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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9/23/21
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Two new light poles will be going up in the Lincolnwood High School parking lot after a split vote by the Panhandle Board of Education during their meeting on Monday, Sept. 20.
The board voted 4-3 …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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9/23/21
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After changes in the Illinois Administrative Code regarding public health and control of communicable diseases last Friday, Sept. 17, the Hillsboro School District is asking the court to reconsider …
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9/21/21
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A new mural will be coming to downtown Litchfield thanks to grants from Walmart and the Big Dawg Dare Committee, along with donations from the community.
Jamie Stang of Stang Arts presented the …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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9/20/21
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A pubic hearing was held for the Litchfield Ambulance Special Service Area on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed increase in the special service area’s tax levy. The …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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9/20/21
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While more than 67 percent of Illinois population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 52 percent is fully vaccinated, just over 42 percent of Montgomery County residents are …
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9/20/21
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Masks are now optional for children in the Hillsboro School District after a temporary restraining order granted Friday afternoon, Sept. 17, in Montgomery County Circuit Court in a suit filed against …
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9/17/21
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The ribbon was cut in front of St. Francis Way Clinic, a new behavioral health and substance use treatment center in Litchfield on Wednesday morning, Sept. 15, in effort to address the ongoing needs …
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9/16/21
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Hillsboro’s city council faced a long agenda when Mayor Don Downs called the group to order Tuesday evening, Sept. 14; all council members were present.
After the standard opening agenda …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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9/16/21
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The budget for the coming year as well as employee health insurance changes were the focus of the Montgomery County Board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Historic Courthouse in …
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9/16/21
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On Sept. 15, 1961, the Hillsboro High School football team began its season on the road in Mt. Olive.
Little did they know that was the first step toward history.
The 1961-62 Hiltoppers …
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