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Hillsboro has an acting city clerk after a short meeting of the city council Thursday night, Oct. 12. After no action was taken on an agenda item to restore recent city clerk Cory Davidson to the …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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10/16/23
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By the end of October, the Capri IGA stores in Hillsboro and Greenville will have a new owner.
If details in the process continue to progress on schedule, on Friday, Oct. 27, Randy and Debbie …
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by Mike Plunkett
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10/16/23
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There's a new face joining the team at Country Financial in downtown Hillsboro, but he's not a new face to the downtown Hillsboro business community. This summer, …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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10/16/23
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On Sunday, Oct. 15, nearly 80 attendees took a trip back to May 23, 1865 as Pam Brown performed as Mary Todd Lincoln in a performance sponsored by the Historical Society of Montgomery County. …
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10/16/23
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Golden Eagle Gatherings held an event honoring veterans on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Lake Lou Yaeger in Litchfield. The event started with grand entry and presentation of the flags carried by local …
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10/16/23
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Half a dozen competitors brought their appetites to the pie eating contest at the Montgomery County Fair Fall Festival, held Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Butler. …
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10/16/23
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Despite some rainy and cold weather, local kids still enjoyed this year’s Fall Festival, held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Butler on Saturday, Oct. 14. From pumpkin painting and face …
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10/16/23
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"I call her the Doris Jean," said Rena Vanzo, of her new business venture, a mobile mammography unit, affectionately known as The Boob Bus.
A graduate of Hillsboro High School, Vanzo is the …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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10/16/23
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M&M Multisport and Snap Fitness of Litchfield recently hosted the Dirty Hootenanny, an annual series of road and trail races, as a fundraiser for Litchfield’s Aaron Roach and family as …
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10/16/23
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A little wind, rain and inclement weather couldn’t keep two dozen entries from joining the fun at the inaugural mud drag races. With a pit built behind the fair office and the pavilion at the …
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10/16/23
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Eventual winner Cody Meyer, in the car on the right, puts a hit on a vehicle that disables the left front wheel during the compact stock class of the demolition derby at the Montgomery County Fair …
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10/16/23
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The company behind a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline that would have spanned more than 1,300 miles across five states is walking back its permit …
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by Andrew Adams
Capitol News Illinois
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10/12/23
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A $300,000 budget deficit and a new animal control policy dominated the discussion at a two-hour meeting of the Montgomery County Board on Tuesday evening, Oct. 10, …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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10/12/23
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Building principals made reports to members of the Hillsboro School Board during a review of the district bullying policy at their meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the unit office. High school Principal …
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by Mike Plunkett
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10/12/23
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Hillsboro High School students were evacuated for nearly three hours on Wednesday morning, Oct. 11, after a bomb threat was discovered scrawled on a bathroom wall. According to Superintendent David …
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10/12/23
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Litchfield McDonald's teamed up with the members of the Litchfield Volunteer Fire Department for the 27th annual Firefighter Night fundraiser on Wednesday evening, Oct. 11, in celebration of National …
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10/12/23
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To start off the school year, Beckemeyer Elementary School held its first “Be a Bulldog” art contest for fifth grade students.
Alexis Young from Mrs. Blair Leek’s class was the …
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10/12/23
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Performers with Blended Artists Imaginarium teamed up with organizers of the annual Hell’s Burrow haunt for a spook-tacular fundraiser on Saturday evening, Sept. 30. With lots of creepy, crawly …
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10/12/23
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On Sunday, Aug. 27, 4-H Shooting Sports members participated in the ninth annual 4-H Fall Classic at Brittany Shooting Park in Bunker Hill. 4-H members from the Jersey, Macoupin and Montgomery …
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10/12/23
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Bremer Sanctuary entered its second season this spring with the banding of the nest box nestlings. Bird banding is a tool that enables biologists to obtain information about birds, much of …
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10/12/23
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