After a 33-year career in the newspaper business, Mike Plunkett, current publisher of The Journal-News, is retiring at the end of 2023. Stepping in to fill his shoes will be a woman with a long …
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12/28/23
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Four Hillsboro High School students have been chosen for the Topper Pride Award for the second quarter of the 2023 to 2024 school year. The students are senior Ben Hoehn, Andrea Huber, Sophia Mullen …
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12/28/23
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One of the staples of the past few Christmas’s has been the annual Virtual Christmas Tree Contest, organized by Adam Ortega, the connections pastor at Cornerstone Ministries in Litchfield. The …
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12/28/23
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Christmas caroling by candlelight took place Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Hillsboro home of Simeon Huber, the young son of Seth and Jessie Huber who was diagnosed in 2022 with hypodiploid acute …
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12/28/23
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The Nokomis High School Lady Redskins volleyball team has presented a donation of more than $1,200 to Den and Roz O’Malley and Ayden’s AVM Army. The funds were raised during October, AVM …
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12/28/23
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The Hillsboro United Methodist Church will be hosting a community blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 1 to 6 p.m., at 537 Rountree St., inside the United Methodist Church’s fellowship hall. …
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12/28/23
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A limited number of raffle tickets are now available from Camren's Causes to win a Club Cab golf cart valued at over $14,000. Only 300 tickets at $100 each will be sold. An early bird drawing for …
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12/28/23
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The trio of Montgomery County Fair royalty brightened the holiday spirits for residents in nine nursing homes across Montgomery County. On Friday, Dec. 22, the three delivered 440 handmade Christmas …
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12/28/23
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With a touch of fake snow, hundreds of local residents attended the first-ever downtown Hillsboro Christmas Block Party on Saturday evening, Dec. 23. Main Street was closed in front of the Orpheum …
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12/28/23
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Following the Christmas holiday, O’Shea Construction crews are hard at work on the campus of Hillsboro High School. The foyer of the gym building was removed on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Although the …
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12/28/23
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The leadership team for Litchfield High School and the Litchfield School District is a little more clear after the board of education approved the hire of a new superintendent and three other moves …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/21/23
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The story of amazing love once again comes to life at the Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro this Christmas season. For the 36th year in a row, the church, located at 1001 Rountree, will share the …
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12/21/23
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Hillsboro’s city council meeting faced an array of action items on its agenda when it convened for what was projected to be their last meeting of 2023, but interpretations that needed …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/21/23
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The Panhandle Board of Education heard a proposal for a new student business during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 18, one that has some pretty sweet benefits.
Lincolnwood cross category teacher …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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12/21/23
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Bundle up for the return of the exciting family friendly winter activity at the H&B Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary in Hillsboro. Sanctuary staff have hidden 12 painted snowflakes with an accompanying …
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12/21/23
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Members of the Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department celebrated a successful year and honored five retirees during a reception on Friday, Dec. 8, at The Abbey on Broad in Hillsboro. Retirees, in the …
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12/21/23
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After the official groundbreaking on Wednesday, Dec. 13, construction crews are hard at work on the new Hillsboro High School building. Last week, work began on construction of a new gym near the …
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12/21/23
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When the fire alarm sounded on Monday evening, Dec. 18, members of the Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department headed out around the community to pick up donations of non-perishable food items for the …
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12/21/23
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Prior to beginning his worldwide deliveries, Santa Claus and his reindeer will be at the Panama Community Center on Christmas Eve from noon to 3 p.m. Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided. …
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12/21/23
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The Orpheum Theatre in Hillsboro has partnered with other local downtown businesses to host a Christmas Vacation themed block party on Saturday Dec. 23, starting at 5 p.m. Throughout the event, there …
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12/21/23
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