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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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It was a beautiful morning as more than 100 runners and walkers stepped off in the Litchfield Chamber of Commerce’s Colors of Cancer 5K event on Saturday, Sept. 23, in downtown Litchfield.
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10/12/23
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The Journal-News received seven awards in this year’s National Newspaper Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest. Awards were presented on Saturday, Sept. 30, as part of the annual …
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10/12/23
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Since 1970, local contractors and individuals have counted on Dale Nowlan and Coffeen Trucking Co. for all of their rock, sand and limestone hauling needs. But after 53 years, Nowlan is calling it a …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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10/12/23
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Local residents brought their pets to a blessing of the animals ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at HSHS St. Hospital in Litchfield. The blessing was led by Father Dan Willenborg hospital chaplain. He …
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10/12/23
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Saturday morning, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. a new event will rev up at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, thanks to an idea and work–lots and lots of work–from Jonah Davis of Nokomis.
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10/12/23
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Bobo's Tough Toys recently donated $1,500 to purchase six memorial paver bricks for the Illinois Firefighter Memorial through the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office.
The bricks will be …
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10/12/23
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Members of the Wild Roots 4-H Club held their monthly meeting at Bremer Sanctuary in Hillsboro on Tuesday evening, Oct. 3. Youth began their evening in the picnic pavilion with a brief meeting and …
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10/12/23
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The Hillsboro Planning Commission members agreed to move the day of their monthly meeting from the third Tuesday of each month to the second Tuesday of the month for the foreseeable future. The city …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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10/12/23
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Local organizations Breakaway and Envision Witt joined forces for a special event for kids on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Witt Park from 2 to 4 p.m. They offered a wide variety of fun things to do with …
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10/12/23
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The Litchfield City Council approved a resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority during their meeting on Thursday, Oct. 5, as the city continues to try and clean up …
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British inventor James Dyson once said, "Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as the final …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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10/10/23
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The weather is cooling off and fall is in the air, which can only mean one thing, it’s time for the Montgomery County Fair Fall Festival. Members of the Montgomery County Fair Board will …
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10/10/23
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