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Welcome back, Redskin fans! The students are in their final push to the end! Looking back, the baseball team went 3-2 this week, defeating Carlinville, and Greenfield and falling to Greenville. They …
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4/13/26
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Hey there Dragon Beat audience! Welcome back from a nice and long Spring Break! On Wednesday and Thursday this week, we had IAR State testing. Students take two ELA and three math tests over the …
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4/9/26
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Though I, my sister, and brother grew up poor in Appalachia in the mid 1950s and ‘60s, I don’t think any of us were aware of how poor we were nor of how much that would affect the three of us as …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
I’m no attorney, but I’ve been learning fast. I contacted a group in Peoria County that is currently fighting two separate wind turbine projects. One question that was asked of …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
In the first 220 years of America’s national life, the government went from zero national indebtedness to an astounding $5 trillion. In the recent seven years, that eye-popping …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
In response to Dan Mulch’s comments opposing wind turbines in our area, I want to be clear: on my own land, I believe I should be able to use it as I see fit. Looking back, when …
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To the Editor,
As our community weighs the proposed Shoals Renewables Project, we must look past the sales pitches and examine the cold financial reality of the nearby Lotus Wind project in …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
When I purchased my home on S. O'Bannon Street in Raymond, I inherited something unexpected. The previous owner was a 90 year old veteran who tended this land with …
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by Islawren Woods
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3/30/26
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March of 1959 brings both spring and Grandma home. At last, life on the farm and in the family is getting back to normal. Grandma is happy to be back with her quilting friends and catching up …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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3/30/26
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Hey there Dragon Beat audience! Welcome back to more information about HJHS. This week our track members had practice all week. They are getting ready for their first track meet on Monday, March 30, …
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3/26/26
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I apologize for a lack of foresight before I went to the Hillsboro Sports Complex to cover the East Alton-Wood River and Hillsboro baseball game last Thursday, March 19. It was the first game I’d …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/26/26
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Happy Monday, LHS! Congratulations to the musical crew on an incredible weekend of performances! Freshman Lana Cress shined as Roxie Hart, while junior Alyvia Hester played the role of Velma Kelly, …
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by Alli Frerichs
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3/23/26
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Welcome back, Redskin fans! The students have one more week until spring break, so keep pushing! Looking back to last week, the softball team played two tough teams, losing to both. They played …
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3/23/26
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I spent about half of 2025 journeying through Middle-earth, beginning with The Hobbit and then reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time in my life. (At the time, I had never seen the …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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3/23/26
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Hello and happy March! Spring is finally here and I am ready for it!
Tomorrow is National Agriculture Day, and we are dedicating this month’s column to farmers and the food they grow for us. …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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3/23/26
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The Christiana Tillson Chapter of the NSDAR in cooperation with The Journal-News will be providing a monthly article pertaining to the build up to the Revolutionary War. The articles are for …
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3/23/26
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Dear Editor,
My Name is Rachel Treece and I live in Raymond, Illinois. I’m concerned as Pattern Energy’s “The Shoals” wind project continues to move forward just outside our …
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by Rachel Treece
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3/23/26
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Dear Editor,
Is history about to repeat itself?
Our World War II veterans and history say Germany was the most powerful country at the time Hitler became drunk with power and …
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by Paul Hemken
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3/23/26
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! Welcome to the second week of fourth quarter! As we enter spring, here are a few important updates and reminders for the HHS community. The answer to last week’s riddle …
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3/19/26
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Dear Editor,
For nearly 100 years, my family has called Montgomery County home. As the fourth generation farming our land, I've watched us face droughts, floods, market swings and …
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by Heath Houck
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3/16/26
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