Dear Editor,
Through winding country roads and on our city streets, school buses are on the move. Summer break has ended and schools are back in session. These buses are carrying a precious …
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by Bob Witter
Director of Litchfield Schools Transportation
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8/12/24
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The following is remarks that Terri Casey made at the Hillsboro City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6.
Thank you. I am Terri Casey, and this is my husband, Chris. We are the owners of …
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8/12/24
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Hough Funeral Homes is celebrating 125 years of operation and service in Montgomery County in 2024. Each month a short story from the history of the funeral home will be run in The Journal-News, …
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8/12/24
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“Life’s a dance; you learn as you go. Sometimes you lead; sometimes you follow,” are the beginning lyrics of an older country song, performed by John Michael Montgomery and played …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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8/5/24
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Good Afternoon, An article about the sinkhole that occurred on April 11, 2024, was published in your newspaper shortly thereafter. In the article, mention was made of traffic control and that …
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by Mike Maccaneli of Butler
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8/5/24
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Less than a week ago I was stung by a wasp– a pain I wouldn’t wish on anyone. There is a chance that I cried (okay, fine, I definitely did) as well as call my parents to tell them about …
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by Laura Boston
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7/29/24
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We sang one of my favorite hymns in church this morning.
As I sang the words to We Are the Church , I couldn’t help thinking how much they truly mean. Starting with the very first …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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7/29/24
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Small business owners are known for being able to juggle a plethora of tasks to keep their business moving forward. Still, even the most seasoned entrepreneur can overlook key media strategies. Here …
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by Valeri Belusko, Extension Office
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7/29/24
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The following was written by Hillsboro High School student Jossalyn Kimbro. While participating in a Rural Scholars Program at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, this July, she was asked to …
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by Jossalyn Kimbro, HHS student
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7/22/24
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Welcome back to Imagine Hillsboro Checks In! This column features a bi-monthly update regarding all things Imagine Hillsboro. Summer is now in full swing, bringing with it plenty of Imagine Hillsboro …
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by Lucas Altenberger
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7/22/24
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Greetings and salutations. Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are board directors of Cross Over Ministries (COM). COM is the non-profit administrator for The Haven Home of Hope. The Journal-News is …
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by Dawn Young and Barb Boston
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7/22/24
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Growing up, I always wished I could fly.
Maybe that’s because I watched the Superman Justice League comic movies with my brothers too many times? Or, maybe it was because of Peter Pan and …
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by Laura Boston
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7/15/24
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My brother got married a few weeks ago.
Friends and family from all over the country made their way to an old airplane hanger in rural Greenville for the occasion, which ended up being a …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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7/8/24
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Hough Funeral Homes is celebrating 125 years of operation and service in Montgomery County in 2024. Each month a short story from the history of the funeral home will be run in The Journal-News, …
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Hough Funeral Homes
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7/8/24
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June of 1957 finds Grandma still in California, but she is keeping close track of what’s going on back home. I feel her heart split between needing to help Albert and Alberta and wanting to be …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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7/1/24
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It is with great regret that I, Nancy Redman, will be resigning from any and all positions that I currently hold at the H&B Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary. It has come to my attention over the last …
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7/1/24
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When I was younger, I respected some of the older people in my life for the calm wisdom they displayed. My grandmother McCunn (my mother’s side) had little in material terms, but she went about …
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7/1/24
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Charley’s softball team is playing in a softball tournament this week. The self-proclaimed “Bluberries” only have one win this season, but the whole team has grown leaps and bounds …
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by Mary Herschelman
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6/24/24
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Dear Editor,
I have been wondering when I would write this story. Tonight, May 19, 2024, I am ready. It was an evening somewhere in the early 1980s, somewhere between 1982 to 1986--- years do …
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by Randy West
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6/24/24
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Dear Editor,
Some people may not know that a major news network had to pay the manufacturer of the Georgia voting machines over $170 million and fired a reporter for claiming the machines were …
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by Paul Hemken
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6/24/24
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