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As I ran through our list of “to-do” things for the day, a friend of mine looked at me and said, “you’re going to do all that today?”
I hadn’t really thought …
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by Mary Herschelman
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2/27/23
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Hello readers, it is time again for another monthly Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District Conservation Conversation.
Coming up in the month of March, the Embarras Grazing …
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by Gabe Osborn
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2/27/23
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Chautauqua, an adult education and social movement, was quickly spreading throughout the county in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in 1905 the movement found its way to Litchfield.
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2/27/23
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I want to thank everyone who played a part in getting me to the hospital on Friday, Jan. 27.
From my family, Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service, all the first responders–too numerous to name …
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Pat Luttman, Hillsboro
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2/27/23
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Citizens of Nokomis and surrounding areas may not be aware of this since only three landowners were notified by mail and a small notice of the hearing was published in the Free Press Progress …
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Marvin & Tammy Johnson, Kurt & Julie Johnson, Kurt & Debbie Bangert, Nokomis
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2/27/23
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We are the 96 percent. Did you catch the commercial during the Super Bowl? Several Illinois farm families were featured in a commercial to help kick off “The Year of the Farmer.” Produced …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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2/21/23
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A long-standing landmark in the City of Litchfield, the cannon in Carnegie Park, formerly Library Park, is actually a Parrott rifle that was used extensively in the Civil War. The rifle-bore …
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2/21/23
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In your Jan. 30 edition you printed a letter from Mr. Bill Schroeder in regards to HB5471 (gun ban law). All of Mr. Schroeder’s points are valid. We, the tax-paying citizens, will have …
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Joe Spencer, Litchfield
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2/21/23
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A warm heart felt "thank you" goes out to Jeanette Kennedy and Nancy Hollo for coordinating the ImpactLife platelet drive that was hosted Thursday, Feb. 16, by VFW 3912 Litchfield.
Six …
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Joseph Michaels, Litchfield VFW
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2/21/23
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The long drought breaks during February, so the farmers are more hopeful about having a good year. I believe the entry on Feb. 6 is the first time I have run across the idea of a "shopping center" in …
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by Carole (Best) Brown, rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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2/13/23
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“Whoever heard of a coal mine operated by mice?” begins a story from the Nov. 15, 1934, edition of The Montgomery News, shared by Journal-News reader Roger Usher of Irving.
While …
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by Mike Plunkett
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2/13/23
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In 1916, Litchfield city officials, businesses and individual citizens joined together to build a factory for the St Louis-based Brown Shoe Company. A fundraising campaign was initiated with city …
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2/13/23
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It appears to me that it was a foregone conclusion before the meeting last week about the future of the Hillsboro Moose Lodge that the building was going to be closed.
However, now is the time for …
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William M. Baran, Former Mayor of Hillsboro
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2/13/23
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This is a column I couldn’t have written if I hadn’t been outed in a picture caption in The Journal-News that identified me as the Santa Claus for HHS’ National Honor …
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2/6/23
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Located in a brick building at 218 W. Ryder Street, Blatter Motor Sales was established in 1933, when Paul Blatter, Jr., succeeded W. C. Striegel as Litchfield’s dealer for Chrysler and …
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2/6/23
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Life in the newspaper business can present a challenge to quality family time together. There are paper nights, meeting nights and sports nights.
Over the years, we have been able to …
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by Mary Herschelman
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1/30/23
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Hello readers, it is time again for another monthly Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District Conservation Conversation.
Coming up in the month of February, the Montgomery County …
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by Gabe Osborn
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1/30/23
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Henry Harrison Beach was born in Cooperstown, NY, on Aug. 4, 1827. He moved to Litchfield at the age of 30, bringing engines and equipment to start a foundry and machine shop. This effort was highly …
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1/30/23
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I am writing to thank Hillsboro-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.
Generosity throughout contributed to a successful …
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Casey Goodwin, Samaritan's Purse, Boone, NC
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1/30/23
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Governor Pritzker and a majority of the General Assembly have clearly demonstrated their contempt for the rights of all Illinois citizens by passing HB5471.
As a result of this blatant violation …
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Bill Schroeder, Hillsboro
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1/30/23
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