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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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Dear Editor,
The Board of the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center unanimously approved a plan to publish a picture book on our local segment of Route 66. We feel the timing is perfect …
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by Anne Jackson, Secretary
Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
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6/24/24
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Summer is upon us and there are plenty of local events to enjoy.
The Montgomery County Fair kicks off on Wednesday, and I encourage you to pay the fairgrounds in Butler a visit if it’s …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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6/17/24
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There’s been some fun films released recently to theaters. I’ve caught a few, beginning with “The Fall Guy” back in May. Ryan Gosling has rapidly ascended into a new tier of …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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6/10/24
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I enjoyed a meaningful, but melancholy-filled, round-trip walk Thursday evening, May 30, when I meandered over to the high school campus to join former and current faculty members in saying goodbye …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/10/24
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In the Book of Exodus (Ch. 2, V22), Moses told his new father-in-law, “I have been a stranger in a strange land.” As I’ve aged, I identify more and more with his sentiment. I …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/3/24
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