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Morrisonville Plans Holiday Celebration This Saturday

Kick off holiday shopping during the Morrisonville Old Fashioned Christmas from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. Various vendors will be set up all over town. Small business owners will host a …

Hillsboro City Council Discusses Pedestrian Crosswalk

Hillsboro’s City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening, Dec. 3; the 15 item agenda included two requests; six motions requiring a vote, four of normal opening formalities; and five …

Farmers Oil Fueling Station Closing After Century

Since 1978, Steve Cachera has helped operate Farmers Oil, Co. in downtown Nokomis. Now, after nearly a hundred years of operation, Cachera has made the difficult decision to close the beloved …

County Board Hosts Re-Organization

The meeting lasted just 15 minutes as members of the Montgomery County Board met to re-organize following the November election on Monday evening, Dec. 2, at the Historic Courthouse in downtown …
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Matoush Scores 45 To Pass 1,000 Point Mark

This wasn’t Chris and Jill Matoush’s first rodeo. They’d been through the countdown, the anticipation, the pride of watching one of their own score his or her 1,000th point. …

Second Half Pushes Nokomis Past Comets

A strong third quarter gave Nokomis their fifth win of the season as the Lady Redskins defeated Greenville 57-41 at home on Monday, Dec. 2. The game was Nokomis’ first since Nov. 23, and the …

Lancers Win A Close One Over Okaw Valley

Since adding Okaw Valley to the schedule in 2021, the Lincolnwood boys basketball team’s annual meeting with the Timberwolves has turned into a great early test for the Lancers and one of the …
Obituaries
Cynthia A. Sale, 58 Cynthia “Cindy” Ann (Robinett) Sale, 58, of Raymond, died Dec. 6, 2024, at her home in Raymond. She was in the company of her loving family. Visitation will be held at the Pleasant …
JoAnn E. Alexander, 77 JoAnn E. Alexander, 77, of Greenville, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at Greenville Nursing and Rehab Center in Greenville. Cremation rites will be accorded, per her wishes. A memorial …
Kimberly Briskovich, 48 Kimberly Briskovich, 48, of Litchfield, died on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Visitation was held on Saturday, Dec. 7, at   Zion Lutheran Church in …
Constance L. Frerichs, 67 Constance “Connie” Louise Frerichs, 67, of Litchfield, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at St. Louis University Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. A funeral service celebrating the life of …
Julie Glass, 53 Julie Glass, 53, of Cuba, MO, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, at Oltmann Funeral Home in Washington, MO. Interment will be held …
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LANCER LINES • Lancer Students Enjoying Homecoming Week

Welcome back Lancers, and Happy Homecoming week! The Lancers have been quite busy this week, so let’s get into it! The boys basketball team played Okaw Valley at home on Tuesday night. Both the …

TOPPER TALK • Chamber Choir Plans Holiday Concert

Welcome back, Topper Nation! After a long Thanksgiving break, students are back in the halls. For those who answered the Thanksgiving riddle last week, if you said: pi(e), you got it right! We will …
Letters To The Editor
Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor, Fastflo in Hillsboro had the honor of doing 30 oil changes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for only the price of the oil filter. We could not have accomplished this without …

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Thank you for consideration.  The system is broken. We are a government of checks and balances. The desperate need for this format could not be more obvious than it is right …