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Police Chief Leetham Asks Drivers To Be Safe Around Buses

There have already been five cases of vehicles passing school buses when the stop-arm is activated and the Hillsboro Police and Chief Randy Leetham are ready to reduce that number to zero. …

Hillsboro Schools Seek To Curb Stop-Arm Crisis

“Last April, we had 29 stop-arm violations in just that month,” School Resource and Hillsboro Police Officer Frank Kenny said. “So that’s what scares me when April comes …

County Board Celebrates Local Agriculture

  Members of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau celebrated local agriculture as they approved a resolution in honor of National Agriculture Day during their regular monthly meeting on …

Water Improvements On Nokomis Agenda

The Nokomis City Council convened Monday, March 10, for its regularly scheduled meeting. The Feb. 24, meeting was cancelled due to sickness resulting in a lack of a quorum. Council members …
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Greenwoods, Davis, Walch Make All-SCC Squad

Three Hillsboro and one Litchfield player were selected by the coaches of the South Central Conference for this year’s girls basketball all-conference team. Hillsboro’s Amya …

Matoush, Schaake, Ronco Score All-Conference Spots

Three Montgomery County seniors were among the 19 players named to this year’s South Central Conference all-conference boys basketball team. First team selection Nathan Matoush of …

Anderson Medals Three Times In Spring Opener

The season opener was as easy as 1-2-3 for Amony Anderson as the Hillsboro junior collected three of the Toppers’ seven top five finishes at the Rushville-Industry Indoor Invite at Illinois …
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Robert A. Carter, 66 Robert A. “Bob” Carter, 66, of Mt. Olive, formerly of Litchfield, died   Tuesday, March 11, 2025, peacefully at his residence, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be …
Norma E. Walker, 95 Norma E. Walker, 95, of Litchfield, died Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Hillsboro Health and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. A full obituary will be …
Joel G. Compton, 85 Joel Gene Compton, 85 of Carrabelle, FL, died on March 7, 2025. At Mr. Compton’s request, no services will be held. A celebration of life with BBQ for all his friends in Florida and …
Cathy Ann Matthews, 68 Cathy Ann (Mansholt) Matthews, 68, of Hillsboro, died on Friday, March 7, 2025, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 15, at Hough …
Carl T. Beechler Sr., 68 Carl Thomas Beechler, Sr., 68, of Litchfield, died at 9:27 a.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025, at his residence. Services will be held at a later time. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in …

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MARCHING TOWARD REVOLUTION • The Great American Orator Patrick Henry

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 …

A GRACE FILLED JOURNEY • She’ll Always Be My Little Girl

Let them be little, ‘cause they’re only that way for so long.   My not-so little girl turned eight years old in February, and I find myself holding tight to all the …

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,   Members of my family have served in the military since the Civil War. They earned Purple Hearts and Bronze Stars to end slavery, stop the Nazis and hold back Communism. …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR • A Divine Respite

Since the inauguration, there have been several opinions expressed in The Journal-News by letters and guest writers. These days in late February have been a heady change from the recent past, …

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