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Imagine Hillsboro's (Reinventing) Central Park committee asked the community to get involved during the group's launch party, the official start of their large-scale renovation project, on Wednesday, …
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1/24/20
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Friends and family of the Illinois Army National Guard, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, including Charlie Company in Litchfield, said good-bye to the 400-some citizen soldiers who are headed to …
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1/23/20
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The Raymond Village Board accepted two resignations during their meeting on Monday, Jan. 20, including one for Village Clerk Susan Greenwalt effective Jan. 31.
Greenwalt's resignation was accepted …
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1/23/20
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A motion that would have taken the option of closing Sorento School off the table failed by one vote Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Bond County Community District 2 school board meeting.
Facing …
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1/23/20
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"Being queen gives me the opportunity to give back to my community," said Miss Montgomery County Fair Brielle Marten of Litchfield. "Our community may be small, but it's so full of love, and I enjoy …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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1/23/20
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The premiere of the new Imagine Hillsboro Theater Group will be to a sold-out audience for Saturday night's Mystery Theater at The Abbey on Broad.
Because seating capacity has been reached, …
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1/23/20
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Police in Hillsboro, Vandalia and Litchfield are investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins that all appear to be connected to a black male in a white Mercedes SUV with Missouri license …
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1/21/20
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"In distribution, we came from the 19th century into the 21st century overnight," President Earl Flack said of the December morning the new McKay Napa distribution center opened on the west side of …
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by Mike Plunkett
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1/21/20
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A request for additional funding for the Lake Lou Yaeger pump station and force main project by Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Engineering drew discussion between the aldermen on Thursday, Jan. 16, as …
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by Kyle Herschelman
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1/21/20
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Hillsboro Planning Commission Chairman Tom Gooding welcomed commissioners Mike Ryan, Mark Osborn, Dave Booher, Don Karban, and Michelle Ondrey to their monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 16. …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/21/20
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Nokomis Park District was awarded a $350,000 grant for the Memorial Park Pool project on Friday, Jan. 17.
The park district was one of 85 recipients to receive a grant from the Illinois Department …
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1/21/20
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Sam Anthony Lucania will be sharing his story of hope and recovery with students at four local high schools on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 28-29, and at a free public event on Wednesday evening at …
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1/21/20
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On Thursday, Jan. 16, over 90 kindergartners at Madison Park Elementary School in Litchfield received their first lesson from the iDREAM program.
The iDREAM curriculum will be offered to …
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1/21/20
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The Eisentraut family of Hillsboro is ringing in the new year with some "Grand" plans to bring more life to downtown Hillsboro.
Owners of the Orpheum Theatre in Hillsboro, Jeff and Julie …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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1/16/20
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In a unanimous decision, members of the Montgomery County Board decided to table a resolution to dissolve the county's Emergency Telephone Services Board (911) for one month.
Board member Richard …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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1/16/20
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Hillsboro's city council okayed a new Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule as recommended by the Natural Resources Committee at their first meeting of 2020 held Tuesday night, January 14. All council …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/16/20
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Following a motion to approve November's minutes, members of the Schram City Village Board entered into executive session, where they spent 20 minutes discussing employee pay raises during their …
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by Bethany Martin
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1/16/20
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The first 2020 meeting of the Nokomis city council was called to order on Monday, Jan. 13, by Mayor Russ Foster. All council members were present.
It was an extremely expedient council …
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by Randy Rieke
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1/16/20
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To cope with the ripple effect from the closure of Coffeen Power Plant, Hillsboro School Board members began discussing budget savings moves that range from cutting significant programs to changing …
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by Mike Plunkett
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1/16/20
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Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) held their 79th annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the University of Illinois Extension Center in Hillsboro.
There were …
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by Tori O'Dell
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1/16/20
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