Montgomery County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment …
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1/16/24
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Litchfield has enlisted the help of the ‘MAPPING The Future of Your Community’ program through the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University to take a proactive …
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1/16/24
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Later this summer when the Olympics return to Paris for the third time, hundreds of athletes in dozens of events will learn the made-for Hollywood story of a Hillsboro High School graduate who was …
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by Bob Rathgeber
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1/16/24
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By Phyllis Coulter FarmWeek Illinois wheat growers broke yield records for the third year in a row. Farmers not only broke the record in 2023, they “smashed it,” according to Mark …
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By Phyllis Coulter
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1/16/24
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Imagine Hillsboro invites local residents to join the Great Lake Guessing Game this winter. The water level in Lake Hillsboro was drawn down weeks ago to allow removal of the old spillway and …
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1/16/24
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Litchfield Public Library is starting not one, but two new adult programs for 2024. The first is a year-long reading challenge called the 2024 Title Challenge. Every month, a set of keywords will be …
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1/16/24
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ROE #3 Learning Express Early Childhood Prevention Initiative has earned a prestigious endorsement from Parents As Teachers National Center, Inc., (PATNC) as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of …
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1/16/24
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After raffles and a Christmas event fundraiser, 2023 Raymond Junior Miss Independence Paislee Krager raised $768 to donate to St. John’s Children’s Hospital NICU in Springfield. Krager …
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1/16/24
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“The Long March,” a new exhibit at Hillsboro Area Public Library, chronicles the Civil Rights era as depicted by America’s most famous political cartoonist, Herb Block.
The …
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by Nancy Slepicka
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1/11/24
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Members of the Montgomery County Board started their new year by recognizing Montgomery County Clerk and Recorder Sandy Leitheiser for 25 years of service to the county. Chairman Doug Donaldson made …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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1/11/24
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“You’re ahead of the game,” Dr. Vic Zimmerman told members of the Hillsboro School Board at the meeting on Tuesday evening, Jan. 9. “This is about the time that school …
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By Isaiah Atkins
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1/11/24
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The Montgomery County Soil and Water District will host an election of officers for 2023 on Thursday, Jan. 23.
This year’s meeting was originally scheduled for Jan. 16, but was moved to …
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1/11/24
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With two commissioners absent and a very brief agenda, the Nokomis City Council breezed through a short meeting on Jan. 8, taking little significant action. Mayor Dylan Goldsmith presided over …
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by Ben Schwarm
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1/11/24
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The Hillsboro Planning Commission met for the first time in 2024 on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 12:30 p.m. in city hall. Mayor Don Downs introduced new city clerk David Jenkins as the meeting began.
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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1/11/24
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HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield proudly welcomed Hank Allen Blankenship as the first baby born at the hospital in 2024. He was born at 7:54 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at the Family …
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1/11/24
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Twelve students graduated with Bachelor of Science (BSN) degrees in nursing from St. John’s College of Nursing on Dec. 15. The Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement was held at the Prairie Heart …
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1/11/24
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The updated Montgomery County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan outlining projects and activities to reduce damages caused by severe weather and other natural hazards will be …
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1/11/24
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Bremer Sanctuary has a packed schedule of fun community events for 2024, with a little something for everyone in store.
The new year kicked off with the annual New Year’s Day Walk at 11 …
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1/11/24
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Litchfield Health and Rehab celebrated new beginnings with a ribbon cutting event on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at noon. Members of the community gathered to commemorate the new ownership of Litchfield …
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1/11/24
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The Historical Society of Montgomery County is pleased to present to the public Warren Brown as Mark Twain in “Catch the Twain,” along with Mark Dvorak on guitar, on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 …
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1/11/24
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