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After a 33-year career in the newspaper business, Mike Plunkett, current publisher of The Journal-News, is retiring at the end of 2023. Stepping in to fill his shoes will be a woman with a long …
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12/28/23
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“Thank you so much,” said Mary Ann Rimini, as she and her husband, Al, were honored as this year’s Citizens of the Year in Farmersville. “We were not expecting this. We feel …
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6/5/23
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The Journal-News received seven awards in this year’s National Newspaper Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest. Awards were presented on Saturday, Sept. 30, as part of the annual …
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10/12/23
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A little wind, rain and inclement weather couldn’t keep two dozen entries from joining the fun at the inaugural mud drag races. With a pit built behind the fair office and the pavilion at the …
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10/16/23
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After much discussion about the longevity of the current pool in Central Park, a motion to not spend the funds necessary to reopen the facility for the 2024 season passed 3-2, with Fred Butler, Tommy …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/7/23
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With unanimous support, members of the Litchfield City Council added a non-binding referendum question to the March 19 election as part of their regular meeting on Thursday evening, Dec. 7, at Corwin …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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12/11/23
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Hillsboro’s city council meeting faced an array of action items on its agenda when it convened for what was projected to be their last meeting of 2023, but interpretations that needed …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/21/23
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With a touch of fake snow, hundreds of local residents attended the first-ever downtown Hillsboro Christmas Block Party on Saturday evening, Dec. 23. Main Street was closed in front of the Orpheum …
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12/28/23
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The Old Settlers Association will be meeting again on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Challacomeb House in Hillsboro. Plans continue for this year’s celebration and more volunteers are …
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2/8/24
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On Saturday, May 27, Taylor Meyers organized a food drive for the Harvest of Hope Food Pantry in Hillsboro to collect food for their Summer Youth Bags.
Meyers was assisted in the …
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6/5/23
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Since 1970, local contractors and individuals have counted on Dale Nowlan and Coffeen Trucking Co. for all of their rock, sand and limestone hauling needs. But after 53 years, Nowlan is calling it a …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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10/12/23
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Eventual winner Cody Meyer, in the car on the right, puts a hit on a vehicle that disables the left front wheel during the compact stock class of the demolition derby at the Montgomery County Fair …
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10/16/23
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The Nokomis City Council approved a resolution to proceed with a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) going forward for future construction projects at its Oct. 23 regular meeting. The …
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by Ben Schwarm
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10/30/23
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"I've always kind of joked that I come with the building, said tumbling coach Caitlyn Voyles of Hillsboro. "And now I own the building." Voyles, who has been coaching tumbling in Hillsboro since …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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12/7/23
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State regulators allowed a Carlinville funeral director to operate for months despite a complaint filed by a local coroner who found a decomposing body in his funeral home and alleged the care of the …
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by Beth Hundsdorfer
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12/11/23
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Equipment owned by a Morrisonville business was damaged at a job site south of Taylorville off the Nokomis blacktop at Keller’s corner sometime during the night of Friday, Dec. 15. Dale …
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12/18/23
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The story of amazing love once again comes to life at the Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro this Christmas season. For the 36th year in a row, the church, located at 1001 Rountree, will share the …
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12/21/23
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Following the Christmas holiday, O’Shea Construction crews are hard at work on the campus of Hillsboro High School. The foyer of the gym building was removed on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Although the …
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12/28/23
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Southside Church in Litchfield is having a carry-out dinner on Monday, Feb. 12, from 4 to 6 p.m., to raise funds for its 2024 Poland mission trip. The $10 meal includes a chicken or vegetarian …
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2/8/24
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Montgomery County Learning Express hosted a “flowers” themed Library Lapsit on Wednesday, May 10, at Hillsboro Public Library.
The families enrolled in the early education program …
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6/5/23
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