Music filled the air as Litchfield High School hosted the first-ever South Central Conference Marching Band Showcase on Saturday evening, Oct. 21, at Lloyd Hill Field. Students from Vandalia, …
more
10/26/23
|
Locals visited Nu Way Deli and Iron Horse Saloon in Panama on Saturday, Oct. 21. for the Fall Fling event. The event featured live music from noon to 2 p.m. and food such as brat burgers and pulled …
more
10/26/23
|
Hillsboro native Brandon Booher was recently promoted to the rank of Navy Captain in a ceremony held at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. Captain A graduate of Hillsboro High School in 1999, …
more
10/26/23
|
Members of the Litchfield FFA chapter shelled corn on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at their seven-acre test plot on Dometic ground on Columbian Boulevard in Litchfield. Plot manager Grason Thimsen, a sophomore …
more
10/26/23
|
Imagine Hillsboro and HAH Junior Board invite the community to this year’s Rake and Run event, held on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to rake leaves for senior citizens and veterans …
more
10/26/23
|
Family and friends of the Adam Jeffers family in Hillsboro will once again be presenting the Hell’s Burrow haunted attraction, which will open on Friday evening, Oct. 27, at 123 N. Welch Street …
more
10/26/23
|
The Litchfield community has plenty of treats in store this upcoming Halloween. Kicking off the schedule is the ‘Witches Night Out’ at the Briar Rose, located at 216 N. State St., on …
more
10/23/23
|
These First Community Bank of Hillsboro co-workers were having a “roar-ing” good time as they stepped off at the annual Hillsboro Rotary Club’s Halloween Parade on Friday afternoon, …
more
10/23/23
|
Trick-or-treaters followed the yellow brick road to the Land of Oz on Friday, Oct. 13, during the Litchfield Park District annual Trunk or Treat at Walton Park. A long line of children passed haunts …
more
10/23/23
|
Halloween is just around the corner, and the Hillsboro community has several upcoming events for some spooky good fun. Trick-or-treating hours in Hillsboro, Schram City and Taylor Springs will be …
more
10/23/23
|
The Litchfield City Council approved changes to purchasing thresholds for the city’s department heads, city administrator and mayor during their meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, in an effort to …
more
by Kyle Herschelman
|
10/23/23
|
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Hillsboro Area Hospital launched a new recognition program, “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.” The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's mission to …
more
10/23/23
|
Montgomery County Health Department announces Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct, 28. Items that can be dropped off at the collection sites include prescription medications, over the counter …
more
10/23/23
|
Litchfield Health and Rehab Center is hosting its annual “Trunk-or-Treat” on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. The free community event will be held in the parking lot of the skilled …
more
10/23/23
|
Several local residents joined the fight for suicide awareness and prevention at the Out of the Darkness Walk held at the University of Illinois in Springfield on Sunday, Oct. 15. Summer Smith of …
more
10/23/23
|
Pre-Kindergarten staff for the Hillsboro School District were recently recognized at the prestigious bi-annual “Sharing a Vision” Early Childhood Conference in Peoria for being the …
more
10/23/23
|
Hundreds of community members joined together for the annual Fields of Faith event, held this year at Staunton High school on Wednesday evening, Oct. 11. The special event was organized in …
more
10/23/23
|
The company that hopes to place energy-producing wind turbines in the Panhandle area of Montgomery County expects to have a permit application filed with the county in January, company officials said …
more
10/23/23
|
School board president Chad Ruppert opened the regularly scheduled meeting of the Nokomis School Board meeting to order promptly at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, with the customary reciting of the …
more
by Randy Rieke
|
10/23/23
|
At the end of their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, Oct. 17, members of the Litchfield School Board spent about two hours in closed session at the Unit Office in Litchfield. One of the items …
more
by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
|
10/19/23
|