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Welcome back, Topper Nation! As we head into November, Hillsboro High School is bustling with concerts, fundraisers, athletics and important dates to mark on your calendar. The answer to last … more
Hello Lancer Nation, and welcome back to another week of the Lancer Lines! I hope you have had a great week! I will start this week’s column with the answer to last week’s riddle. Here it … more
Dear Editor, What happened to diplomacy? Why does politics have a negative connotation? When did cooperation transform into power struggle? This current state of politics does not belong in the … more
Dear Editor, Only six members of the United States House of Representatives have been expelled in the history of United States politics. On Dec. 1, 2023, Republican George Santos became a part … more
To the Editor, On the question of the new swimming pool and the new naming rights, I agree with Ms. Slepicka, Ms. Boston and Bill Baran that the pool not be named after the bank. I made a small … more
Happy Monday, Panthers! Welcome back to this week's Panther Press! Let’s kick things off with a riddle: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I? Come back … more
Welcome to the start of a new month, Redskins! Last week was the end of volleyball at NHS, with the team ending a spectacular season with 33 wins and three losses, falling to Carlyle in the regional … more
It is with melancholy that I look ahead to plan my activities for November. December should be my saddest month; both wife Judy and father Earl died in December, and their passing twenty-six years … more
Hey there, Dragon Beat audience! Start getting ready; Halloween starts today, but the big event is tomorrow with our Halloween Dance! The dance is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the new gym. Doors open at … more
Hello, Lancer Nation and welcome back to another week of the Lancer Lines. I hope you have all had a wonderful week and are ready for this week’s news! I will start off this week with the … more
Hello, Panthers! Welcome back to Panther Press! Last week’s riddle: What has a head and tail but no body? The answer is… a coin! Did you guess it right? Again, clubs have been pretty … more
Happy Monday Redskin fans! It's been chilly the past week, but that didn't stop the Redskins! Looking back, the volleyball team defeated Greenfield and Calvary during the week and placed third in the … more
A few Fridays ago, I had the opportunity to take the line for the annual Greenville Classic cross country race, hosted out at the Hillsboro Country Club. There were more reasons to run than to … more
This bonus “Ramblings” is my response to discussions at the local Oct. 14 school board meeting as reported by The Journal-News editor Isaiah Atkins. I felt motivated by the realization … more
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 … more
Hello and welcome back to another week of the Lancer Lines! I hope everyone had a great week. I will start off this column with the answer to last week’s riddle. Here it is: It has keys, but no … more
Welcome back, Redskin fans! I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend! Last week was another busy one for Nokomis athletes. On Monday, the co-op soccer team fell to Carlinville, but came back strong … more
Hello, Panthers! Welcome back to another exciting week of Panther Press! Things have been a little quiet around the school lately, so let’s shake things up with a riddle challenge. What has a … more
Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the Hillsboro Journal-News on your article on Tom Gooding. Tom and Joyce were very good friends to my wife Judy and I when we lived in Hillsboro. He was … more
Dear Editor, On Saturday, October 18, a reported seven million people took to the streets to protest Constitutional overreach in the United States.  In the local area, over 100 of those … more
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