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Welcome back to another week of the Dragon Beat after a long break! I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving. This year, for the first time ever, the Dragon Cheer Squad is taking part in the ICCA …
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by Audrey Billington
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12/5/24
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! After a long Thanksgiving break, students are back in the halls. For those who answered the Thanksgiving riddle last week, if you said: pi(e), you got it right! We will …
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by Milla Anderson
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12/5/24
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Welcome back Lancers, and Happy Homecoming week! The Lancers have been quite busy this week, so let’s get into it! The boys basketball team played Okaw Valley at home on Tuesday night. Both the …
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by Abilene Norris
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12/5/24
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I’ve spent three months preparing myself to recommend changes to the current educational system in the state of Illinois (and in the rest of the United States). I’m sure the little boy …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/2/24
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Welcome back Lancers! The Lancers have been quite busy this past week, as winter sports are making their appearance. The girls basketball team played in the Nokomis tournament over the past weekend. …
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by Abilene Norris
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11/27/24
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Hello Panthers! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means break is almost here. The break begins on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and students will return on Monday, Dec. 2. I hope everyone has a …
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by Claudia Deren
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11/25/24
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“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?” Kyle and I took Charley to see the movie musical phenomenon, "Wicked," over the weekend. And although my favorite song, “For …
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by Mary Herschelman
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11/25/24
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While I’ve never liked Halloween, I’ve always loved Thanksgiving. It’s usually my first answer when asked what my favorite holiday is. I love the football, the food and the time …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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11/25/24
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Happy Monday Redskin fans! We’ve officially made it to the week of fall break. This year is absolutely flying by. Remember no school from Wednesday, Nov. 27, until next Monday, Dec. 2. The Lady …
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by Grace DeWerff
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11/25/24
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Welcome back to Imagine Hillsboro Checks In! This column features a bi-monthly update regarding all things Imagine Hillsboro. Imagine’s (and nearly everyone’s) busiest season is upon us. …
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by Lucas Altenberger
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11/25/24
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! For those who were here last week, the answer to the riddle is because it was the chicken’s day off. One week from today, it will be Thanksgiving! So, happy …
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by Milla Anderson
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11/21/24
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Welcome back Lancers! Unfortunately, I think the cold weather is here to stay. However, that does not stop the Lancers from their busy schedule! The Lincolnwood Lancers girls’ basketball team …
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by Abilene Norris
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11/21/24
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Welcome back to another week of the Dragon Beat! On Thursday, Nov. 14, both girls basketball teams lost to the Pana St. Pats. The seventh grade Litchfield regionals started on Saturday against North …
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by Audrey Billington
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11/21/24
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Cross Over Ministries’ mission which is to support us with mental health and substance use challenges, becomes more pertinent as we experience both Veterans Day and the holiday season. The …
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by Barb Boston and Dawn Young
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11/18/24
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Dear Editor,
Fastflo in Hillsboro had the honor of doing 30 oil changes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for only the price of the oil filter. We could not have accomplished this without …
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11/18/24
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A death in the family consumes us in November 1957. Uncle Albert had fought a long and painful battle with leukemia, but in 1957 there wasn’t much the doctors could do to even put the cancer …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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11/18/24
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October 1957 finds Grandma busy with canning the last of the fruits and vegetables from the orchard and garden. The men are harvesting a rather disappointing corn crop, not as big a yield per acre as …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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11/12/24
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Hough Funeral Homes is celebrating 125 years of operation and service in Montgomery County in 2024. Each month a short story from the history of the funeral home will be ran in The Journal-News, …
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Hough Funeral Homes
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11/12/24
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Dear Editor,
Thank you for consideration. The system is broken. We are a government of checks and balances. The desperate need for this format could not be more obvious than it is right …
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by Megan Beeler, Raymond
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11/12/24
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My wife, Judy, was by her Coffeen students’ accounts (she taught sixth grade there while I finished my B.A. requirements at Blackburn until after our second daughter was born) was a good …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/4/24
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