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Welcome back to another week of the Dragon Beat! I hope you had a peaceful and enjoyable spring break. Tomorrow at HJHS is career day for the seventh and eighth graders. Recently, the students have …
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4/24/25
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! Can you believe we’re already 16 weeks into the school year? It’s almost the end of the year. We only have a little left. Congratulations to everyone who …
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4/24/25
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Happy Thursday, Lancers! The weather is finally warm, and the countdown until summer is on here at Lincolnwood! Lancers went on their spring break last Thursday and returned to their normal schedule …
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4/24/25
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Cross Over Ministries/Next Network, doing business as The Haven Home of Hope’s mission is to support those struggling with mental health and substance use challenges.
We believe that …
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by Barb Boston and Dawn Young
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4/21/25
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Happy April! If the weather cooperates, farmers will soon be full speed ahead planting a new crop, and that means increased traffic from farm equipment on our roadways.
This is your annual …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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4/21/25
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Dear Editor,
In context, this is my full statement I read at the Hillsboro City Council meeting on April 15 during our ‘Mayor and Commissioner Reports.’
On a …
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by Tommy Justison
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4/21/25
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Dear Editor,
From the very first stages of the establishment of the Deer Run Mine, the concerns of the community have been given little consequence or just ignored. Starting with the …
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by William Schroeder
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4/21/25
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Welcome back to another week of the Dragon Beat! I hope you all are enjoying your first day of spring break. We will see you all back on Tuesday, April 22! When we return, the remainder of the month …
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by Audrey Billington
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4/17/25
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The track springs under my feet, alive, breathing with every step. There’s a breeze. My body is adjusting to the curve of the lane. My path snakes around the others as we round into the final …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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4/14/25
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Dear Editor,
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41 percent of women and 26 percent of men in the United States have reported being impacted by sexual violence, physical …
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by Lisa Ervin
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4/14/25
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! Can you believe we’re already 14 weeks into the school year? Time is flying and we're getting closer to Spring Break! Before we dive into this week’s updates, …
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4/10/25
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I spent the latter part of February visiting/relishing by-gone years. The process began when Dawn, her husband Steve, and I went to The Grand (the smallest cinema venue in Hillsboro) to see the Bob …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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4/7/25
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At the Informal Conference held by Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on March 19, residents and county officials spoke out against proposed revisions to Hillsboro Energy’s Deer …
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4/7/25
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Dear community members,
I grew up on a farm in southeastern Bond County. The family farm was literally one-half mile from the Fayette County line and three miles from the Clinton County line. It …
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4/7/25
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Happy Thursday, Lancers! This month is going to live up to the saying “April showers bring May flowers.” With that, the rain has had some plans of its own, but that hasn’t stopped …
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by Abilene Norris
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4/3/25
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Gene Hackman died last month, and with him, goes the era of the everyman movie star, lost amidst the action heroes and heartthrobs.
I remember my first Gene Hackman film. Like many, I met him as …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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3/31/25
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March 1958 lives up to the adage that it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Several snowstorms roar through early in the month, but the warmest day of the new year arrives near the end of …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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3/31/25
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To the editor,
The Montgomery County Budget is over $30 million and the County operates under rules of accountability to properly handle those funds that come to it by taxes, grants, …
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by Russ Beason
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3/31/25
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Dear Editor,
Nancy Slepicka presents some excellent points about the threats against public broadcasting by the Trump administration. But it should be even more important that state …
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by Jake Leonard
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3/31/25
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I have been a creature of habit for my entire life. If there’s a chance to do something the same way it’s always been done, I’m your girl.
What can I say? I like routines. I …
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by Mary Herschelman
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3/24/25
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