Michael Patrick Gates, 50, of Hillsboro, died on Wednesday, June 25, at 9:40 p.m. at his residence. A family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation rites are being accorded.

The Nokomis Community Unit School District #22 recently celebrated longtime educator Gail West and her upcoming retirement. West is retiring after 31 years working in education in Nokomis. The ...

Online registration for the Panhandle CUSD #2 for the 2025 to 2026 school year will open on Monday, July 7, and close Friday, July 18. Information for online registration and online payments can be ...

Seventeen members of the Litchfield Middle School/High School trap shooting team made the trip to the Brittany Shooting Park in Bunker Hill on June 1, for the Illinois State High School Clay Target ...

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro celebrated its 14th anniversary of Ladles of Love. The congregation is blessed to provide 100 meals or more for free each week. The ministry started first with ...

Montgomery County Clerk and Recorder Sandy Leitheiser recently announced she will not seek an eighth term at the November 2026 General Election cycle. She lists friendly and prompt customer service; ...

Members of the Nokomis FFA chapter attended the 97th annual Illinois FFA State Convention from June 10 through June 12 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. With a 2025 ...

On Saturday, June 14, the Roy L. Hertel Foundation for Better Communities held its sixth annual golf outing at Indian Springs Golf Course in Fillmore. The winner of this year’s tournament was the team ...

So far this season, the only thing that has been able to stop Travis Lentz from the top of the podium in the Grand National Cross Country Series is a tree stump, and even that didn’t sideline the ...

Raymond Leroy Eller, 81, of Coalton, died at his home on Sunday, Dec. 8. Mr. Eller was born on June 3, 1943, in Fayette County, to the late Carl and Evelyn Eller. On June 16, 1963, he married Linda ...