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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.
With passenger Kenny Ogle riding shotgun, Taylorville’s McKynzi Thompson was one of the few female drivers to compete in the Montgomery County Fair demo derby on Saturday, June 21, but made her ...
In a more perfect situation, Ricky Dees would be celebrating his 60th reunion this summer with his fellow classmates from the Litchfield High School class of 1965. Instead, Dees’ presence will be felt ...
The Hillsboro traveling basketball team, Slayy Sisters, finished second in the Platinum Division of the Bloomington Twin City Classic on June 14 and 15. Slayy Sisters is a group of seventh grade, 12U ...
Hillsboro’s Chase Saathoff will try to add to his win total and gain a few points on AFT Singles leader Tom Drane when the American Flat Track motorcycle racing series heads to Lima, OH, on June 27 ...
Farmers are still fighting the rains as they try to get into the fields. Finally the Wares Grove Church basement addition and refreshing of the church interior is finished. The whole congregation had ...
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 ...
On Sunday, June 22, temperatures topped 90 degrees, but the heat did not stop 35 area residents from gathering on the Historic Courthouse Square in Hillsboro to express dissent with Trump ...
The grandson of a Hillsboro couple will be continuing his baseball career at the next level after a successful four years at University High School in Normal. In May, Braden Deverman, grandson of Brad ...
Sandra Kaye Kershaw, 75, of Hillsboro, died at her home, surrounded by her adoring family, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in ...
The 39th annual Montgomery County Fair opened in Butler on Wednesday evening, June 18. Isabella Steiner of Litchfield was crowned 2025 Miss Montgomery County Fair and Indi Flowers of Irving was ...
Now celebrating more than 20 years of “Montgomery County citizens helping citizens of Montgomery County,” volunteers with the Montgomery County Cancer Association are ready to celebrate at this year’s ...