Honor Flight gave him the ‘welcome home’ he never got
Eighty-four year old veteran, veteran’s advocate, and Elizabethtown native, Howard D. Bateman, recently had the privilege to travel with a group of war veterans to Washington, D.C. with Honor Flight of Southern Illinois. It is the fifth flight from Southern Illinois since it began. Veterans take an all expense paid one-day trip to Washington, D.C.…
Read MoreBEF FOODS, INC. RECALLS BEEF PRODUCTS PRODUCED WITHOUT BENEFIT OF INSPECTION
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2019 – BEF Foods, Inc., a Lima, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 527 pounds of beef pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and outside of inspection hours, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat beef stroganoff pasta items…
Read MoreGraduation Special Edition in this week’s paper
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Read MoreObituary of Edward H. Lafferty
On Saturday, May 18, 2019 Edward H. Lafferty passed away at Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare, IL under the wonderful care of family and staff. Edward was born on July 11, 1923 in Logan, WV, the son of the late Ida and Thomas Lafferty. He joined the army at a very young age. He…
Read MoreObituary of John Terrell Henry
1934-2019 John T. “Jack” Henry died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday night, May 14, 2019 at home in his apartment at Brookdale the Heights after a lengthy battle with dementia. He was 84 years old. Jack was a true Renaissance Man: musician, engineer, traveler, photographer, gardener, record collector, swim meet official, Kubrick aficionado, conversant in…
Read MoreObituary of Ruth N. (Dutton) Riley
Ruth N. (Dutton) Riley of Eldorado, IL, formerly of Cave In Rock, IL died May 19, 2019 at the age of 97. She was the eighth child of ten. Ruth was born August 17, 1921 to Rev. George and Ethel (Slayton) Dutton in Hardin County, IL. She grew up in the Rock Creek Community and…
Read MoreObituary of Forest Ray “Buck” Simmons
Forest Ray “Buck” Simmons, 85, of Cave-In-Rock, IL died May 16, 2019 at Rosiclare Health Rehab and Health Care Center in Rosiclare, IL. Survivors include his son, Freddie Ray (Terry) Simmons, of The Villages, FL; half-brother, Joe Edmondson of Sturgis, KY; grandchildren, Tracy (Neil) Hamon of Aviston, IL and Emily (Jeff) Holohan of Watseka,…
Read MoreObituary of Maxine Louise Harrison
Maxine Louise Harrison (Constantine) was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 15, 1935 and passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Maxine, formerly of Herod, Illinois, resided in Ely, Nevada. She is survived by her children, Bill Harrison, of Everett, Washington, Joe Harrison (Stormy) of Herod, Illinois, Reishel…
Read MoreOut of the Past Thursday, Oct. 20, 1960
Front Page Picture and Article — THE BEGINNINGS OF A SCHOOL BAND. This group represents the first attempts to have a band taught by a qualified instructor in Community Consolidated School District 104. The group of youngsters were assembled with their instruments in the new addition to Elizabethtown Grade School by Galen Talley, band instructor.…
Read MoreArt goes on; Skills improve through creativity
By Jennifer Lane Editor When the art program was cut from Hardin County School about eight years ago, due to financial hardships, Rosemary (Patton) Riley offered her time and money on a volunteer basis to continue the art program for the elementary students. Since the school couldn’t continue the program, she feared that the supplies…
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