Teresa Jane Griswold
Teresa Jane Griswold, 58, of Elizabethtown, IL died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at her home in Elizabethtown, IL. Survivors include her husband, David Griswold; children, Patrick (Cassie) Griswold and Shayaunna (Bruce) Buchanan; brothers, Jimmy Allen and Billy Allen and sisters, Janice Furguson, Virginia Neal, Rosemary Frailey and Sheila Allen. She was preceded in death by…
Read MoreFood boxes and milk to be delivered to school children on bus routes today
Hardin County School will be delivering lunches as normal today (Friday, 11/13/20) on bus routes, but they will also have milk and a box of food available to all families. School staff unloaded 250 boxes of food bright and early on this cool morning, then organized and sorted the food for bus delivery. This…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth “Sally” Barnes
Mary Elizabeth “Sally” Barnes, 77, resident of Elizabethtown died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at her residence. Sally was born July 2, 1943 in Elizabethtown to the late Lawrence and Edith (Burklow) Lane. She was a member of the Honey Comb Church of God where she taught Sunday School for many years. She is survived by…
Read MoreIllinois urges residents to stay home for 3 weeks; Pritzker warns that return to stay-home order is possible
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois residents are being urged to stay at home as much as possible for at least the next three weeks as the second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks continues to sweep across the state. The latest advisory from the Illinois Department of Public Health does not…
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Obituary of James Leonard Wootton
James Leonard Wootton, 85, of Springfield, died at 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Mason City Area Nursing Home. James was born December 26, 1934, in Elizabethtown, IL, the son of James E. and Elzie Reiner Wootton. He married Mary Lou Teegarden on June 23, 1956, in Junction, IL; she preceded him…
Read MoreLucretia I. Hurley
Lucretia I. Hurley, 88, of Odin died Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Odin Health Care Center. She was born on February 24, 1932 the daughter of Henry and Lola (Crowell) Austin. Survivors include her brother, Wayne Keeling of Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Hurley and parents, Henry and Lola Austin.…
Read MoreObituary of Linda Mae Kirk Oxford
Linda Mae Kirk Oxford, 73, of Carmi, IL, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. She was born April 6, 1947 in Rosiclare, IL, the daughter of Vernon and Gladys (Jackson) Kirk. She married Jerry Oxford on November 20, 1965 at the Rosiclare Methodist Church. Linda retired from Corner…
Read MoreAdditional COVID-19 Resurgence Mitigations to Take Effect in Regions 5, 7, and 8 on November 11; Hardin County is in Region 5
Three Regions Advance to Tier 2 Mitigations as Rolling Positivity Rates Continues to Steadily Increase CHICAGO – Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are announcing additional COVID-19 mitigation efforts that will be implemented in Region 5 (Southern Illinois), Region 7 (Will and Kankakee counties), and Region 8 (Kane and DuPage counties), beginning…
Read MoreNew app available for Hardin County School
Administrators at Hardin County School are pleased to announce the launch of a new school app, Hardin County CUSD 1. Some features of the mobile app include the same features as the website with the ease of use on mobile devices. It is free to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store…
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