State Public Health Officials Announce COVID-19 Resurgence Mitigations to Take Effect in Region 5 on October 22, 2020
Every Region Seeing Increased Positivity Rates; Gov. Pritzker will Resume Daily Weekday Press Conferences Murphysboro, Ill. — Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are announcing COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will be implemented in Region 5, in Southern Illinois, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020. The region is seeing a…
Read MoreObituary of Carolyn Sue (Robinson) Bebout
Mrs. Carolyn Sue (Robinson) Bebout, 82, of Elizabethtown, IL, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare. Carolyn was born February 18, 1938 in Bush, IL to Ray Robinson and Pauline Grissom. After an early graduation from high school, she married James “Jimmy” Bebout on April 28, 1956, and later…
Read MoreObituary of Augusta (Gussie) Winders
Augusta (Gussie) Winders, 94, of Catlin, IL, passed away at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Hawthorne Inn in Danville, IL. She was born on April 14, 1926 in Cave In Rock, IL, the daughter of Bennie and Eunice Hufsey Gibbs. Augusta married Berlie Winders on October 17, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, MO.…
Read MoreObituary of Glenn D. Samford
Glenn D. Samford, 71, of Cadiz, KY and formerly of Hopkinsville, KY died at 4:43 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2020 at his residence. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West with his son in law Damon D. Hall officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until…
Read More10/14/20 – S7HD COVID-19 Update for the Southern Seven Region
10/14/20 – S7HD COVID-19 Update for the Southern Seven Region Southern Seven Health Department (S7HD) reports 5 new recovered cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Seven region. Currently, there are 974 individuals from the Southern Seven region who have recovered since the start of the pandemic in the United States. Southern Seven confirms…
Read MoreHardin County High School launches Shoe Collection Drive
Shoe donations will help fund the school yearbook and support micro-enterprises in developing nations and reduce what goes into landfills Hardin County High School is conducting a shoe drive on October 14 through December 14 to raise funds for Yearbook. HCHS Yearbook will earn funds based on the total weight of the shoes collected as…
Read MoreObituary of John “Larry” Robertson
John “Larry” Robertson, age 82, of rural Anna, Illinois, died peacefully just past midnight on October 6, 2020 at his home, with his wife Pat and nephew Tom and his wife Valera by his side. He was born on April 23, 1938 in Elizabethtown, Illinois the son of Irl Vest and Ruby (Birch) Robertson. He…
Read MoreHardin County Jr. High Cougars are Regional Champs; First round of State competition to be held at home Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Published in the October 8, 2020 Hardin County Independent STATE BOUND – REGIONAL CHAMPIONS Back row, left to right: Assistant coach Lee Fricker, Nate Massie, Brandon Dutton, Trafton Stallings, Drew Vaughn, Assistant Coach Jason Vaughn, Landon Fricker, Bryden Banks, and Jacob Gibbons, and Coach Matt Cullum. Kneeling: Gavin Headlam, Braxton Martin, Christian Winters, Colin Smith,…
Read MoreObituary of Lowell G. Ashford
Lowell G. Ashford, 86, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Lowell was a member of Living Waters Baptist Church and a local businessman for many years. Lowell is survived by his wife of 64 years, Velma (Lowry) Ashford; daughter, Kathy Steele and husband John;…
Read MoreCynthia Meyer
Cynthia Meyer, 63, of Rosiclare, IL died on Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home. She is survived by daughters, Carrie Gregge of Harrisburg, IL and Amanda Winters of Sandoval, IL; sisters, Kathy Potts of Rosiclare, IL, Vickie Mathews of Ann Arbor, MI, and Dorris Navarro; brothers, Gary Joiner of Eldorado, IL, Ronnie Joiner of…
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