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Lisanne Fear with Mustang Discovery Ride stopped in at Cave In Rock this week to raise awareness about mustangs
Lisanne Fear and her crew make riding the Cave In Rock Ferry a teachable moment for the horses along the Mustang Discovery Ride. Hopes to get 5,000 mustangs adopted while traveling 5,000 miles, coast to coast By Jennifer Lane Editor Lisanne Fear, 29, and her team, Claudia Owens and Marcus Perko, with Mustang Discovery Ride,…
Read MoreFreezin’ for a Reason: 1st annual Shawnee Polar Plunge held Saturday at Pounds Hollow
Friends of the Shawnee National Forest Board Member, Patrick Jones, gave the count down for nine brave souls to take the plunge in Pounds Hollow Lake. Pictured left to right are: Nathan Thomas, Joe Kassebaum, Mary McGregor-Dale, Aur Beck, Logan Lawrence, Scott Riley, Steve Melville, Hazel James, and Trisha Morelli. — Jennifer Lane photos Scott…
Read MoreS7HD COVID-19 Risk Levels Update (All S7 Counties Remain at Orange Warning Levels)
Southern Seven Health Department (S7HD) reports the Illinois Department of Public Health announced on January 28th that all S7 counties remain at the Orange Warning Level status on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) risk metrics. Currently every county in the state remains at the Orange Warning Level due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. The…
Read MoreBack 2 School Illinois Launches “We Appreciate Teachers” Statewide Contest to Celebrate & Support Educators During COVID-19
Fifteen Winning Illinois Teachers Will Receive Free School Supplies for their Students Back 2 School Illinois (B2SI), a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides tens of thousands of deserving kids from low-income families with free school supplies each year to help them succeed in the classroom, is pleased to announce the launch of its 2022 We Appreciate…
Read MoreHardin County Independent wins two awards in 2021 SIEA Better Newspaper Contest
2021 Christmas photo of sisters, Heather Rash and Jennifer Rash Lane, who run the Independent. Heather and Jennifer are daughters of former editor/publisher Julia Hurford Farley and granddaughters of former editor/publisher Noel E. Hurford and wife Betty. — Desi McBee photo. By Jennifer Lane Editor/Publisher In March 2021, I entered the Hardin County…
Read MoreNew school safety initiative launched, Safe2Help Illinois
24/7 program encourages students to confidentially share school safety concerns As part of America’s Safe Schools Week, a week dedicated to raising awareness of school safety, Governor JB Pritzker is announcing the launch of a new statewide school safety initiative called Safe2Help Illinois. “I directed my administration to launch a statewide school violence prevention help…
Read MoreMasks mandated indoors in Illinois; vaccines required for teachers, health care workers
State warns of decreasing intensive care bed capacity amid latest surge By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com 8-26-21 The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday amid an ongoing surge in the pandemic…
Read MoreHardin County Schools receive millions in funds from ESSER as part of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Published in the Hardin County Independent August 19, 2021. Superintendent Edmondson shares how the money has been and will be spent In 2020 and 2021, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided a total of nearly $190.5 billion to the Elementary and Secondary…
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