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Time is almost up to get your senior pictures submitted
• Mrs. Foster is requesting that high school Seniors submit up to seven pictures to her by the FINAL deadline of Wednesday, March 11, 2020 so that she can work on the Senior Slide Show. The slide show will be shown at graduation. Many hours of work are put into the completion of the memorable…
Read MoreObituary of Earl Davis, Jr.
Earl Davis, Jr., 89, of New London, IA, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Henry County Health Center, Mt. Pleasant. Earl was born January 2, 1931 in Elizabethtown, Illinois, the son of Earl Sr. and Stella Marie Fricker Davis. He married Marilyn Lee Garmoe on January 4, 1951 at Faith Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant.…
Read MoreAcademic Challenge team won 3rd at Regional
The Hardin County High School Academic Challenge team, along with other area schools’ teams met on the campus of Southeastern Illinois College, February 4, 2020, to take a series of regional exams as part of the Academic Challenge. The Hardin County Academic Challenge team had a successful day earning third place overall in the Regional…
Read MoreNatali Stanley’s registry as a DKMS donor matches her with a young boy in need of bone marrow and stem cells
Natali Stanley with her children, Kalina and Trinnean on the day of the bone marrow harvest. Natali shared her picture and statistics about blood cancer to educate friends and family on Facebook. Sara and Natali holding her Peripheral Blood Stem Cell collection, the second donation for her “Little Match” (as she calls him). By Jennifer…
Read MoreObituary of Jeffrey Allen Stone
Jeffrey Allen Stone, age 57 of Golconda, Illinois passed from death to life (John 5:24) after the most wonderful and loving care possible in the Hardin County General Hospital, Rosiclare, IL, on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Jeff was born on February 9, 1963, the only child of Donald Allen and Mary Rose (Butler) Stone in…
Read MoreObituary of Charles E. “Jackie” Milligan
Charles E. “Jackie” Milligan, 90, of Cave-In-Rock, IL and a longtime resident of Wasson, IL went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare, IL. He was born March 25, 1929 in Lambtown, IL to the late Arthur and Etta Huffsey Milligan. His mother died when…
Read MoreKenneth G. McNeil
Kenneth G. McNeil, 82, of Eldorado, IL and longtime Ridgway resident, died on February 6, 2020. Kenny was born on August 25, 1937 to the late Harry McNeil and Cleo (King)(McNeil) Duncan. On November 26, 1960 he married Libby (Emert) who preceded him in death in 2002. Kenny served his country in the US Navy.…
Read MoreCougar archers take Gold and Silver in Hardin County Regional Tournament
Kylie Mosby (silver) and Adriana Armstrong (gold) By JD Ketten Hardin County Indoor Archery Coach Hardin County Archery held its 3rd annual S3DA indoor regional on Saturday, February 1st. Southeastern Illinois College Archery Center was the host site for the tournament. Nearly 40 southern Illinois archers took part in the event. Four Cougar archers, Adriana…
Read MoreHardin County High School Cougars are GEC Consolation Champs
The Greater Egyptian Conference (GEC) games were held at Southeastern Illinois College, hosted by Pope County High School this year last week. The Cougars versed the Hawks on January 28 in the first round of GEC games. They lost that night, but played in the another round on January 30 against Thompsonville. There, they won…
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