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Floyd “Butch” Waggoner
Floyd “Butch” Waggoner, 72, died Monday, December 9, 2019, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Butch was born in Elizabethtown, on Aug 11, 1947 to Abner and Robbie Waggoner. He married Roberta “Bobbie” Lynn Van Niman of Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Aug. 18, 1973. He is preceded in death by his wife “Bobbie”, parents, and brothers Russell…
Read MoreShirley Ann Austin Jensen
Shirley Ann Austin Jensen, 82, of Newburgh, IN died Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Evansville Protestant Home. She was born on March 12, 1937 in Elizabethtown, IL to the late Kenneth and Virginia (Winters) Austin. She was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death…
Read MoreObituary of E. Scott Cornell
Errol Scott Cornell was born on January 15, 1947 in Harrisburg, Illinois and died in late November 2019 in Colorado. His parents were James A. and Nadine Cornell (former Rosiclare residents). He was retired from the Larimer County Engineering Department in Fort Collins, Colorado and had earned a B.S. degree in Zoology from Colorado State…
Read MoreLady Cougars’ season underway; First home game Dec. 10
LADY COUGARS – High School Girls Basketball, front row, left to right: Shayna Hobbs, Madi Mott, Halle Wallace. Middle: Nyssa Mills and Arin Hicks. Back row: Ava Bishop, Makayla Rose, Hallie Holbrook, Emma Mott, Jaidan Fowler, and Jadrian Wright. Coached by Garison Mott (not pictured). — photo furnished by the Dollar Saver. TO BE PUBLISHED…
Read MoreSherrie L. Crabb appointed to newly-formed State Youth Budget Commission
Effective December 3, 2019, Governor Pritzker appointed CEO of Family Counseling Center, Inc. Sherrie L. Crabb to the new Youth Budget Commission. Her role will specifically be to represent an organization that has expertise in the needs of low-income youth for a three-year term. Per the State Commissions website, the Youth Budget Commission is intended…
Read MoreChristmas Calendar of Events
Christmas Coloring Contest at Rosiclare Post Office Starting Friday, December 6, kids can enter a coloring contest with the Rosiclare Postal Service. Kids can pick up the coloring sheet at the Rosiclare Post Office, Main Street Rosiclare. On the back of the page, kids will need to put their name, age, and a phone number…
Read MoreHomecoming Court 2019 – Saturday, December 14, following games that begin at 4 p.m.
PUBLISHED IN THE DECEMBER 5, 2019 HARDIN COUNTY INDEPENDENT – GET YOUR COPY NOW IN STORES – SUBSCRIBE AT WWW.HARDINCOINDEPENDENT.COM OR CALL 618-287-2361 Hardin County School in Oxford Gymnasium 2019 Homecoming Court Coronation December 14, 2019 Hardin County High School will play the Dongola Demons starting at 4:00 p.m on Saturday, December 14. The Homecoming…
Read MoreCougars’ season underway – First HOME game will be Homecoming Dec. 14, 4:00 p.m.
PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 28, 2019 HARDIN COUNTY INDEPENDENT. VISIT THE OFFICE FOR YOUR COPY OR CALL 618-287-2361. SUBSCRIBE AT WWW.HARDINCOINDEPENDENT.COM PRICING: E-EDITION $28, IN COUNTY PAPER COPY $33, OUT OF COUNTY PAPER COPY $35. WE KEEP ALL INDEPENDENTS BACK TO 2013 FOR SALE. Cougar Chaos, back row, left to right: Assistant Coach Jason Vaughn,…
Read MoreObituary of Loraine “Lorene” Welchel
Lorene Welchel, 99, of Rosiclare, IL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at her home in Rosiclare, IL. Lorene was born July 14, 1920, in Hardin County, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur and Lillian (English) Hayden. She was a member of Rosiclare First Baptist Church. Lorene was a homemaker who assisted her mother,…
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