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Mock DUI crash to be presented to Hardin County High School students Monday
Mock DUI Crash demonstration organized by the Hardin – Pope County Ambulance Service Tuesday at Pope County High School. — Photo furnished by Emily Kumorek. Police vehicles, fire departments, ambulance, helicopter, etc. will participate in realistic drill The Hardin – Pope County Ambulance Service will be holding a mock DUI car crash training on Monday,…
Read MoreOut of the Past; Thurs., July 1, 1954
Reprinted from the Hardin County Independent Thursday, July 1, 1954 ROSICLARE COMPANY TO SELL ITS HOUSES. The Rosiclare Lead and Fluorspar Mining Company, Rosiclare, met yesterday with its supervisory personnel with J. Blecheisen, President, and A. H. Cronk, General Manager, at the main office of the mining company, at which meeting the status of the…
Read MoreAcademic Challenge Team participates in State Championship; Seiner, Spivey, and Armstrong bring home medals
In March, the Hardin County Academic Challenge team won 2nd place in the Sectional competition where 8 individual medals were also claimed. This achievement gave advancement for their participation at the State level. The Hardin County High School Academic Challenge team, along with many other Illinois schools, competed on the campus of Eastern Illinois University,…
Read MoreJo Reta Hurford
Jo Reta Hurford, 80, of Elizabethtown, Illinois passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare, Illinois. She was born February 11, 1939 to Richard and Ruby McConnell. She is survived by her sons, Jo Wade Angleton of Oregon, Richard Hurford of Elizabethtown, IL and friend Mandy Woods; grandchild, Tricinda (Michael)…
Read MoreKindergarten Registration to be held Monday, May 20
Hardin County Community Unit School District #1 will be having Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 school term on Monday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Parents may drop in at any time during these hours. All parents who have children entering kindergarten next school year are encouraged to bring them to registration at…
Read MoreFCC and Hardin County School students raise awareness of child abuse
— Rollie Hawk photo The month of April is a special time of year for Human Service providers as it is set aside as a month to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse Prevention Month was first officially recognized by a presidential proclamation in 1983 and it has continued in April…
Read MoreObituary of Shelby E. Nielsen
Shelby E. Nielsen, 17, of Carrier Mills, IL died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 11:40 a.m. as the result of a traffic accident on Route 34 in Hardin County. Shelby was born on October 26, 2001 in Carbondale, IL to Keith Nielsen and the late Sarah Horton. Shelby was a Junior at Carrier Mills/Stonefort High…
Read MoreObituary of Thomas Henry Douglas
Thomas Henry Douglas passed away quietly just after 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019 in McKinney, Texas. He was 88. Born on October 9, 1930, near Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, he was the only son of Thomas Quentin Douglas and Connie Edmondson Douglas, also of Cave-In-Rock. T.H., as he was fondly known by family and friends,…
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Capitol Recap
CAPITOL RECAP: Language filed for graduated income tax amendment; measure clears committee By Capitol News Illinois staff SPRINGFIELD – Language is filed for a constitutional amendment that would allow the Illinois Legislature to enact a graduated income tax, and the measure cleared the Senate Executive Committee on party lines Wednesday, April 10. The full text…
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