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Miss Illinois Heart Pageant to be held Saturday night
Heart Pageant will be held Saturday, February 16, 2019, 5:00 p.m. in the Hardin County School Commons, Elizabethtown, IL. The Mission of the Miss Illinois Heart Pageant is to promote a positive pageant experience to develop hearts for community service while encouraging the sisterhood of pageantry and assisting girls of all ages to develop their…
Read MoreNewly formed Hardin County Jr. High Lady Cougars Volleyball Team shows good progress halfway through first-ever season
The Junior High Lady Cougars Volleyball Team is new to the list of sports that Hardin County School offers. Several parents and students who expressed interest in starting a volleyball team met with the school board to discuss the possibility. Hardin County High School English teacher Rachel Kizziah put in a letter of interest hoping…
Read MoreThe miners called it ‘just spar’: Author Herb Russell discusses his new book on fluorspar mining in Q&A
By Molly Parker, The Southern The regional significance of fluorspar — known as calcium fluoride to chemists and just “spar” to those who mined it from the bowels of Southern Illinois — has been overshadowed by king coal, says author Herbert Russell. Russell set out to change that. His new book, “Fluorspar Mining: Photos from…
Read MoreParent Teacher Conferences scheduled for February 15
The annual Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held in the elementary classrooms on Friday, February 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:25 p.m. A time of 15 to 20 minutes will be allotted for you to meet privately with your child’s teacher. Jr. High and Sr. High Parent Teacher Conferences will be held in their classrooms on…
Read MoreTwo SIC Archers to compete in Las Vegas
Southeastern Illinois College’s Eli Bond of Galatia and Isaiah Conkle of Cave in Rock will be traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada Feb. 8-10 to shoot the Vegas Shoot. Bond will also compete for his chance to win a national title at the US Collegiate Archery Association’s (USCA) and National Field Archery Association’s (NFAA) national indoor…
Read MoreHard work and repair required for American Fluorite Museum to open after fire
Update: Contribute to repairs at https://www.gofundme.com/help-repair-the-flurospar-museum Photos and article by Heather Rash Gloomy weather set the scene for a gloomy visit to the American Fluorite Museum in Rosiclare Tuesday, February 5. This was one week after a fire destroyed parts of the museum. It was determined by the Illinois State Fire Marshal that the…
Read MoreRuth Evelyn Ozee
Ruth Evelyn Ozee, 82, resident of Harrisburg died Monday, February 4, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Ruth was born September 8, 1936 in Elizabethtown, IL to the late George and Loretta (Briggs) Edwards. She was Methodist by faith. Prior to retirement, Ruth worked as a Correctional Officer for the Illinois Department of…
Read MoreObituary of Barbara Kay “Barb” Burton
Barbara Kay “Barb” Burton, 73 of Carbondale, passed at 3:54 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Barbara was born on April 18, 1945 in Golconda, IL to the late Charles and Lois (Shelby) Julian. On June 10, 1962, she was married to Edward “Eddie” Burton. Barb and Eddie…
Read MoreLinda Rae Davis
Linda Rae Davis died Friday, February 1, 2019. She was born March 22, 1942, to Ray and Corena Gowins. Linda was a member of the First Apostolic Church in Rosiclare. Survivors include her husband, Harold Davis, children, Gayle Belford of Rosiclare, Tammy (Coy) Taber of Washington, IN, and Everett (LeAnn) Davis of Elizabethtown; sisters, Yvonne…
Read MoreAmerican Fluorite Museum impacted by fire Tuesday
By Heather Rash, Reporter On Tuesday morning, January 29, the American Fluorite Museum in Rosiclare, IL caught on fire around 6:50 a.m. The Rosiclare Fire Department responded to the scene and were able to contain the fire. The Illinois State Fire Marshall and Fire Chief Kevin Carman are continuing an investigation of the fire, but…
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