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In-person learners return to school Tuesday, September 8 with new on-site and schedule changes
In-person learners will now attend Monday through Thursdays. All students will remote learn on Fridays. Hardin County students who signed up for in-person learning may return to school on Tuesday, September 8. Students were dismissed on Friday, August 21 with news that a case of COVID-19 was associated with the school. Administrators made the decision…
Read MoreObituary of Patsy Ledbetter
Olive Patricia Ann Ledbetter of Cave In Rock, IL passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hardin County General Hospital. Patsy was born August 18, 1933, the only daughter to John G. and Mary E. Pearson. At the time of her passing she was 87 years and 8 days old. On…
Read MoreMark Searles
Mark Searles, age 56, of Rosiclare, Illinois died on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, Illinois. Mark was born on January 22, 1964 at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to Kenneth and Shirley (Wiseman) Searles. He graduated high school from Butler County High School in Kentucky. Mark was a retired…
Read MoreOver 7,000 pounds of invasive carp shot in 4th Annual Rosiclare Fire Department Bowfishing Tournament
Ryan Devine, Sawyer York and Travis Spiceland of team Descalin’ took the 1st place prize of $1,000 weighing in with 421.4 pounds of carp. This is the third year in a row DESCALIN’ won 1st place. — Jennifer Lane photos Tyler Maikranz, James Bullock, Michael Small and Tyler Fieth of team OUT CLUBBIN’ won the…
Read MoreObituary of Charles William Walker
Charles William Walker, 92, of Elizabethtown, IL died on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Hardin County General Hospital. Charles was born on December 23, 1927 in Marion, KY, the second child of Clarence and Nina Walker who was brought to Cave In Rock, IL as an infant. During his school years, he worked after school…
Read MoreA message from Hardin County Superintendent: 1 positive case of COVID-19 in Hardin County Schools
All students will move to REMOTE LEARNING for 2 weeks – August 24, 2020 through September 4, 2020. Lunches and learning devices will be delivered through the buses. August 21, 2020 Dear Families and Staff: This letter is to inform you that an individual at Hardin County Schools has tested positive for COVID-19. We are…
Read More20 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 20 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. Twenty counties are currently reported at a…
Read MoreDeborah Anne Rajamaki
Deborah Anne Rajamaki, 65, of Herod, IL, died on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at her home. She is survived by her sons, Onnie J. (Kara) Rajamaki Jr. of Elizabethtown, IL and Jeffery Allen Rajamaki of Herod, IL; grandchildren, Zane Rajamaki, Kyle Thilmony, and Allen Cole Rajamaki; mother, Nora Louise Moore; sisters, Leona (Jack) Hunt…
Read MoreObituary of Doris (Lehmann) Guarderas
Doris (Lehmann) Guarderas, age 66, of Cave In Rock, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in Springfield, IL while visiting her mother, brother and nephew. Doris was a 1972 graduate of Glenwood High School and continued her education at Southern Illinois University-C earning a B.S. in Child and Family. While there she met and after…
Read MoreObituary of Gary D. Austin
Gary D. Austin, age 85, lifelong Hardin County native passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 in Hardin County General Hospital after an extended illness. Gary lived most of his life in the Tower Rock Road area near Elizabethtown. He was born on May 8, 1935 near Elizabethtown to the late Henry and Mildred (Humphrey) Austin.…
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