Journal-Pilot

11/14/2025

Guess who is coming to visit the library for Family Reading Week? Curious George! Yes, that’s right! Who doesn’t love that sweet, lovable and very curious little monkey? Join us for stories, activities and a meet and greet on Monday, Nov. 17, at 6 p…

Guess who is coming to visit the library for Family Reading Week? Curious George! Yes, that’s right! Who doesn’t love that sweet, lovable and very curious little monkey? Join us

11/13/2025

The Carthage Christmas Club is now gearing up for this year’s holiday food distribution. This community service provides food boxes for families in need during the Christmas season.

11/13/2025

The Carthage Branch Campus of Carl Sandburg College will host a free series of three agricultural sessions from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Each session includes a free catered lunch from Lake Hill Winery in Carthage.

The Carthage Branch Campus of Carl Sandburg College will host a free series of three agricultural sessions from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Each session includes

11/13/2025

The Hancock County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is encouraging all property owners to sign up for the Property Fraud Alert Program, a free service that helps protect residents from real estate fraud.

The Hancock County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is encouraging all property owners to sign up for the Property Fraud Alert Program, a free service that helps protect residents from real

11/12/2025

Erin Holst has a lot of irons in the fire.

11/12/2025

The Carthage Lions Club and the American Red Cross will host a Blood Drive on Friday, Nov. 14, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Christian Church fellowship hall, 701 Wabash Ave., Carthage. For an appointment call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) …

The Carthage Lions Club and the American Red Cross will host a Blood Drive on Friday, Nov. 14, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Christian Church fellowship

11/10/2025

Christmas time will soon be here and the Warsaw area Friendship Baskets will be distributed among those needing support this holiday season. Cash donations may be dropped off or mailed to Hill-Dodge Banking Company at 210 N. Sixth St., Warsaw, Ill.,…

Christmas time will soon be here and the Warsaw area Friendship Baskets will be distributed among those needing support this holiday season. Cash donations may be dropped off or mailed

11/08/2025

In a special Oct. 16 meeting of the Plymouth Village Board, trustees for the Metzger Trust unveiled their proposed plans for 2026. Their proposal, amounting to slightly over $200,000, would upgrade sidewalks west from the Plymouth Square to Liberty …

In a special Oct. 16 meeting of the Plymouth Village Board, trustees for the Metzger Trust unveiled their proposed plans for 2026. Their proposal, amounting to slightly over $200,000, would

11/08/2025

Callie Connor and her mother were sorting her father’s things after he passed away in January 2020.

11/07/2025

For the sixth consecutive year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has honored Memorial Hospital in Carthage with a 5-star rating for patient satisfaction.

11/06/2025

Sts. Peter and Paul will host its Carry-Out Turkey Dinner Sunday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the school gym in Nauvoo.

11/06/2025

The Community Foundation and the Hancock Endowment Fund Council announced the recipients of the Community Grant Program in Hancock County Friday, Oct. 24, at the Carthage Campus of Carl Sandburg College.

The Community Foundation and the Hancock Endowment Fund Council announced the recipients of the Community Grant Program in Hancock County Friday, Oct. 24, at the Carthage Campus of Carl Sandburg