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The health and happiness of future generations of women depends on us taking the stand that birth control is not abortio...
09/24/2025

The health and happiness of future generations of women depends on us taking the stand that birth control is not abortion.

Dear Editor: In overlooked news this week, a USAID representative is quoted in the New York Times regarding the destruction of $10 million of birth control options slated for …

Don’t get me wrong. I am grateful that Constitution Bank is donating $100,000 to help fund Hillsboro’s new city pool. B...
09/24/2025

Don’t get me wrong. I am grateful that Constitution Bank is donating $100,000 to help fund Hillsboro’s new city pool. But I object to the City Council’s vote on Sept. 16 to grant “naming rights” to name the public facility “Constitution Bank Aquatic Center.”

To the Editor, Don’t get me wrong. I am grateful that Constitution Bank is donating $100,000 to help fund Hillsboro’s new city pool. But I object to the City …

The Litchfield Middle School boys cross country team finished fourth at the two-mile Tornado Invite in Taylorville on Tu...
09/24/2025

The Litchfield Middle School boys cross country team finished fourth at the two-mile Tornado Invite in Taylorville on Tuesday, Sept. 9, with three runners finishing in the top 25.

The Litchfield Middle School boys cross country team finished fourth at the two-mile Tornado Invite in Taylorville on Tuesday, Sept. 9, with three runners finishing in the top 25. The Panther …

The Litchfield Middle School girls cross country team finished third at the two-mile Tornado Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 9,...
09/24/2025

The Litchfield Middle School girls cross country team finished third at the two-mile Tornado Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Taylorville, with four runners finishing in the top 20.

The Litchfield Middle School girls cross country team finished third at the two-mile Tornado Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Taylorville, with four runners finishing in the top 20. Libbey Gibbs, …

The Ramsey/Nokomis boys golf team picked up a road win on Wednesday, Sept. 17, as they defeated Sandoval 162 to 165 at C...
09/24/2025

The Ramsey/Nokomis boys golf team picked up a road win on Wednesday, Sept. 17, as they defeated Sandoval 162 to 165 at Colonial Golf Course.

The Ramsey/Nokomis boys golf team picked up a road win on Wednesday, Sept. 17, as they defeated Sandoval 162 to 165 at Colonial Golf Course. Max Reiss led the Rams with a 2-over-par 37, …

The Hillsboro High School girls golf team shot a 228 to take second at a home meet on Friday, Sept. 19, earning them the...
09/24/2025

The Hillsboro High School girls golf team shot a 228 to take second at a home meet on Friday, Sept. 19, earning them their sixth win of the season.

The Hillsboro High School girls golf team shot a 228 to take second at a home meet on Friday, Sept. 19, earning them their sixth win of the season. The score was Hillsboro’s lowest of the …

Nolan Engstrom finished 20th out of 133 runners on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Highland Invitational at Fireman’s Park in...
09/24/2025

Nolan Engstrom finished 20th out of 133 runners on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Highland Invitational at Fireman’s Park in Alhambra, a ten-position improvement for the Litchfield sophomore over his finish in the same event in 2024.

Nolan Engstrom finished 20th out of 133 runners on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Highland Invitational at Fireman’s Park in Alhambra, a ten-position improvement for the Litchfield sophomore over …

Freshmen took four of the top five spots at the Highland Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Fireman’s Park in Alhamb...
09/24/2025

Freshmen took four of the top five spots at the Highland Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Fireman’s Park in Alhambra, with Litchfield’s Maggie Schwab continuing her strong first season with a fifth-place finish.

Freshmen took four of the top five spots at the Highland Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Fireman’s Park in Alhambra, with Litchfield’s Maggie Schwab continuing her strong first …

It was a tumultuous week for the Litchfield High School volleyball team with the resignation of Head Coach Alivia Reed.
09/24/2025

It was a tumultuous week for the Litchfield High School volleyball team with the resignation of Head Coach Alivia Reed.

It was a tumultuous week for the Litchfield High School volleyball team with the resignation of Head Coach Alivia Reed. For the Lady Panthers, it’s been an all too frequent occurrence as junior …

The good news for the Nokomis volleyball team on Wednesday, Sept. 17, was that they picked up their 18th win of the seas...
09/24/2025

The good news for the Nokomis volleyball team on Wednesday, Sept. 17, was that they picked up their 18th win of the season. The good news for Vandalia is that they won’t have to see the Lady Redskins anymore this year.

The good news for the Nokomis volleyball team on Wednesday, Sept. 17, was that they picked up their 18th win of the season. The good news for Vandalia is that they won’t have to see the Lady …

Some of his 'Tomlinisms' are better than others, and my favorite is perhaps the one I most often hear from him: “We don’...
09/23/2025

Some of his 'Tomlinisms' are better than others, and my favorite is perhaps the one I most often hear from him: “We don’t live in our fears.”

The 2025 NFL season kicked off a few weeks ago, much to my delight. However, it only took two weeks of watching my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers for me to declare football a lousy sport and a waste of …

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville girls golf team finished second in the meet for just the third time this season as the Lan...
09/23/2025

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville girls golf team finished second in the meet for just the third time this season as the Lancers finished behind Effingham St. Anthony at a four-team meet in Pana on Thursday, Sept. 18.

The Lincolnwood/Morrisonville girls golf team finished second in the meet for just the third time this season as the Lancers finished behind Effingham St. Anthony at a four-team meet in Pana on …

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