Local News
Overnight Ramp Closures at IL Route 108 Exit 60
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:19:01 CDT
Expect on and off ramp closures from 7 p.m. - 6 a.m. through Thursday on northbound I-55 at Exit 60 (IL-108), otherwise known as the Carlinville exit. Construction in that area is ongoing, as they repave the approaches and the Highway 108 overpass at Exit 60. Read more...
Montgomery Co. Vaccination Clinics
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:14:04 CDT
With the indoor mask mandate back in Illinois, the call for a higher vaccination rate continues. The Montgomery County Health Department is going on the road again this week in a bid to boost that number. Currently 41.4 percent of residents are fully vaccinated. Read more...
Hillsboro School Dist. to Follow Mask Mandate
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:31:08 CDT
Monday evening, at a special meeting of the Hillsboro School Board, members discussed possible litigation against Governor Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education over the school mask mandate. In the end, board members voted against the idea in a 4-3 vote and a local mask mandate remains in effect. Read more...
Montgomery County Farmers Institute Booklets Now Available
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:37:00 CDT
HILLSBORO, Ill. - The 2021 program booklets for the Montgomery County Farmer’s Institute and Household Science Section are now available. The booklets have been distributed to local Montgomery County businesses. Read more...
Fatal Crash on I-55 Southbound Friday
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:13:55 CDT
More details are out on Friday’s fatal crash on I-55 in Macoupin County, South of Litchfield and just North of the Mt. Olive exit. A 28-year-old Warrenton, Missouri woman was killed, two toddlers and a seven-year-old girl were injured as well as the 51-year-old driver from Warrenton. Read more...
Census Shows Population Loss for Montgomery County
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:29:10 CDT
Population report cards are out and for the most part the news from the Census Bureau isn’t what was hoped for. Montgomery County population dropped below the 30,000 to 28,288. That’s a loss of more than 1,800 people over the past ten years and a decline of six percent. Read more...
Weekly Crop Progress & Condition Report
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:58:08 CDT
There were 4.6 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 15, 2021. Statewide, the average temperature was 76.9 degrees, 3.2 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.70 inches, 0.80 inches above normal. Read more...
Litchfield Tourism Director to Head Springfield Tourism
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:40:41 CDT
After a seven year run heading up Litchfield Tourism efforts, Sarah Waggoner is spending her final week at the Carnegie Building. Waggoner has announced she’s leaving for the post of Tourism Manager for the City of Springfield. She will help with one key aspect of the transition to her eventual successor. Read more...
Man Involved in Farm Accident Identified
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:36:23 CDT
A 79-year-old Hillsboro man is dead after a Monday night incident where he was trapped between a tractor and a shed. Robert Servin died after the incident shorlty before 8 p.m. off of Raven Lane and Micenheimer Trail, just East of Lake Glenn Shoals north boat ramp. Read more...
Farm Credit IL Breaks Ground on New Taylorville Office
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:29:31 CDT
Pictured above (L to R): Donnie Dill, AKRA Senior Project Manager; Troy Stanford, AKRA President; Adam Brown, FCI Director & Macon County farmer; Joe Pickrell, FCI Director & Sangamon County farmer; Bruce Barry, Mayor of Taylorville; Steve Carson, FCI Executive Vice President; Shaun Murray, FCI Chief Operating Officer;... Read more...
LLCC Adult Education Registration
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:56:18 CDT
Lincoln Land Community College’s adult education program is hosting August registration events in Litchfield, Hillsboro and Taylorville to assist students in signing up for free GED prep classes. A registration event will be held at LLCC-Litchfield, 1 Lincoln Land Drive, on Tuesday (August 10th) 10 a.m. Read more...
Litchfield Back to School Plan
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:27:50 CDT
Getting through the ups and downs of Covid 19 is all about adaptability and Litchfield schools have adapted to the Governor’s mask mandate. Ahead of Friday’s first day of classes, the board voted 4-2 in favor of a reopening plan with full school days five days a week. Read more...
LLCC Adult Education Registration
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:57:48 CDT
Lincoln Land Community College’s adult education program is hosting August registration events in Litchfield, Hillsboro and Taylorville to assist students in signing up for free GED prep classes. A registration event will be held at LLCC-Litchfield, 1 Lincoln Land Drive, on Tuesday (August 10th) 10 a.m. Read more...
New COVID-19 Protocols Put to the Test in Hillsboro Schools
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:13:40 CDT
Hillsboro Schools are testing their Test to Stay Protocol in hopes to avoiding extensive quarantines with the rise of Covid 19. A fifth grade Beckemeyer student who was in attendance on Monday and Tuesday tested positive for COVID on Wednesday. Contact tracing identified 9 close contacts at school. Read more...
Budzinski to Challenge Davis Come November 22'
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:26:24 CDT
After two battles with Springfield Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Congressman Rodney Davis looks to have new competition next November, barring a successful primary challenge. Read more...
