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April 9, 1925
The Domestic Science Organization of Hardin, has requested the News to make mention of Clean Up Day in Hardin which this organization is sponsoring. The ladies of the Domestic Science Organization have selected Friday, April 17, as Clean Up Day and they urge every citizen of Hardin to take part in this work. Rake your trash all up in a pile and have it ready for the dump when the wagons call around. This is the centennial year for Calhoun county and the Domestic Science ladies are anxious to have our town cleaned up and beautified for this occasion, and in order to do this it is necessary for every one to do his or her part. In order that every citizen might become interested in keeping Hardin clean and beautiful, the Domestic Science Organization is offering a cash premium to the individual who has the best kept lawn this summer and a second cash premium for the best kept street.
April 13, 1950
Melvin Varble and Troy Shaw, local fishermen, were surprised at a recent catch. When they pulled up one of their nets they found only one buffalo fish in the catch, but what a buffalo! The fish had started out with good intentions, but some freak of nature had done him wrong. He had grown an enormous head and part of a thick body. Less than a foot in length, he weighs 5.5 pounds, but has the appearance of having reached a pretty ripe age. The short, thick body is shaped like a sunfish, and fitted with a regulation tail which seemed to have been attached as an afterthought. Maybe the fish survived a dynamite blast in his youth which compressed him into a shorter package. The fishermen say that according to the size of the head, the fish ought to be a foot longer and should weigh at least nine pounds. Mr. Buffalo, himself, seems unable to see anything wrong with his size and shape. He is very frisky and has lived the last week in the big tank at the Richey Fish Market.
Aril 10, 1975
Rep. Ken Boyle outlined his solution to the river bank problem in Hardin to members of the town board and interested citizens who attended a meeting with Boyle on Sunday. Boyle hopes to get the Corps of Engineers to allow permission to sink pilings in the river about 30 feet from the shore and then rip rap behind that to stop the sliding. Broken up concrete from proposed highway projects this summer would be used for the rip rap. Boyle plans to contact Rep. Paul Findley, Senators Adali Stevenson and Charles Percy to work from the federal level, and he will personally work with the Illinois Department of Transportation.
April 12, 2000
Hardin’s Annual Clean-up Days was another success. This project gives the residents an opportunity to discard any items that they no longer want around their house or on their property. Jeff Taviner was hired by the village to help residents unload these unwanted items.
