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Let’s Cook!
Recently I was having some friends over for lunch and cards. I planned to make my favorite enchiladas and margaritas, but was uncertain what to serve with it. After some searching online, I came up with two recipes to try. The first was a Cilantro-Lime Dressing to go with my salad. This dressing is delicious,…
Read MoreCalhoun Farm Bureau holds annual meeting
By Steven Spencer The Calhoun County Farm Bureau held its 105th Annual Meeting and dinner on Saturday, Feb. 28, and provided an update on their move to the new office.
Read MoreGOOD GROWING: Spring Lawn Care – What Should You Really Be Doing?
By Chris Enroth, University of Illinois Extension, Horticulture Educator It’s March in Illinois, and this is when everyone starts thinking about lawn care. The grass is greening up, and plants are beginning to grow again, signaling that garden work has begun. You may be looking at your lawn and wondering where to start. Maybe you…
Read MoreScott County voters have decisions to make
By BETH ZUMWALT Scott County voters will pick a new sheriff and a new treasurer in next Tuesday’s election.
Read MoreRoodhouse appoints caretakers for the Rez
By Carmen Ensinger With mowing season just around the corner, the Roodhouse City Council finally approved the bid submitted last year by Ralph and Drew Riley to be caretakers at the Roodhouse Rez.
Read MoreCalhoun County Sheriff recognizes Jersey County Sheriff’s Office assistance and compassion
Calhoun County Sheriff Zach Hardin travelled to the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office to deliver lunch and Certificates of Recognition from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office to Jersey County Sergeant Kevin Ayres, 911 Telecommunicator Kelly Nichols and 911 Telecommunicator Kaitlin Lewis; for their compassionate and professional actions which resulted in the location of a missing/endangered elderly…
Read MoreThings looking up for Winchester Pool season
By Carmen Ensinger . There was some good news about the upcoming pool season from the city engineer at the March 4 meeting of the Winchester City Council.
Read MorePickings from Pike’s Past
75 YEARS AGO: PITTSFIELD FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO MEET IN ZOE THEATRE DURING REMODELING 150 Years Ago March 9, 1876 The weather is very uncertain, Spring, however, is doing its level best to make its appearance. The candidates are coming. God bless ‘em!
Read MoreLooking Back… News items from the past pages of the Calhoun News-Herald
100 years ago March 11, 1926 Hard luck comes by the gross for some folks. Charlie Weber’s cabin boat holding his household accessories sunk in the ditch just across the river last week.
Read MoreCalhoun Council for Senior News
By Beverly Mosbarger Senior Center Hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone: 618-576-9567 Email: [email protected] March 12: Bingo March 19: Bingo March 31: Drawing Lunch served daily from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The DMV Mobile Unit will be at the Calhoun Extension Office, Hardin, Illinois on the following days: May…
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