A Henry County Board member urges area residents to support bringing Caterpillar production to the Quad Cities, which would benefit Henry County in many ways.
I just had to write this note as a show of my appreciation for what Main Street Orion does for this community every day.
To our own “Orion Boys of Fall,” thank you for a fantastic football season. Your efforts were greatly appreciated, I’m sure, by all the Orion fans, and we thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the game.
This is the letter that Henry County Board chairman Tim Wells sent to President Barack Obama. After Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Alpha, Wells presented him with the letter and Warren Hadley’s hand-crafted wind turbine.
Later this morning, and this afternoon, President Barack Obama will make two visits to Henry County. The first of these will be in Atkinson and the second in Alpha, Illinois. The President’s staff are calling these meetings “Town Halls.”
On the weekend of June 4, Andover commemorated the sesquicentennial of the start of the great Civil War during our annual Colonial Days Festival. This event, in many ways, was on par with last year’s celebration of Andover’s 175th anniversary.
Bonnie L. McCarthy, 80, of Coal Valley, died Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Clarrisa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. Services were held Wednesday, June 29, in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Coal Valley, with the Reverend David Schultz officiating. Private interment will be in Longfellow Cemetery in Metropolis. Visitation was conducted prior to the services. Memorials may be made to Orion United Methodist Church or Clarrisa C. Cook Hospice House.
It's not too late to save the Andover post office, according to a former resident who still lives nearby.
Andover is facing the threat by the U.S. Postal Service about losing their post office. The Post Office Operations, in their infinite wisdom, has decided to try to “close or consolidate” the Andover Post Office.
Sorry I haven’t written for awhile. My family and I have been pitching in to help build a new fence along the midway. The inclement weather really slowed us down this spring. Workdays are every day until the fair now. If anyone has time, their help would be greatly appreciated. We’re all there every Saturday and Sunday.
Posters are going up all our so look for the fair logo around town with all the fair's activities listed. The schedule is full of things to do, many which are free.
Tuesday, May 10, the Republicans on the Henry County Board demonstrated that we listen to the will of the people and are supporters of smaller government and a redistricting process that is fair, transparent, and free of politically crooked lines and boundaries.
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. I have always been a firm believer in this philosophy.
But, when it is broke, you have to fix it. We can all agree the State of Illinois is broke (in more ways than one), and it needs to be fixed. But how are the state legislators going to fix it, and who is going to suffer? Many social service providers such as Abilities Plus have experienced budget cuts and delayed payments by the state since 2009.
The Henry County Board currently is examining the configuration of the voting districts used to elect members to the board. The primary purpose of reapportionment is to correct a population imbalance between districts that may have occurred due to population shifts since the last census.
On Thursday, April 28, U.S. Representatives Bobby Schilling (IL-17), Randy Hultgren (IL-14) and Illinois 37th District Senator Darin LaHood traveled across Henry County and met with local farmers, mayors and other elected officials to discuss the area’s agriculture and its importance to the economy.
The Andover Historical Society was organized in 1968 for the purpose of preserving the rich history of the pioneering, hard-working Swedish immigrants who came to the “new” country, the United States of America, for a chance to realize their dreams and ambitions.
As I sit in my seat on the way home from the super-sectional game in Jacksonville, I think back at what a fantastic year these fabulous kids have given us in the basketball world of the Orion Chargers.
CAMBRIDGE—Much to tell, much to do, scurry, scurry! The directors have been meeting every Sunday. The Henry County Fair is shaping up nicely. Grandstand shows are going to be super this year. The board made a huge decision to charge for the grandstand this year. There will be one charge for the whole day. Kids 8 and under of course are free.
CAMBRIDGE—During the first week of February, Henry County and many areas of the country experienced a dangerous winter weather storm of blizzard status. While none of us enjoyed the inconvenience of this storm, we were blessed in numerous ways and survived with minimal damage and no loss of life.
CAMBRIDGE—I have to listen really hard to hear all the buzz on how to make the fair run better financially. They want to make sure all of the young whipper-snappers have a chance to grow up with the fair.
