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.
It's not too late to save the Andover post office, according to a former resident who still lives nearby.
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—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.
OSCO—Are you tired of government that spends more money than it takes in? Henry County carried a $776,000 deficit last fiscal year and just passed a $500,000 deficit budget for the next fiscal year.
CAMBRIDGE—In my letter to the editor regarding the election of a new county board chairman for Henry County, I stated that “tax and spend” Jesse Crouch supported a 1/2 percent public safety sales tax resolution placed on the ballot in Nov. 2008.
CAMBRIDGE—The media is filled with attacks on Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride, but the attacks distort and misrepresent his record. What is the underlying political motivation?
LYNN CENTER—It is said “all good things come to an end.” Sadly, that’s true for me. After 22 years of having the pleasure of representing the citizens of District 1, my tenure on the Henry County Board is at an end.
CAMBRIDGE—Election day is quickly approaching, and the sheriff's election is one that has been highly discussed. I would like to take the words of Lori Tracey, current Henry County Sheriff Gib Cady's daughter, from a letter she submitted to the Dispatch on January 31, 2010, right before the primary election.
GENESEO—The November election is rapidly approaching and voters in Henry County will be choosing a new Henry County Sheriff. It is my great pleasure to endorse and support Jim Padilla as the next Henry County Sheriff.
