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COMMUNITY BULLETIN: April 12-18, 2026

HILLSBORO -- Imagine Hillsboro and the Hillsboro Health Junior Board are organizing the annual Spring Clean-Up on Saturday, April 18, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Residents in need of help with clearing leaves, brush, and simple outdoor repairs may call either Doug Johnson at 217-313-1125 or Melissa VanGiesen at 217-532-4477. Those seeking assistance are asked to provide a name, address, phone number, and the type of assistance needed. AgeLinc to host hearings The Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland […]

todayApril 11, 2026 51

Bison Grant Porter

ECHL

Bison signs Porter in series of transactions

BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski announced Thursday that the team has signed forward Grant Porter to a standard player contract. In another transaction, forward Mikael Robidoux has been traded to the Reading Royals in exchange for future considerations.  Porter, 24, scored 35 points (12g-23a) in 35 games played at Canisius College this season and has amassed 57 points (26g-31a) in 85 career NCAA Division-I games. The Weston, Massachusetts product totaled 17 goals […]

todayMarch 12, 2026 61

Deer Run accident

Montgomery County

Accident at Deer Run Mine results in fatality

HILLSBORO -- A machinery-related accident late last week at the Deer Run Mine in Hillsboro resulted in a fatality. Montgomery County Coroner Randy Leetham would issue a confirmation Monday as a work-related fatality. It would also receive confirmation in a recorded report by the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). MSHA is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, March 5, at 1:20 p.m. Further details surrounding the cause of the accident are […]

todayMarch 9, 2026 246

Heartland Newsfeed website

Montgomery County

Server storage issue led website to be offline

NOKOMIS -- As some may have noticed on Monday, they might have been unable to check for the latest news on the Heartland Newsfeed website. The website reportedly showed a database connection issue at around 6 a.m. local time. "This was a bit abnormal," stated Jake Leonard, executive editor-in-chief of Heartland Newsfeed. "We have situations where the website is temporarily taken offline due to billing issues, but that's usually 2-3 times a year. We're usually pretty good at paying on […]

todayMarch 2, 2026 45

Dawn Michele ALTIRA

Music News

Fireflight’s Dawn Michele launches new Christian rock group

Fireflight frontwoman Dawn Michele is back at it, making music. Michele announced on Tuesday that she formed a new band called Altira. The Christian rock upstart will soon be heading on the road this spring with Seventh Day Slumber and Magdelene Rose. "My Friends! I have been working on new music for quite a while now," Michele stated on social media. "Music born from both hope and pain, from both anger and the desire for peace, and most of all […]

todayFebruary 11, 2026 183 2

radio Revolution Radio Morning Edition

Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network

MORNING EDITION: February 11, 2026

Here are some stories you may have missed overnight in this inaugural edition of Morning Edition for February 11, 2026: Greenfield Elementary gym roof to be repaired GREENFIELD -- Greenfield School District plans to repair the Greenfield Elementary gym roof after leaks revealed a decades-old construction shortcut where only seams, not the full metal roof, were tarred in the 1990s. Superintendent Andy Stumpf said Omni and a roofing company will remove old tar and properly reseal the roof. He expects […]

todayFebruary 11, 2026 67

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Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network

Digital marketing numbers: 2025

Advertising with Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri puts your message in front of a lot of eyes and ears daily. For 2025, www.heartlandnewsfeed.com received 4.4 million web views. This works out to 12,055 web views per day. There were a total of 967,459 unique visitors to www.heartlandnewsfeed.com in 2025. This breaks down to roughly 2,651 new visitors per day. Streaming on www.heartlandnewsfeed.com and the Live365 App continues to be the place to be. Heartland Newsfeed Radio […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026 53 1 2

Quincy Shootout basketball

Adams County

No Quincy Shootout on Saturday

QUINCY -- The annual classic known as the Quincy Shootout will be operating under an abbreviated schedule due to inclement winter weather. Don't fret - there will be games tipping off on Friday under a scaled-down schedule. Games will be tipping off at different times from Blue Devil Gym, The Pit, and John Wood Community College. Tournament organizer Eric Stratman announced late Thursday that the event will not take place on Saturday, factoring in freezing temperatures and the looming winter […]

todayJanuary 23, 2026 131 5 8

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