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Highland News Leader
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May 31, 2011, is a date many in the village of Pierron won’t soon forget. The firefighters of the Highland-Pierron Fire Department remember that night well; they can easily recount the urgency in the dispatcher’s voice as they were paged to the Schmitt family’s house fire as it was reported that four family members were still trapped inside.
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The driver of a Highland school bus carrying sixth-graders home from a field trip Monday afternoon was cited by the Illinois State Police in connection with a crash that left 10 students injured.
The Shoal Creek Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited just recently donated a full-size, robotic deer decoy to IDNR Conservation Police Officer Matt Lentz to use to help apprehend poachers/violators and to help deter potential poachers/violators.
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In a down economy, the Highland Entrepreneurship Program, a business mentoring program which provides impartial business advice and strategic support to Highland entrepreneurs, has seen an opportunity to connect with the area’s youth.
May 31, 2011, is a date many in the village of Pierron won’t soon forget. The firefighters of the Highland-Pierron Fire Department remember that night well; they can easily recount the urgency in the dispatcher’s voice as they were paged to the Schmitt family’s house fire as it was reported that four family members were still trapped inside.
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Mary Jane Von Bokel, 74, of Breese died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese.
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Abbey Nicole Quitmeyer, 26, of Highland died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
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Elsie E. Wiegmann, 80, of Trenton died Monday May 14, 2012, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
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Danny K. Cruthis, 64, of Alhambra died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
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Frances J. Beichel, 94, of Highland died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Highland Healthcare Center in Highland.
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Bernice Anna Pruitt, 92, of Highland died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Highland.
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Joan J. Williams, 61, of Breese died May 7, 2012, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
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L. John Wise, 81, of Highland died Monday, May 7, 2012, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville.
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Evelyn L. Bowers, 88, of Bartonville, Ill., formerly of Taylorville, Ill., died on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Bartonville.
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Herman L. Essert, 83, of Breese died Monday May 7, 2012, at his home with his loving family by his side.
