McLeansboro Times-Leader

Junior High Drama Club play Friday
The Hamilton County Junior High Drama Club will present the play “Captain Bree, Scourge of the Sea” at 6 p.m. Friday, May 2, in the school commons area.
Ex-Fox runners complete Nashville marathon
By CHARLES PENDELL
Sports correspondent
McLEANSBORO — Once a runner, always a runner.
Planting seeds: Pupils learn to take care of Earth
By PAUL LORENZ
paul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.com
McLEANSBORO — “Ready ... set ... throw!”
On that command, about a dozen Hamilton County fourth-graders hurled handfuls of wild grass seed into the air, where they were caught by a steady wind and scattered.
Remember when?
In 1942, Virgil “V.S.” Cook, left, operated this used-car lot south of McLeansboro, his daughter, local resident Dorothy Cox, said.
Remember when?
In the early 1960s, this Phillips 66 station was the only 24-hour service station in town, says Charles Skibinski of McLeansboro.
Shell was one of many gas stations here
By PAUL LORENZ
paul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.com
McLEANSBORO — At one time, there were probably “15 or 16” service stations here, local resident Jim Hunt says.
New therapy center
By PAUL LORENZ
paul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.com
McLEANSBORO — Hamilton County residents will soon have another local option for physical or occupational therapy.
Restaurant work complete
By PAUL LORENZ
paul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.com
McLEANSBORO — The state has expanded its restaurant at Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Now it needs an operator.
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