http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_198151318.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_198151318.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO — In 1910, there were two harness shops on the downtown square here, Hamilton County Historical Society’s vice president says. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_184150458.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_184150458.html These are students at St. John’s School in Dahlgren, circa 1956. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_177152626.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_177152626.html Can you find yourself in this photo of the third grade at East Side School here? Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_177145603.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_177145603.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO— Dr. Alec Hood began his medical practice here in 1981.At the time, Hamilton Memorial Hospital was 21 years old. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_164153057.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_164153057.html By KANDACE MCCOYFor The Times LeaderMcLEANSBORO — Two fast friends recently inducted to the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame have been combining their talents and knowledge to help area residents and students of Hamilton County. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:16:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_164121500.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_164121500.html By JACK CLARKSpecial to the Times-LeaderDAHLGREN — For almost three decades, four area residents have not only played music together, but have been deeply entrenched in each other’s lives. Now they have added to their cause. Wed, 28 May 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_149152725.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_149152725.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO — Does your business use CDs which wind up in the trash? Do you subscribe to magazines that come with CDs that you no longer want (or didn’t want in the first place)? Wed, 21 May 2008 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_142155118.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_142155118.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO — This fish was off the charts. Wed, 14 May 2008 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_135143958.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_135143958.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO — In all likelihood, a lot of 6-year-olds probably help their parents with their garden. Wed, 07 May 2008 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_128142147.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_128142147.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO — A family is using its fondness for motorcycles to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_121160842.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_121160842.html 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. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_121155646.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_121155646.html By CHARLES PENDELLSports correspondentMcLEANSBORO — Once a runner, always a runner. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_116093042.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_116093042.html By PAUL LORENZpaul.lorenz@mcleansborotimesleader.comMcLEANSBORO — “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. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_107150330.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_107150330.html In 1942, Virgil “V.S.” Cook, left, operated this used-car lot south of McLeansboro, his daughter, local resident Dorothy Cox, said. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:40:00 +0000 http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_100143928.html http://www.mcleansborotimesleader.com/features/local_story_100143928.html In the early 1960s, this Phillips 66 station was the only 24-hour service station in town, says Charles Skibinski of McLeansboro.