Stronghurst News

MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Thomas Wilson returned from Florida where he purchased a home and soon will move there.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Firefighters with the Media-Stronghurst-Terra Haute Fire Protection District descend the stairs of the Crystal Lake Hunting Club's clubhouse during a training exercise Sunday east of Gulfport, Ill.

A 911 call to the Smithshire Fire Department April 14 at 5:00 p.m. for a corn stalk field fire at the intersection of 2100 E and 1150 N. Henderson County, ended up with three departments on the scene.

Area residents will have an opportunity to learn basic principles of safe hunting at a Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety Course this week at the fire station in Stronghurst, Ill.

When I was a young student at Stronghurst, the school and its teachings were a big part of my world.