The Carroll County Senior Center will begin hosting a monthly event entitled Coffee & Conversation the second Thursday of each month (excluding holidays) from 9-11 a.m. at the Senior ...

Board member Zac Vandendooren opposed the bond resolution as premature, "noting they don't have some project costs," but that didn't stop the West Carroll board in the high school move a year ago as ...

Food baskets and gifts can be picked up at curbside in the alley behind the Methodist church on Dec. 13 from 9-11 a.m. Financial donations to support these programs and to provide assistance ...

SAVANNA—Ronald Lee Preston, 80, of Savanna, passed away peacefully on Saturday night, Nov. 15, 2025. Ron was a resilient, community-minded individual whose life was defined by perseverance, hard work ...

TOLEDO, Ohio—Christina Rae Lewandowski, 64, a devoted wife, loving mother and cherished friend, passed away peacefully at her Toledo home on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, surrounded by her family's love.

Thank you so very much to all who helped make our Timber Lake Playhouse trivia contest a success. First of all, thanks to Manny's for letting us use the banquet room. It is perfect for trivia. We ...

Kudos to Barb Alexander for her letter to the editor last week. She accomplished in 62 words what would have taken me several hundred while putting David Hanson in his place and using his word to ...

It's my pleasure to acknowledge Bob Watson, owner and editor of the Carroll County Mirror-Democrat and Savanna Times-Journal for his loyalty and impartial dedication in the belief of "freedom of ...

In regard to David Hanson’s most recent letter, I’ve always enjoyed big words, and have a relatively large vocabulary, but Mr. Hanson “got” me with “logorrheic”. I admit I had to Google it! It is ...

WINNEBAGO—Tracy L. Marsh, Jr., 79, of Winnebago, formerly of Mount Carroll, passed away on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Born Oct. 20, 1945, in Melrose Park, Ill., the son of Muriel (Broberg) and Tracy Lee ...

Thomas Sowell once noted, "There are no solutions, only trade-offs," a point Carol Gloor seems to have missed. ("Is it time for Medicare for all?", Oct. 23 Times-Journal). One trade-off she avoids is ...

SAVANNA—Rebecca J. Dauphin, 68, of Savanna, passed away Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at home in the loving care of her family and Genesis Hospice. A visitation will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, ...