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Body Found Near Hillsboro High School Friday

Hillsboro High School was briefly closed down on Friday after a body was found in a creek near the campus.  33 year old Joshua L. Ernst was found deceased at 3:04 PM on Friday afternoon.  Video surveillance is being viewed and collected of the incident as the investigation continues, and a forensic autopsy is shceduled for Tuesday, December 20th. Hillsboro Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, and the Illinois Conservation Police responded to the scene.  The Hillsboro Police Department and Montgomery County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death with the assistance of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigators. 

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