Highland Community College’s chapter of the international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), inducted nine new members during a recent ceremony held in the HCC Student/Conference Center. PTK is the official honor society for two-year colleges and is the oldest and largest honor society serving students at two-year colleges. To […]
By Chris Johnson News Correspondent Interpreting reports submitted by the Illinois State Board of Education can be a complicated process. In many situations, multiple variables influence specific findings. Reading a report one way and then looking at it from a second perspective can prove to be more beneficial and lead […]
By Chris Johnson News Correspondent On Thursday, Nov. 3, Trustees with the Pecatonica Village Board met in Special Session to discuss the appointment of a local resident to fill a month’s-long vacancy on the Board. Area Resident Thomas Gipe’s name appeared on the agenda as a possible selection. The Pecatonica […]
By Doug Schroder Editor After 108 years it can finally be said that the Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions. Like the characters Jake and Elwood Blues from the movie “The Blues Brothers”, it can be said the Cubs were on a mission from God. First, the Cubs came back […]
Pecatonica High School Key Club members, along with the help of some enthusiastic and costumed Pecatonica PRIDE tribe students, kicked off their Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF fundraising efforts with a 60-second dash at Thursday Oct. 20, exciting volleyball game against Freeport Aquin. In less than one minute, fans donated over $150. […]
The Norma Winchester Doty family presented a program to the Pecatonica Historical Society on Monday, Oct. 17, featuring their grandmother who received a gift from God with her hands. Barbara Olsen was the main research historian for the family. Jessica is fortunate to have been able to acquire Norma’s Junior […]
By Doug Schroder Editor It’s pretty amazing that one local church has survived around here to celebrate a 175th anniversary, considering the area was just settled only about 180-or-so years ago. Somehow the church has thrived and survived during all that time. This Sunday, Nov. 6, Seward Congregational Church, in […]
Get ready to wrestle! Xtreme Gold Wrestling is back at Byron Park District and we are excited to have your child join us. The Xtreme Gold Wrestling Program designed for those wanting to go beyond the basics of wrestling, those serious about pursuing the sport of wrestling, and for those […]
Senior, Erik Durand, has had a memorable season finishing 4th at the NUIC Conference Tournament held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Wolf Hollow-Lena. From there he advanced to the Lanark Regional located at Lake Carroll’s Golf Course and placed 5th out of 82 players to continue his drive to the […]