By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Two of the 14 teams in this fall’s Harlem Community Center softball program scored dramatic victories in Week 4 of the season. Team Garbe was down, 16-3, late in their game with Team Sullivan and came back twice to score a 23-22 win. And Team Duke, […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The big games keep on coming at Harlem. Next up will be a battle for sole possession of second place Friday night when the Huskies (5-1) travel to Auburn (5-1) for a 7:15 p.m. encounter. The host, Auburn Knights rattled Hononegah (4-2) by a 41-17 count […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Two new Loves Park Police Officers were sworn in by Mayor Darryl Lindberg at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. Alexander Jenkins is a 2012 graduate of Auburn High School. He was employed previously at Gleason Cutting Tools for two years and was a Corrections Officer […]
Nellie’s Barn Sale, celebrating their 12th year, has been named one of the “Best Fall Flea & Tent Events” in the current issue of Romantic Country magazine, published by Athlon Sports Communications. The annual two day market, tagged as a “Vintage Extravaganza,” is located once again at 10985 Main St. […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem has won again, a decisive 35-14 victory over Rockford East, to open the 2016 season with a perfect 3-0 record. But the first of five consecutive difficult games is on the horizon in Boylan Catholic. The resurgent Titans, also 3-0, are tied with the Huskies […]
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last week that a Winnebago County man was sentenced 12 years in prison for possessing and reproducing child pornography. Robert Rossi, 40, of Machesney Park, was sentenced by Winnebago County Judge John Lowry after pleading guilty in June to one count of possessing child pornography. […]
North Love Baptist Church is excited to be celebrating 50 years of ministry to the Rockford area from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Oct.1!As part of the celebration, the North Love Bus Ministry would like to invite anyone that has come to church on a North Love bus to attend this […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Attendance Sept. 9 at the annual “POW/MIA Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony and Concert” was very good. As has been the case in the past at times, the event was held this year at the Loves Park City Hall complex gymnasium, 100 Heart Blvd. Other times it has […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The village plans to hire a company to remove asbestos from the former J.C. Penney Outlet buiilding it owns at the south end of the Machesney Towne Center, 8702 N. Second St. Public Works Supt. Chad Hunter explained that before the village purchased the building in […]
Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last week that a Winnebago County man was sentenced 12 years in prison for possessing and reproducing child pornography. Robert Rossi, 40, of Machesney Park, was sentenced by Winnebago County Judge John Lowry, after pleading guilty in June to one count of possessing child pornography. […]