Archive for: March, 2017

MP gets early report on revenue, expenditures for new budget

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Village officials have taken the first step in preparing another new budget. This one will be for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which begins May 1. Village Administrator Tim Savage and Human Resources, Accounting Manager Michelle Johannsen presented preliminary revenue and expenditure information to the village board […]

 
 

Fire Chief responds to county complaint on Loves Park business

By Margaret Downing REPORTER Per the Loves Park Fire Department report presented Feb. 27 at the city council meeting, Fire Chief Phil Foley was “contacted by the Winnebago County Health Department about a fire in a deep fat fryer and that the cook had dumped a bucket of water on […]

 
 

Harlem-Roscoe battles blaze at KFC

Harlem-Roscoe battles blaze at KFC

Harlem Roscoe firefighters received a 911 call at 6:04 a.m. on March 5, for a report of smoke coming from the roof of a restaurant on West Lane in Machesney Park. “Upon arrival of first units there was smoke coming from the north wall and roof,” said Fire Chief Don […]

 
 

Elderly man killed in Walmart parking lot

On March 3, at 3:30 p.m. Rockford Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the Walmart Shopping Center located 3849 Northridge Dr. for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the parking lot. Loves Park Po-lice arrived on scene first and located Walmart employees and other citizen’s doing CPR on […]

 
 

Polar Plunge raises $108,725 in support of Special Olympics

Polar Plunge raises $108,725 in support of Special Olympics

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Lightly snow covered grounds cleared exposing a sandy beach with sunny skies shining overhead. Temperatures sat in the 40s and strong winds created conditions that failed to keep 355 brave souls with warm hearts from plunging into icy waters of Olson Lake in Rock Cut State […]

 
 

Polar Plunge raises $108,725 in support of Special Olympics

Polar Plunge raises $108,725 in support of Special Olympics

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Lightly snow covered grounds cleared exposing a sandy beach with sunny skies shining overhead. Temperatures sat in the 40s and strong winds created conditions that failed to keep 355 brave souls with warm hearts from plunging into icy waters of Olson Lake in Rock Cut State […]

 
 

Fundraising event at Tuscany Grill for Roscoe Township Clean Slate candidates

Fundraising event at Tuscany Grill for Roscoe Township Clean Slate candidates

By Jean Seegers REPORTER Citizens for a Clean Slate for Roscoe Township hosted a fundraising dinner at Tuscany Grill in Roscoe, Thursday evening, March 2. Clean Slate Trustee candidates: David D’Aloia; Kelly Cosgriff; Pat Henderson; Terri Michelsen; and Dawn Cassady joined Jim Benkovich, candidate for Township Supervisor, Steve Schreier, candidate […]

 
 

Seussical the Musical Jr. leaves audiences feeling anything is possible

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Color and splendor of the imaginative world of Doctor Seuss based dialogue jumped off of the page and onto the Hononegah High School Performing Arts Center stage. Spotlight Youth Theater presented Seussical the Musical Jr. Directed by Andrew Trotter and ultra- talented cast of 92 youth […]

 
 

Hononegah forensics team earns speech honors

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah High School’s Forensics team competed at the I.H.S.A State finals on Feb.18 resulting in speech team victories in specific categories. Three events were covered by Hononegah High School’s Forensics team at the I.H.S.A State finals including Prose and Poetry reading and the Freeport Regional Champion […]

 
 

Hononegah School District tries for new version of bond referendum

Hononegah School District tries for new version of bond referendum

By Jean Seegers REPORTER Students and teachers know to look both ways when approaching some of the hallway intersections at Hononegah High School. They just might collide with members of the girls and boys track and cross country teams, or spill-over from the athletic workout room where physical education classes […]

 
 
 
 
 
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