Archive for: June, 2019

A Durand farmer’s history search of a Pecatonica business

A Durand farmer’s history search of a Pecatonica business

By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT For about three years now Durand diary farmer Jake Palmer has been searching for, and finding, items related to the Pecatonica business that was known as Hilbert Implement, Hilbert Implement was a Minneapolis-Moline tractor dealership that was situated on Pecatonica Road just north of Rt. 20 […]

 
 

6th grader hosts ice cream party at Prairie View Assisted Living

6th grader hosts ice cream party at Prairie View Assisted Living

Local student earned money to pay for supplies to host dessert party for residents Jordyn Roscoe, a 6th grader at Winnebago Middle School was participating in a Passion Project. This program was started by two Winnebago Middle school teachers, Ty True, who teaches Math & Social Studies and Candis Michaud […]

 
 

2019 OSD PARADE

2019 OSD PARADE
 
 

Hononegah INCubator students make their pitch

Hononegah INCubator students make their pitch

By Jean Seegers REPORTER Five years ago, a team of Hononegah Community High School teachers and administrators visited Barrington High School to learn about a program for high school students that would help them develop business and entrepreneurial skills. They came back armed with enthusiasm and lots of ideas to […]

 
 

Rockford fans cheer Fred VanVleet on to victory

Rockford fans cheer Fred VanVleet on to victory

Fred VanVleet becomes Rockford’s first NBA Champion By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT A crowd estimated by the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to be at around six thousand people came downtown to the Rockford City Market pavilion, temporarily also known as Jurassic Park RKFD, last Thursday night, June 13, to […]

 
 

Mercyhealth Development Foundation makes major donation to area EMS agencies

Mercyhealth Development Foundation makes major donation to area EMS agencies

The Mercyhealth Development Foundation announced today it has committed more than $400,000 to purchase 30 life-saving devices to award to regional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies. The devices, LUCAS Chest Compression Systems, deliver high-quality mechanical CPR in a consistent manner and have been proven to greatly improve cardiac arrest survival […]

 
 

Time almost up for Ogle County Farmers

By Chris Johnson REPORTER There are serious concerns that farm families, which have taken to the fields for generations across Ogle County, will be prevented from getting the chance to hang out like they used to and a lot of people are talking about it. Weather patterns that have brought […]

 
 

Monroe Center leaders change the world one step at a time

Monroe Center leaders change the world one step at a time

What happens when you take an idea, add extreme passion, and then leadership and commitment to get it done? These 4th graders from Monroe Center Grade School in the Meridian School District could easily tell you. Izzy Cowen, Sydney Frantz, and Evee Layng were concerned about the number of sea […]

 
 

Mercyhealth Development Foundation makes major donation to area EMS Agencie

Mercyhealth Development Foundation makes major donation to area EMS Agencie

Win-Bur Sew Fire Department among entities receiving the life-saving equipment The Mercyhealth Development Foundation announced last week it has committed more than $400,000 to purchase 30 life-saving devices to award to regional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies. The devices, LUCAS Chest Compression Systems, deliver high-quality mechanical CPR in a consistent […]

 
 

Durand FFA honored at State Convention

Durand FFA honored at State Convention

Members of the Durand FFA chapter attended the 91st annual Illinois State FFA Convention on June 11-13 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. “Elevate” was the theme of the three-day event which recognizes achievements of Illinois FFA members, elects the major state officer team, and […]

 
 
 
 
 
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