Approximately 730 4-H project exhibits and 1,050 project animals will be showcased by Ogle County’s 358 4-H club members in 14 clubs during the 2019 Ogle County Fair, Oregon, July 31 – Aug. 4. 4-H Fairs are held nationally to allow youth the opportunity to exhibit projects that have resulted […]
Encore! Mt. Morris is sponsoring a painting party July 27, 9 a.m. to noon or 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. depending on which size project you choose to paint. All of the projects will look great in your yard, front door or porch. Karen Hilliard will be teaching us how […]
Teresa Berogan of Winnebago Store 7583 honored By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT Monday morning, July 1, started just like any other workday in the 13 years Winnebago Family Dollar Store manager Teresa Berogan had been employed by the chain. It was her first day back from a vacation to Las Vegas, […]
Kyle Eggers of South Beloit represented Rock Energy Cooperative on the annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Eggers, who will be a senior at Hononegah High School in Rockton in the fall, joined more than 1,800 young leaders from across the country June 14-21 for a weeklong introduction […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Nygren Wetlands Preserve has a knack for combining learning about the wonders of nature and science, and just plain fun. For the fifth year in a row, children and families descended on the wetlands, Saturday morning, June 22, for Family Nature Day, a free event that […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The Stateline Fury 18U Wilder summertime softball team had a rematch with the Central Wisconsin Voodoo in the McHenry tournament and won, giving them a total of four victories over the weekend. First off on Sunday they had another nail-biter, this one against the host Heatwave […]
By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT The celebrating continued for Rockford native, and newly crowned Toronto Raptors NBA champion, Fred VanVleet as he was welcomed home on Saturday, June 29 with a get together, dubbed “Fred Comes Home”, in his honor at the Rockford City Market pavilion in downtown Rockford. VanVleet had […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Residents in the Village of Pecatonica have been receiving requests for their financial information in the form of a circulated letter asking for income ranges for their households. It has been explained that all information collected is kept confidential and will remain that way. It was […]