On Aug. 3 the Village of Machesney Park recognized residents Bev Kerby and Rose Bailey for their unselfish acts of kindness towards their community friends and neighbors. Between the two of them, they have made more than 600 protective face masks to help protect others from the COVID-19 virus. Because […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Aspiring Health Chiropractic opened its doors in Poplar Grove on Tuesday, Aug. 18. This is the second chiropractic office opened by Dr. Ronnie and Dr. Tracy Woods. “In 2009 we opened an office in Mount Morris,” Dr. Ronnie said. “We like small town communities. We found […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Last month the Belvidere Fire Dept. hosted a house fire rescue training session for the Boone County Explorers Program. This month, Boone County Fire District #2 hosted the youth for a vehicle extrication training. Extrication involves stabilizing the vehicles at the site of the accident and […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Residents in the village of Winnebago have adjusted to a new way of managing every day life, just as others across the nation have, because of COVID-19. It has impacted shopping habits, socialization practices and general summer celebrations. Sales tax dollars are down and many […]
submitted photo The Gazette Braydon Letsinger (2019 Winnebago HS grad) won an art competition at Harding University in May. He reached out to his former art teacher in May to see if he could borrow an easel this summer and shared that he won a art contest. He has finished […]
Beef Department In July, Ogle County 4-H staff with guidance from the State 4-H office hosted the 2020 Ogle County 4-H Virtual Fair. Despite unusual circumstances for this year’s show, we were excited to give our 4-H members the opportunity to display their hard work. All participants were encouraged […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER On Monday evening, Aug. 10 the Rockton American Legion Post #332 received special gifts and recognized members who have made a real difference at the Legion; both in the past year and in more recent years. Post Commander Jim Griffin welcomed everyone to the regular meeting […]