Archive for: October, 2020

10/15/20 West Shopper

10/15/20 West Shopper

 

 
 

10/15/20 East Shopper

10/15/20 East Shopper

 

 
 

Mary Morgan Elementary School temporarily ceases in-person instruction

The Byron Community Unit School District has temporarily ceased in-person instruction for its elementary students. Mary Morgan Elementary School implemented a temporary shutdown, or an “adaptive pause,” for the next two weeks, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 6 and concluding Monday, Oct. 19. Students who attend Byron Middle School and Byron High […]

 
 

Vintage Shop Hop brings treasure-hunters out for a day of fun and shopping

Vintage Shop Hop brings treasure-hunters out for a day of fun and shopping

By Jean Seegers REPORTER Shoppers from as far away as northern Wisconsin and southern Illinois grabbed their maps and list of vintage shops and boutiques and headed out for a shopping trip through the country-side, Friday Oct. 2 and Saturday Oct. 3. Previously, the Vintage Shop Hop was an annual […]

 
 

Rad Women of Belvidere Susie N. Davis: Temperance Union President

Rad Women of Belvidere Susie N. Davis: Temperance Union President

By Mindy Long LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARIAN, IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY Although our local bars are now operating under state restrictions, there was a time when Boone County was a completely dry county. Absolutely no alcohol allowed. This month’s Rad women article will focus on one of the prominent women who brought […]

 
 

Park District Aquatics Committee holds open house

Park District Aquatics Committee holds open house

By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Belvidere Park District Aquatics Services Committee provided an update on the William Grady Pool and pool facilities study that it has been working on for the past seven months at Prairie Fields Park on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The committee was established to help shape the […]

 
 

Pec readies for battle for $1,000,000 in grants

By Christopher Johnson REPORTER An adjustment as to how things should be done was required as the Village of Pecatonica looked to lock down its shot at picking up a lot of money to put towards concerns with aging infrastructure. According to a representative with Village Engineer Fehr Grahm, and […]

 
 

Drop ballot box deemed a success

Drop ballot box deemed a success

Within the first two weeks, over 1,600 ballots have been dropped off at the Winnebago County Clerk’s Office since Vote By Mail ballots were first mailed on Sept. 24. “In an effort to protect the health and safety of our voters, we have provided a convenient ballot drop box outside […]

 
 

Loves Park approves a number of items Oct. 5     

  By Margaret Downing REPORTER The Loves Park City Council was busy during the council meeting on Oct. 5. A number of ordinances, first reading, were approved: *A special use permit for a drive-thru window in a commercial retail zoning area in the I-90 East Riverside Blvd. Overlay District in […]

 
 

Hospitals announce enhanced hospital visitor guidelines

Mercyhealth, OSF HealthCare, and SwedishAmerican Health System in Winnebago County are announcing enhanced visitor restrictions in response to increases in hospitalizations, acuity level, and lengths of stay. These restrictions became effective Monday, Oct. 12. The updated hospital visitor guide-lines are as follows: Mercyhealth Rockton and Riverside Hospitals Outpatient procedures and […]

 
 
 
 
 
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