By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Two of the most recent issues to command attention from the Boone County Board, and the Belvidere City Council, made their way to a county board meeting on May 19. The first, having to do with animal shows such as rodeos, focused on the unincorporated community […]
The Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, together with community leaders from Rockford, Loves Park and Roscoe, participating artists and sponsors, announced the third annual CRE8IV: transformational ART. The RACVB-led public art festival will take place beginning June 1, 2022, at various locations in the Rockford region. To date, 24 […]
The $787.80 and $890 grants awarded to Dana Franchi and Lauren Gura, respectively, will be used to fund their classroom projects Two teachers at Mary Morgan Elementary School in Byron Community School District 226 were recently awarded grants through Western Governors University’s (WGU) “Fund My Classroom” initiative. Dana Franchi, a […]
The Pecatonica Rotary Club has awarded $1,000 scholarships to four members of the Pecatonica High School Class of 2022. At the High School Awards Assembly on Friday, May 20, President Elect Mary Osborn presented the scholarships, offering information about the process of selecting the recipients. Applications were reviewed by a […]