By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT After opening the season with a bang, the Belvidere North Blue Thunder suffered a pair of close losses in back-to-back games. North opened their season on Tuesday, March 12, when they hit the road to take on Woodstock North. The Thunder brought their bats with them […]
1970s mystery renewed; Discovery of car, bodies inside reignites a cold case By Margaret Downing REPORTER On March 11, after 47 years, the mystery of what happened in 1976 to two missing area men has been renewed. Thanks to an area fisherman, who, through the use of his […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Roscoe Middle School’s cast and crew told the heartwarming and thought provoking story of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” the weekend of March 8-10. Dialogue flew off the pages in two acts, based on the Peanuts comic strip which is familiar to many, and was […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Crandall Stats and Sensors, 9918 N. Alpine Road, a family-owned hometown company in Machesney Park celebrated their business location in the village this past week. According the Mayor Steve Johnson, the company “originated through the old Barber Colman Company in Loves Park. It was later purchased […]
Team includes two Stillman Valley High School siblings This robotics team doesn’t know when to stop! They recently attended the Northern Lights Regional competition in Duluth, MN, where they were awarded the Excellence in Engineering award. This award celebrates the team that best demonstrates a professional approach to the […]
By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR Last year, state Sen. Linda Holmes supported legislation that would provide more farm-grown, nutritious foods to food pantries around the state, which resulted in the passage, by the Illinois General Assembly, of HB2879, thus creating the Farm to Food Bank Program. According to the Illinois […]