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Hononegah High School’s 30th Purple and Gold Festival created festive aura to start school year

MARIANNE MUELLER PHOTO The Herald
	Hononegah High School students in the front row of the student section showed full school spirit at the 2024 Purple and Gold Festival on Friday evening, Aug. 23.

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Cheers and loud applause created a festive aura at Hononegah Community High School on Friday evening, Aug. 23 at the 30th annual Purple and Gold Festival. Earlier in the evening volleyball games were played inside the field house. Outdoor action started with soccer and girls flag […]

 
 

Whispering Willow Pet Funeral and Cremation Services awarded $15,000 grant

Whispering Willow Pet Funeral and Cremation Services awarded $15,000 grant

    As a locally-owned and headquartered community bank, Stillman Bank values every opportunity to give back to their communities. In partnership with FHLBank Chicago and its Community First Program, they are honored to award Whispering Willow Pet Funeral and Cremation Services an Accelerate Grant for Small Businesses, totaling $15,000.     […]

 
 

Meridian CUSD 223 Board of Education receives recognition

SUBMITTED PHOTO Tempo
	The Meridian CUSD 223 Board of Education was recently honored with the 2024 School Board Governance Recognition by the Illinois Association of School Boards.

    Meridian Community Unit School District 223 is proud to announce that their Board of Education has been honored with the 2024 School Board Governance Recognition by the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB). This prestigious recognition is awarded to school boards that have demonstrated exemplary governance practices and a […]

 
 

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Fall Fun Guide for 2024

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Main Street and the railroad

COURTESY PHOTO Belvidere Republican
   An 1856 map of Belvidere (North = left, South = right) shows the still complete Courthouse Square and William H. Gilman’s estate, “Gilman’s Forest.”

By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST A main street is exactly what it sounds like—the main street for business in a populated area. So why, then, does our own Main Street play second fiddle to State Street or Logan? Some might be quick to guess that it must […]

 
 

Lady Indians tip off 2024 volleyball season

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT     The Pecatonica Indians are back on the volleyball court after posting a 21-12-3 record last season. After a first round playoff loss to a familiar opponent in the Durand Bulldogs, the Indians are back with some big expectations.      Pecatonica head coach Lisa Mellentine is […]

 
 

NLI to host public opening event at their William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Herald
	Burpee staff (left) and NLI Executive Director Alan Branhagen (right) looking for fossils.

Natural Land Institute (NLI) invites the public to attend a Public Opening Event at their William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve in Rockton on Thursday, Sept. 26. The open house will be 4 to 6:30 p.m. Event parking and check in will be at Woodlands Park, corner of Falcon Point […]

 
 
 
 
 
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