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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER BHS Media Day was held on Friday, Aug. 19. All afternoon, members of the press could have access to all Bucs teams and interviews with coaches and players. Volleyball Coach Storm Britt said, “We went from sixth place to fourth place in Conference last year. We […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah Community High School’s tennis teams have hit eight fresh new courts and are the first to try them out. Dave Berg, Director of Buildings and Grounds explained the process it took to create the courts. “Planning the building of the courts started almost a year […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The village board has agreed to proceed with a new sidewalk along Illinois 251, from Peachtree Circle to Shoreland Road, and resurfacing 4.04 miles of local streets under the village’s annual pavement maintenance program. Action on the sidewalk work came Aug. 15 following an initial presentation […]
The Byron Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting Thursday, Aug. 18 the for the new “Eye of the Tiger Lily” mural by Lisa Frost. The artist, as well as representatives from the City of Byron and our sponsors, Rotary Club of Byron, Fehr Graham, Byron Bank, Loomis International, Stillman Bank […]
Petty Officer 2nd Class Micah Sergent, a native of Winnebago, Ill., is serving aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68). Sergent, a 2018 graduate of Winnebago High School, is serving as a fire controlman and technician specialist responsible for working in the Combat Information Center and […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER While giving his most recent monthly update on activities within the police department, Police Chief Shane Woody on July 25 focused for a bit on a new hurdle he and the command staff were encountering as they continued trying to fill patrol vacancies. But first, he […]
