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By Marianne Mueller REPORTER A non-stop flow of friends, families and community entered the Rockton Center, (American Legion) on Sunday, Aug. 7 to support the legion’s mission at the 2022 corn boil. This year marks the 59th of this popular tradition brought to the public by the Legions Rifle Squad. […]
Helping people enjoy life in exceptional parks and recreational facilities that are safe and secure is one of the highest priorities for Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners and team members. Recently, the Park District has seen an alarming increase of after-hours usage of parks, which has resulted in injury, […]
The 2022 Ogle County 4-H Senior Master Showman winner was Tyler Hall of Monroe Center! The runner up was Gwen Hall of Monroe Center. Other senior participants ages 14–18 included Samantha Koper, Oregon, Robbie Thurow, Stillman Valley, Cooper Alderks, Chana, Bruce Gehrke, Byron, Deborah Smith, Mount Morris, Evan Kosick, Mount […]
The Village of Pecatonica has been without a community theater since Pec Playhouse’s roof collapsed in February 2021. The loss of this downtown asset has had a negative impact on the community and many believe that it is time to rebuild and rejuvenate Pecatonica’s local theater company. A few of […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August. The event has been held annually since 1984, and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States. National Night Out began simply with […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER After years of an empty, particular, finished sign backdrop at the corner of Highway 2 and Union St. in Rockton the unveiling of a new sign on July 31 created new life in that section of town. Members of – or owners of – various churches, […]
