By Christopher Johnson REPORTER On Wednesday, Jan. 19, the Pecatonica Township Board will gather in regular session off Reed Street for the first time in 2022 and will open the gates into the home stretch of the soon-to-expire fiscal cycle. Tip-off for the taxpayer-funded monthly get-together is scheduled for 6pm. […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER At this point first place in the Big Northern is found along Route 72 across Ogle County as Byron and Stillman Valley remain undefeated in head-to-head battles. The Lady Tigers moved to 11-2 on the season as they worked through a nine game stretch, losing only […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Requests for one-year extensions on special use permits, issued in 2018 for three solar projects in unincorporated Boone County, have been denied in split votes of the county board. The first request was referred to as Kish II on 30 acres in an A-1, agricultural preservation […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR On Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, Belvidere Fire was called to respond non-emergency to a report of an owl wrapped in discarded fishing line and hanging from a tree over the river. Belvidere Fire, aided by Boone County Animal Services, was able to work out a plan […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Roscoe resident Melissa McCormick has an extensive business background and a strong faith; both leading her to opening a new page on her life journey. McCormick spent over 30 years working at Taylor Company in Rockton where she led a team as Senior Vice President […]