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By Marianne Mueller Reporter The Gem Shop & Diamond Source, LLC is a staple of Rockton’s Main Street community. This unique shop is celebrating a very rich 40-year history. The C & M Rock Shop started in 1968; started on card tables in Beulah, Michigan. Featured in the store are […]
Congratulations to South Beloit Firefighters David Philip and Alicia Houghes. They tied the knot last weekend.
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The new Ida Public Library director, Mindy Long, has continued her planned monthly visits to meetings of the city Committee of the Whole, Public Works, bringing updates on the internal workings of the vast resource center. This time she also presented a revised 2021-22 budget to […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The annual Belvidere Fire Department (BFD) Open House on the first Sunday of October came back to a happy crowd and a new theme. They had many activities to participate in and demonstrated firefighter techniques that had the crowd mesmerized. The BFD Honor Guard marched in […]
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By Anne Eickstadt Editor “The Boone County Fire Protection District #2 Women’s Auxiliary created the run eight years ago. The auxiliary is made up primarily of wives and girlfriends of District #2 firefighters but it doesn’t really matter,” said Michelle Dixon, event coordinator. “We do this for the Boone County […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER The Lady Blue Thunder continues to exert control over the field in the NIC-10 as the final month of regular season gets set to begin. This past week, Belvidere North secured its two-game lead over the next closest competitor when they knocked back Hononegah in two […]
SMTD has moved. Sharon Hecox, Executive Director, announces SMTD has moved to a new office at 11722 Main St., Roscoe IL 61073. “The new office allows even better service to our SMTD community of riders and patrons, and is in the heart of the service area,” stated Hecox. For more […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Harlem football fans will have another big game to watch at home Friday night. Boylan Catholic is coming to town, hoping to rebound from last week’s last-second, 16-14 setback to NIC-10 co-leader, Hononegah (5-0). That put the Titans at 3-2 for the season and one game […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter Twelve Vietnam veterans were honored on Sept. 25 at the LZ Peace Memorial at Midway Village on Guilford Road in Rockford. As noted by Vietnam Veterans Honor Society Chairperson Todd Burd, “These veterans have died within the past couple of years.” Turnout for the event was […]
