4/23/25 Shopper’s Guide
Our third President, Thomas Jefferson, held a fascination with large, fossilized bones. Some historians go as far as to call him the “Father of Paleontology.” His home at Monticello housed a room referred to simply as “the bone room.” It held fragments of all manner of extinct, North American, creatures, […]
By Greg Vassmer CONTRIBUTOR There was not much snow this winter; in fact, our largest single day snowfall was just four inches this past March 16. But that didn’t stop some people from enjoying it. My first ride on the Pecatonica Prairie Trail this year was March 10, […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER When the Hononegah Indians baseball team returned to Weber field on opening day, the first game was played on new turf, surrounded by a stunning view. Enhancing the style of the buildings a brick face was chosen to cover the dugouts and the backstops. The girl’s […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Machesney Park residents proved their support of Steve Johnson for mayor in the Illinois Consolidated Election held April 1 and was awarded a third term with over 75 percent of the vote. At the village board meeting held April 7, Johnson had this to say; “First […]
The Meridian Education Foundation proudly announces the tremendous success of its annual Drawdown Event, held at PrairieFire, which raised over $17,000 to support senior student scholarships and teacher classroom grants for the upcoming school year. This outstanding achievement was made possible through drawdown ticket sales, raffle drawings, silent auction items, […]
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