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Teachers going to ‘school’ this summer; Farm bureau is offering ‘Awesome and Amazing Agriculture’ class
By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR It is not just students who often take classes in the summertime – teachers do, too. This summer, the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom program is offering teachers a chance to learn more about farming. This year’s summer class theme “Awesome and Amazing […]
Winnebago boys become state track champions
The IHSA State Track Championship was held May 23-25, and the Winnebago boys became champs! Coach Janet Erd reflected on the day with this: “We started the day with our 4×800, all running a PR, and finishing fifth – only to find out they were disqualified for spiking […]
Powerful words propel Hononegah graduates into the future
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Cheers and applause filled the BMO Center in Rockford as Hononegah Community High School’s Class of 2024 entered into commencement on Saturday, May 25 at the BMO Center in Rockford. HCHS Principal Chad Dougherty gave a warm welcome. Under the direction of Carolyn Frieden the senior […]
Hard Rock Casino Rockford, Ringland-Johnson Construction, the Rockford Park District bring community together for grand opening of Levings Unity Pavilion
Levings Park, 1420 S. Pierpont Ave., Rockford, is a regional destination park that provides unique recreational experiences with two entertainment series that run each summer, West Rock Wake Park, fishing, playgrounds, and shelters to utilize for special events. Music, arts, and culture are easy to find almost every Sunday during […]
Smith part of club softball national title at UW-Whitewater
Hailey Smith, an Elementary Middle Education major from Stillman Valley and graduate of Byron High School, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater club softball team, which earned the 2024 National Club Softball Association Division II national championship after winning the recent World Series. The Warhawks topped […]
Tourism Area Guide 2024
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Bizarre Belvidere
By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST In this edition of Bizarre Belvidere, we will be exploring Prohibition and its profound effect on Belvidere and our country’s history. America’s prohibition of alcohol is largely remembered as a failure, as big government strong-arming away individual freedoms, or as the self-righteous […]
