By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Billy Hopper III, Mike Lowe and many other volunteers are working with the Tebala Shriners to bring you the 2020 Karnival of Karnage at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 8847 Illinois Route 76. “We are working within pandemic restrictions so we are running things a little differently […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Begun Feb. 12, thrown into a pandemic hiatus, and eventually resumed on Aug. 12, the spring Citizens Police Academy held their final class on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Previous class feedback had resulted in a hands-on Defensive Tactics session with Officers Matthew Shook and Ryan Davenport being […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Alpaca Pines in Poplar Grove is known for the alpacas they rescue and their fiber mill where they can process fiber of all kinds. True aficionados, however, visit the farm regularly to learn all about ways to handle and use the fiber. Alpaca Pines is currently […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER This summer, Lucas Howser, an archaeology graduate student at St. Cloud University in Minnesota, began utilizing a relatively new exploratory technique for pin-pointing excavation sites on the grounds of Macktown Living History Center, 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton. Using a drone and high-resolution digital photography, Howser was […]