Motorists traveling through downtown Rockford in the past couple of weeks have had their curiosity piqued by an unknown snow sculptor who has been hard at work on a vacant lot at N. Church and John streets. His first creation there is a magnificent mermaid, and that was followed by […]
This story was originally published for Bradley magazine. December graduates Giselle Barraza ’20 and Emily Godin ’20 have a lifelong passion for helping others. Both sought a career where they could make a difference in people’s lives and discovered social work in college. Neither could have imagined their senior practicum […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Village of Poplar Grove recently announced the distribution of more than $100,000 to businesses within the village limits. As supporters of small business, President Owen Costanza and Village of Poplar Grove officials realized the importance of getting crucial dollars back to those businesses who were […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Sisters Landry and Maddex Piller of Roscoe have continued on a path of competing in pageants; often resulting in each placing at different levels of wins in various competitive categories. Landry was three when she competed in her first pageant. Maddex began her pageant journey at […]
The Rockford Fire Department was recently selected by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to participate in the second phase of a pilot program to build a digital community risk assessment (CRA) tool. Aligned to NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, the tool, […]