Rockford University, the region’s leading private four-year institution, announced recently that senior Tanner Elliott was named as a Lincoln Academy Student Laureate, a prestigious honor awarded to only 55 students in the state. The honor is bestowed by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois to the most noteworthy senior from each […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The persistent coronavirus pandemic is in its ninth month and in some states, such as Illinois, its spread doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. With the deadly virus has come related financial difficulties that have affected thousands of people here, around the country and the […]
Ogle County 4-H’ers were recognized for excellence in 4-H project work at the recent county 4-H Achievement Celebration. A drive thru program was held Nov. 15 at the Ogle County Extension office. Despite the unusual circumstances, we were excited to give our 4-H members the opportunity to pick up their […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER COVID-19’s impact is one that leaders within the Pecatonica School District have learned to work through and now a final exam on first semester success sits waiting to be taken. Even as students within District 321 prepare for their own reviews of knowledge gained during the […]
By Mindy Long Local History Librarian, Ida Public Library There is an adage that’s been around since at least the 1940’s which says, “Behind every great man is a great woman.” It basically means that someway, sometime, and somehow, a woman had a hand in a man’s great success. We […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Better known as “Shop with a Cop,” this event has become far more than that. The police and sheriff’s departments, and the Belvidere Fire and the Boone County Fire Departments participate as well. They all had the opportunity to Shop with a Kid. Numerous kids joined […]