By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Belvidere Fire Dept. and Belvidere Police Dept. are normally working, training, and doing their jobs each and every day. Whenever they can, they do something special to encourage the community and make people smile. So far this year, things are a little different with social […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Possibly the last official gathering of the 2019-20 sports season was held not long before such get-togethers of any size were banned because of the coronavirus threat. There were plenty of successes to remember team-wise, at the state and NIC-10 levels, along with celebrating the 49 […]
Every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., starting May 6, Assistant Deputy Chief Mike Dalke, Community Engagement Commander, will be reading a book LIVE on the Rockford Police Department’s Facebook Page. Working with Principal Loree Leathers of Haskell Elementary and Principal Aimee Kasper of Constance Lane Elementary, Officer Dalke has already […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Director of Choral Music, Amy Jensen has made a long lasting impression on students, staff and colleagues at Hononegah Community High School (HCHS) during her 30-year career. Jensen first developed musical talents in Kindergarten where she learned to play piano. “Music was really a part of […]
When Rotary Club of Byron was forced to cancel its annual fundraiser – Pot of Gold – due to the COVID-19 pandemic, every single one of their sponsors told them to keep their sponsorship money so they could continue doing good things in the community. Rotary’s first effort was to […]