Seven years complete for the spring academy class of 2013. This class features a number of accolades. 2 members are now station stewards and 3 are members of both this Local’s Honor Guard as well as the State Honor Guard. We are proud of this class and all of their […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The 2020 Young Artist Showcase has had up to 28 young high-school age artists submit works for their international competition. While not yet winning first place internationally, some Belvidere young artists have placed very highly in the national and international levels. This year only eight youth […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Action relating to containing the spread of Covid19 has left citizens in the village of Pecatonica facing serious life realities, following an Executive Declaration by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. Village President Bill Smull called for an Emergency Meeting of the Pecatonica Village Board on Tuesday, March […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER One of the greatest concerns facing residents of the Pecatonica School District at this time is assuring children remain cared for, even when schedules are forced off track. At times, lunch at school has been the best way to assure a child within District 321 gets […]
Shows continuous quality improvement commitment to children in Roscoe Stepping Stones Child’s Center Roscoe received the Silver Circle of Quality designation from ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s new quality recognition and improvement system for early learning and development providers. “Every early learning and development provider who participates in ExceleRate Illinois makes […]
The Ogle County 4-H Federation hosted its annual 4-H Penny Carnival at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon on March 7. Penny Carnival is much like a fun fair, but features games dreamed up and designed by the 4-H clubs in the county. Twelve of the counties 14 clubs participated, dreaming […]