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St. John’s provides school supplies to students

St. John’s provides school supplies to students

Cupcakes to backpacks at St. John Lutheran Church, Pecatonica was quite a journey.  We had support for this project from Thrivent Financial, Topway Foods and Sullivans.  Without them, the success of this project would not of been realized. With their donations, we were able to make 38 dozen cupcakes to […]

 
 

Roscoe Rockton Lions Jr. Indians football , cheer kicks off new season in style

Roscoe Rockton Lions Jr. Indians football , cheer kicks off new season in style

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Proving they are ready for some football hundreds of youths was the focus of the 2019 Opening Day Ceremonies of the Roscoe Rockton Lions Jr. Indians Football on Sunday, Aug. 11. Fun music played in the background at Riverside Park in Roscoe setting an energetic mood […]

 
 

Elev815 pays a visit to Main Street Meats in Roscoe

Elev815 pays a visit to Main Street Meats in Roscoe

By Jean Seegers REPORTER The Elevators, members of Elev815, along with their guests, visited Main Street Meats, on Thursday, Aug. 15, where they met owners Amy and Jim King and their son Matt. The 6,000 sq. Ft store that is located at 9515 N. Second St. in Roscoe. Matt led […]

 
 

Region welcomes Costco to Loves Park

Region welcomes Costco to Loves Park

Region welcomes Costco to Loves Park By Margaret Downing Reporter A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony held by the Parks Chamber took place at the new Costco Wholesale location just off E. Riverside Blvd. on the east side of I-90 and across from the new Mercyhealth complex. A good […]

 
 

Superman makes a house call

Superman makes a house call

Superman visited Machesney Park on Sunday, Aug.18 to say “Happy birthday” to his biggest fan, 5-year-old Liam Wick, who has been fighting a brain tumor all his life. Liam’s story begins the fall of 2014. He was a happy-go-lucky baby, a light to many, until he fell ill and began […]

 
 

Byron native exemplifies ‘We Build, We Fight’ legacy of U.S. Navy Seabees

Byron native exemplifies ‘We Build, We Fight’ legacy of U.S. Navy Seabees

Byron native exemplifies ‘We Build, We Fight’ legacy of U.S. Navy Seabees By Alvin Plexico NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than 75 years. Constructionman Amanda Smith, a 2011 Byron […]

 
 

Stillman Valley’s FBLA officers attend State Leadership Conference

Stillman Valley’s FBLA officers attend State Leadership Conference

Stillman Valley’s FBLA officers attend State Leadership Conference Three of Stillman Valley’s FBLA officers attended the Illinois State Leadership workshop from July 17-19 at the Northfield Inn Suites in Springfield, Ill. Richie Sutliff, Tyler Kubiszewski and Logan Apsey took part in the leadership training and workshop sponsored by Future Business […]

 
 

Grants allow Machesney Park to help residents with housing needs

By Bob Balgemann Reporter The village has a number of programs that assist qualified residents in addressing needs of their homes. Grants are a big part of paying for those improvements, in particular for a program that’s been around for more than 20 years. Mayor Steve Johnson announced at the […]

 
 

Glow in the Garden Festival now two nights – at Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens

Glow in the Garden Festival now two nights – at Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens

Rockford Park District’s Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens invites the community to wear anything that glows, and experience its second Glow in the Garden Festival, expanded from last year’s one-night debut into two evenings of fun to mark the end of summer, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, 6 to […]

 
 

Illinois Legislators, media learn about the wonders of nature at Nygren Wetland

Illinois Legislators, media learn about the wonders of nature at Nygren Wetland

By Jean Seegers REPORTER Sandhill cranes, river otters, bald eagles, American white pelicans and dickcissels are among the hundreds of animal species that have returned to the wetlands, grasslands and woodlands at Nygren Wetland Preserve. In addition, many species of wild flowers and grasses have returned to the area. The […]

 
 
 
 
 
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