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South Beloit City Council gets down to business
South Beloit City Council gets down to business By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 4 South Beloit City Council, commissioners dealt with a number of issues: A resolution for engineering services with Fehr Graham Engineering, and an ordinance relating to alcoholic beverages were laid over until the Feb. 18 […]
Trivia Night furthers educational needs in Rockton School District
Trivia Night furthers educational needs in Rockton School District By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Teams of eight assembled at Stephen Mack Middle School on Saturday evening, Feb.2 ready to test their knowledge at the 2019 R.E.E.F Trivia night ready to have fun in the name of educational opportunities. Larry Schubert kept […]
First Place Winners at the R.E.E.F Trivia Night
MARIANNE MUELLER PHOTOS The Herald The “Lowslearners Team emerged as the first place winner at the 2019 R.E.E.F Trivia Night. Each was awarded a specialized T-shirt, a trophy and a squeeze brain.
Goodwill Industries International’s new president, CEO visits Goodwill Northern Illinois
Goodwill Industries International’s new president, CEO visits Goodwill Northern Illinois Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Stateline Area (Goodwill Northern Illinois) was honored with a visit from the new Goodwill Industries International (GII) President and CEO Steven C. Preston recently. Preston, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing […]
Goodwill Industries International’s new president, CEO visits Goodwill Northern Illinois
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Journal Local native Steven Preston sets to further advance the Goodwill® mission by locking arms on the ground and providing support and resources.
Rockton Yeti Fest
Rockton Yeti Fest welcomes record crowds Yeti Fest which is billed as “A festival where the abominable snow people of Rockton and their friends come out to enjoy come out to enjoy a mixture of winter related activities and is a celebration of all things winter; mainly revolving around Yetis.” […]
Yeti Visits With Kids
MARIANNE MUELLER PHOTOS The Journal The Yeti visited with kids of all ages during the four day event which ran from Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Pictured with the Yeti are: Five-year-old Jude Rockwell of Rockford, Three year old Raelynn Tabb of Rockton and four-year-old Josie Rockwell of Rockford.
Sesquicentennial Dinner featured murder mystery
Sesquicentennial Dinner featured murder mystery By Kay DeMarco CORRESPONDENT The Pecatonica Sesquicentennial Committee is progressing through 2019 with an event each month. A Ladies and Men’s pageant was held in January with Shannon Mulcahey as pageant director. In February Mayor Bill Smull organized the Sesquicentennial Dinner as a fundraiser for […]