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By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – The new tower being built at Byron Dragway has been a total community effort by all of those involved. The need to rebuild the tower have been long over due, as volunteers found out while tearing down the old tower. With the old tower […]
PECATONICA – Shelby Hitchcock, a student of Pecatonica High School, won the “Americanism” essay contest sponsored by the Pecatonica American Legion Post #197 auxiliary. Seventy 11th and 12th graders of Pecatonica High School submitted essays entitled “What New Amendment Should be Added to the U. S. Constitution”. Shelby is a […]
ROCKTON – Big and Rich is coming to the 2015 Old Settler’s Days (OSD) festival main stage on June, 20. This is one many highlights of the OSD kick-off party on March 26. An electrifying atmosphere surrounded fibs as Rockton Lion’s Club President Kerri Wallace joined Steve Summers and the […]
BYRON – The Byron School Board approved modest staff reductions at its March meeting to address declining enrollment and a $27 million reduction in the value of the Exelon nuclear facility. The Board retained the Academically Talented program, of which the District has always been proud; art and Speaking, Listening, […]
By Doug Schroder Editor WINNEBAGO – It all started over 30 years ago when sometime in the mid 1970’s it was decided that students in FFA would drive their tractors to school on the last day before spring break. The tradition continued this year on Thursday, March 19, when 17 […]
ROCKTON – The 2015 Annual Awards Banquet is set to be one of the best in years. There is so much excellence to celebrate from 2014, and the Rockton Chamber always celebrates in style. The finalists for the Awards are an example of how great this event really is. The […]
By Wanda Cacciatore Byron Women’s Club BYRON – The awarding of our Women’s Empowerment Scholarship is a special focus for the BWC. We will be awarding two $500 Scholarships to graduating female high school students or a women 18 years or older residing in the Byron area who wish to […]
By Doug Schroder Editor WINNEBAGO – Winnebago resident Melinda Grap has been working very hard for the past year and a half in getting her new business Rock-A Bago Hall up and running. The building on West State Street in Rockford was the old DaMar Lounge, which closed many years […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter DURAND – The Durand School Board met on Monday night, March 6 at 6 p.m. with discussion held on issues affecting the schools within its watch, as the final weeks of another year quickly approach. Unlike 2014 when students around the area were looking forward to […]
By Doug Schroder Editor SEWARD – The Winnebago Chamber of Commerce held their 2014 Service Award Night on Thursday, March 12 in the gym of the Seward Park District building. This year the event featured a special speaker in CEO and Co-Founder of Culver’s Restaurants, Craig Culver. Before the succulent […]
