‘You’re in the Army Now: Camp Grant, Rockford’s Legacy’ has grand opening this week Midway Village Museum is pleased to announce that a new permanent exhibit telling the story of Rockford’s Camp Grant is complete. The title of the new exhibit is “You’re in the Army Now: Camp Grant, […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Thousands of visitors discovered pure winter fun at Rockton’s Yeti Fest. Four days of pure winter fun started on Wednesday, Feb. 5 and ran until Saturday, Feb. 8. Yeti Fest is billed as “A festival where the abominable snow people of Rockton and their friends come […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Pecatonica Indians have broken a number of school records and reached many milestones under three-year head coach, Daniel Rosenstiel. The Indians scratched another goal off the list when they claimed the NUIC-North Co-Conference Championship for the first time ever, last week. It’s also […]
The office of state Sen. Dave Syverson just completed his 5th annual Valentines for Seniors Card Drive this year. The senator personally delivered Valentines to several senior citizen facilities in Boone County as well as other parts of our district. Many schools and community organizations in the Boone County as […]
Applications are now available for the Floski Family Foundation Scholarship for Service and Leadership. The $1,000 scholarship is being offered for the 17th year to a graduating Byron High School senior who has demonstrated service beyond self-interest and beyond BHS to the wider local, state, national or international […]
The Rockford Home Show is back and bigger than ever. Feb. 21-23 will be a weekend filled with the latest trends in home design, expert advice, and a wide variety of products and services to help plan all your spring home projects. See 200+ local vendors showcasing services for […]
Luke Passmore, son of retired local teachers William and Bel Passmore of the Rockton-Roscoe area, was joined by just a couple hundred of his closest friends for a Hollywood like premier of his newest major movie that he scripted, “Love Hurts” that was shown at AMC 16 in Rockford Friday […]