By Marianne Mueller Reporter Settlers Park was loaded with fun at the 2024 Rockton Police Association Blues and BBQ on Wednesday evening, Sept. 4. Blues and BBQ was the brainchild of Village President John Peterson when he served as a Trustee. Peterson approached the police department, Village and the Rockton […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Times have surely changed since the 1910 founding of Harlem School District #122! In past times, many older high school attendees most likely remember “good old Home Economic” courses where we basically “learned how to cook,” including food preparation and how to set a table! There […]
The Ogle-Lee Retired Teachers Association (RTA) awarded three $500 scholarships this year to college junior or seniors working towards a degree in education. Two scholarships were from the Ogle-Lee RTA Scholarship Fund donations and one was the Pamela J. Farris Scholarship. The $500 Pamela J. Farris Scholarship was […]
On Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., University of Illinois Extension will host the Boone County Farm Stroll, a self-guided driving tour of highly-diversified family farms, all open to the public on one big day! There will be farm tours, demonstrations, and of course fresh local […]