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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER “Empower Boone is in Capron,” said Executive Di-rector Brenda Valadez. “It is a food and resource center that is needed for our neighbors who have little or no income, disability income, or whose income comes from Social Security. We also have many neighbors who have a […]
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Rockford Police officers responded to Pinnon’s (2324 N. Court St.) for a report of an armed robbery and shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old female lying at the bottom of the stairway to apartments above the business. Officers were […]
Stillman Bank held its annual Holiday Giveaway drawing on Dec. 23. The bank had a total of six winners throughout its six locations. The winners received either a beef quarter or pork half. The winners of the beef quarters were: Dave Bakener (Oregon), Kay Beardin (Rochelle), and Jill Carr (Leaf […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT Coming into last week, the Pecatonica Indians held a 14-1 record on the 2022-2023 boys’ basketball season. The Indians were the second ranked class 1A team in all of Illinois, and they were riding a six-game winning streak. The Indians didn’t get much time […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Sheriff Scott Yunk was extremely happy on Friday, Jan. 6, when he entered the Public Safety Building, 615 N. Main St. “I am so excited,” he said. “We usually only do one or two promotions at a time but we have six promotions and two new […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Students and staff at Willowbrook Middle School (WMS) lined the halls of the school on Jan 6., ready to surprise Mr. Merel Wilson. After he finished his bus route Wilson was greeted with a surprise birthday hallway walk; with WMS Principal Jacqui Thompson leading Mr. Wilson […]
