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Proposed asphalt plant request withdrawn by petitioner

  By Marianne Mueller REPORTER A request to build an asphalt plant on property located in the Rockton Rock Quarry has been withdrawn. Robert Schlichting had placed a previous request to annex 42 acres to the Village of Rockton to be zoned as Industrial Use on the property of the […]

 
 

Front-runners survive challenges in HCC baseball, softball

  By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The fourth full week of play in this summer’s Harlem Community Center baseball and softball program saw first-place teams being challenged by competitors, who were nipping at their heels. In all instances the current front-runners managed to stay on top of their division’s standings. The […]

 
 

Machesney Park Family Festival returns July 23 for 3rd year

Machesney Park Family Festival returns July 23 for 3rd year

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER A day filled with music and family-oriented activities, the Machesney Park Family Festival will return July 23 for its third year. It will be held at various locations in front of the Machesney Towne Center, formerly the Machesney Park Mall, at North Second Street and Roosevelt  […]

 
 

Harlem athletics announces new head wrestling coach

  Harlem High School Athletic Director, Kurt Weigt, announces the hiring of Wayne Otto as the new Head Varsity Wrestling Coach at Harlem High School. Coach Wayne Otto was approved by the Harlem School Board at their meeting on June 29, 2016. “We are extremely excited to have Wayne leading […]

 
 

  Alderman to run for Loves Park mayor Second Ward Alderman John Pruitt has announced his candidacy for mayor. Current mayor, Darryl Lindberg’s term expires in May of next year. Pruitt has served as alderman for 26 years, and says, “For over 20 years I have served as a member […]

 
 

Fencing to be replaced at Loves Park Well No. 3

  By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the June 27 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen gave the go-ahead to replacement and installation of fencing at Well No. 3 at a cost not to exceed $5,435. An ordinance, first reading, was approved for a liquor license “reclassification upgrade” for Toast Café […]

 
 

Mueller Family Farm hosts successful “Farm to Table” day

Mueller Family Farm hosts successful “Farm to Table” day

By Emily Hanlin WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU AG COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT On Saturday, June 18, the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau hosted a trip to Claretta Dairy Farm called the “Farm to Table Tour.” Folks who participated on the tour were picked up by a coach bus at the Discovery Center and […]

 
 

Belvidere moving ahead with major summer road projects

Belvidere moving ahead with major summer road projects

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Almost $2 million worth of road projects are moving ahead in the city, most of them downtown. The big one is the reconstruction of Columbia Avenue and Aspen Court. So far, all of the sanitary sewer work has been done, with 95 percent of the water […]

 
 

Sgt. P’s Lapghans hosts first annual 3K/5K Run/Walk

Sgt. P’s Lapghans hosts first annual 3K/5K Run/Walk

Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans is hosting its first annual Stars and Stripes 3K/5K Fun Run/Walk along the Kishwaukee River Trail in Belvidere Park on Saturday, Aug. 6. Registration and check-in begins at 7 a.m. and the race begins at 8 a.m. at the Kiddieland Shelter. There will be raffles, […]

 
 

County issues hit home in Pecatonica

By Chris Johnson Reporter There is a concern that Pecatonica Village President Dan Barber said he knows could surface. In the realm of public safety, an agreement had been reached with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, in which, the County assumed the responsibilities of part-time security patrols. Now with Sheriff […]

 
 
 
 
 
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