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By Jean Seegers Reporter ROCKTON – Rhubarb lovers have flocked to the Rockton Township Historical Society fund-raiser for many years. This year was no exception. Beginning promptly at 6 p.m., Monday May 23, lines started forming at the 529 Green Street location in Rockton. Historical Society members began baking the […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROCKTON – Those who sacrificed their lives while protecting and defending our country were honored during a Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremony. Organized and led by the American Legion Walter Graham Post #332 Rockton’s Memorial Day parade started on Blackhawk Blvd. where a wreath […]
ROCKTON – Natural Land Institute (NLI) invites families, individuals and groups to Family Nature Day on Saturday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their 721-acre wildlife refuge, Nygren Wetland Preserve (3190 W. Rockton Road, Rockton, Ill.) You may start at any time and be sure to allow […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROCKTON – Families carrying picnic baskets, folding chairs and blankets found a spot in Settlers Park for a few hours of music, shopping, stocking up on fresh produce and visiting with friends during the first River Market of the summer. Music lover young and old danced […]
Paying it forward and giving back, and expecting nothing but happiness – that is the ultimate gift. Rock Valley Credit Union went above and beyond just providing “normal financial service” to a member on Saturday, May 28 when they surprised Denise Krienke, a long-time member who is going through cancer […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – While there wasn’t a lot of snow and temperatures weren’t too bad, it just seemed like this past winter bordered on the intolerable. But that was then and this is now. And Harlem Community Center has kicked off another summer of baseball […]
Now accepting Illinois LINK MACHESNEY PARK – The outdoor GPS Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of GPS Faith Community at 10714 N. Second St. in Machesney Park, is open for the season, featuring local farmers and producers offering in-season fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, plants, honey, pickles, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – It has been said that most people will be content if their garbage is picked up regularly, and their streets are free of ice and snow in a timely manner. The village of Machesney Park, like other municipalities, has an annual budget […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter ROSCOE – Ashley Sherwood graduated from Harlem High School with high honors last week. She spent most of her free-time sleeping the last month, the result of a bout with mononucleosis. Even so, she finished her last year at Harlem with a 4.0 grade point. Sherwood […]
LOVES PARK – On Tuesday, May 31, just after 6:30 p.m., Loves Park officers responded to Advanced Medical Rehabilitation (AMR) in the 1800 block of Windsor Road, as well as to Windsor Grade School, less than one mile west of AMR. While checking the area of the grade school, officers […]
