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ROSCOE – Harlem Roscoe Firefighters were dispatched at 12:58am on Nov. 6 for a house fire at 8438 Elevator Road. Upon arrival of first units there were severe fire conditions found on the first floor of a two story single family residence. Additional assistance was requested from MABAS. There were five […]
Friday, Nov. 13 The Belvidere Park District Administration Building will collect Santa Letters from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please drop off your letter to Santa. No postage necessary. The Main Street Players of Boone County present “Babes in Toyland.” They will perform for the community at 7 p.m. at […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter FORRESTON – A home game proved to not be advantageous for the Forreston Cardinals on Saturday, Nov. 7, as they fell to the number one team in the upper bracket of the Class 1A Football Playoffs, Toulon-Stark County, 42-16. The loss closes the book on 2015 […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter WILMINGTON – The top seed in the upper bracket of the class 3A State Tournament, the Wilmington Wildcats, fell to the Byron Tigers in the second round of the football playoffs, 42-35. With the win, the number-eight seed Tigers move on to take on number five […]
ROCKFORD – Dr. Michelle (Jackson) Collins, a 1982 Winnebago High School alum, received an Alumni Award of Distinction at Rockford University’s All-Alumni Dinner on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Collins graduated magna cum laude from Rockford University in 1982 with a degree in nursing. Since 2012, she has been Director of […]
WINNEBAGO – On Thursday, Nov. 5, at approximately 11:28 a.m., a crash occurred on US 20 in the westbound lane, a half-mile west of Winnebago Road, in Winnebago County. A 2007 Silver Saturn Vue, driven by 29-year old Jack Eaton, of Pecatonica, collided with a John Deere tractor pulling a […]
By Doug Schroder Editor PECATONICA – WREX TV13 awarded local preschool teacher Mary Saxby the Teacher of the Week on Thursday, Nov. 5. Mary has been a teacher for 20 years now and this is the first time she has won such recognition. News reporter Shara Taylor presented the award […]
STATEWIDE – The Illinois Judges Association recognizes Veterans Day as the time to reflect and honor our men and women in uniform. While most are strengthened by the military experience, combat has unfortunately left a growing number of veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. One in five […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – On Monday, Nov. 9, Enbridge Energy Company Inc. traveled to the Rock Valley College (RVC) Woodward Technology Center (WTC) at 9 a.m. to “dedicate a new scholarship at Rock Valley Community College.” “The new scholarship, known as the Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry […]
BELVIDERE – On Monday, Nov. 16 the Belvidere Central Middle School National Junior Honor Society will host a Pantene Beautiful Lengths Hair Donation Event during half-time of the 8th grade boys’ basketball game against Belvidere South Middle School. Twenty-one students, siblings, and community members will donate their hair to create […]
