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BOONE COUNTY – Boone County youth are joining the more than six million 4-H members across the nation in celebration of National 4-H Week Oct. 4 through Oct. 10. Last year, 403 young people in Boone County were involved in 4-H community clubs where, assisted by volunteer adult leaders, they […]
By Taylor Davis Guest Contributor BOONE COUNTY – This marks my last year in 4-H, and it is very bittersweet. It means that I can take what I have learned in 4-H and apply it to pretty much everything in my life, from college to jobs, but it also means […]
BOONE COUNTY – One out of every seven adults in the U.S. is a former 4-H member. Clubs are accepting new members this month to grow that number even higher. 4-H members in the county will join the six million youth across the country in celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier has announced that Daniel Cruz, the off-duty Rockford Police Officer responsible for the DUI crash in May 2012 in Boone County, has filed a petition for Executive Clemency which is set to be heard before the Prisoner Review Board in Springfield […]
ROSCOE – The 5th Annual Harlem-Roscoe Fire “Crunch Time” extrication symposium and challenge took place on Saturday, Sept. 26. The winners were: Overall: 1st Place – Rockton FPD, 2nd Place – Town of Madison FD, Oregon FD Unlimited Pit: 1st Place – Rockton FPD, 2nd Place – Town of Madison […]
By Doug Shiloh Guest Contributor BELVIDERE– A total of 28 boxes filled with 209 quilts made by the Zion Lutheran Church Sewing Circle over the past year were packed and were shipped out on Oct. 3 to Lutheran World Relief. Overall, a total of 209 quilts were created during the past year, […]
By Jean Seegers and Margaret Downing Reporters ROCKTON – If it hadn’t been for Laura Hermann’s interest in genealogy, her mother Beverly Perry would never have known that she is a direct descendent of Stephen Mack and his wife Hononegah When Beverly was in her early teens, she found out […]
By Bob Trott Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – High School Junior Emily Davie was recognized at the Monday, Sept. 28, Harlem School Board regular meeting, for making great contributions, including financial, to the effort to curb autism. Harlem Director of Stakeholder Engagement Jason Blume said Davie is a great supporter of […]
By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the Sept. 28 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg declared Oct. 2-3 as “Oktoberfest Days – 51st Anniversary.” Toni Beck, president of the German Society of Rockford was present, dressed in authentic German garb as he does every year. Lindberg […]
By Michele Gruba Reporter BELVIDERE – On Thursday, Sept. 24, B.W.P and Associates hosted a community forum to allow stakeholders an opportunity to assist them in searching for School District 100’s new superintendent. Unfortunately, only ten members of the community were in attendance. The consensus among attendees regarding the night’s […]
