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By Chris Johnson REPORTER This weekend the regular season ends for the Hononegah Lady Indians. There is no tomorrow except in the post-season and the way this team is built, there is a good chance the team will be playing a few extra games beginning next week. The problem is […]
Eight of the 14 wrestlers representing Hononegah at Saturday’s regional tournament are moving on to this weekend’s sectional, at Barrington. The Indians came home with four individual championships while scoring 194 points as a team, good for second place behind the winner, Huntley. In the girls regional bowling tournament hosted […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Liquor license requests that staff said would set prece-dents have received varied recommendations from the Machesney Park Liquor Commission. Commissioners at their Jan. 17 meeting recommended denial of the request for a Class A license at 10114 N. Second St, in a convenience store that has […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Hononegah Indians Boys’ Basketball Team is ready for February and have zeroed in on what will have to be done as the team gets set for its final exam. There are still two weeks to go before seeds are issued for the upcoming Class 4A […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER There are certain goals that are in place at the beginning of each season. The most important thing to do is win the conference games. After that, a lot of things become important. For the Hononegah Lady Indians, they have found what it takes to win […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Village of Poplar Grove and Boone County officials have been trying to have the old EPI building improved or torn down for several years. On Monday, Jan. 16, the Poplar Grove Village Board approved a resolution to purchase materials with which to secure the two-story […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Under direction of fifth grade teacher, Ciara Fischer, Reading Specialist, Sarah Maxey, and Heather Dobnick-third and fourth grade multiage teacher and Dawn Heavlin, Language Arts support that helped with speech unit students at Shirland School chose a person of interest to study. After compiling information on […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Boone County has a lot to celebrate with six teachers making the Golden Apple Award finals. These teachers include: Jeremy Edwards, of Belvidere High School (BHS); Lis Schurman, of Belvidere Central Middle School (BCMS); Danielle Turner, of Belvidere High School; Sara Wolf, of Belvidere Central Middle […]
With Valentine’s Day around the corner it makes perfect sense that upcoming events would be geared toward helping others in the Rockton community and beyond. Macktown Lion’s Club invites the public to a “Painting with Macktown” event at Inspired Life Art Studio on Rockton’s Main Street. Show your artistic side […]
Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announces that Todd Smith, 49, was found guilty on January 25, 2017 of First Degree Murder, Concealment of a Homicidal Death, Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Domestic Battery after a jury trial in front of the Honorable Judge Fernando Engelsma. Smith was charged for the […]
