By Emily Hanlin WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU AG COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Larry Anderson is in the business of recycling. When most think of this line of work, they probably think of aluminum cans and old newspapers. However, Anderson does something a little different. He buys used cooking oil and turns […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The Hononegah Boys’ Basketball Team remains just one step behind the NIC-10 leading Boylan Titans and they have a chance to change that situation this Friday night, Jan. 20. With game play in the annual Martin Luther King Memorial Invitational at Hononegah High School completed […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Combining efforts continues to be the path most followed by the Athletic Department at South Beloit High School. So far, that success has transferred to great nights of basketball for Sobos’ faithful. There is traveling involved, however. This Friday night, Jan. 20, both the boys’ and […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Only one loss sits on the Hononegah Lady Indians NIC-10 scorecard. They fell to the Boylan Lady Titans on Nov. 29, 73-52. This Friday, Jan. 20, they get a chance to set the record straight. Boylan is in charge right now. They are the NIC-10 leaders […]
Question will appear on April 4, 2017 ballot. The Hononegah Community High School District #207 Board of Education voted Wednesday night, Jan. 11, to place a referendum on the April 4 ballot that would authorize a bond issue to fund construction of a new field house to replace the dome […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Miss Andrea’s Dance Factory is a well-known name in Rockton and throughout the Stateline. Studio owner, Andrea Mueller, reflects on the past 25 years starting with her own personal experience. “It’s a very funny thing, as I never really had an interest in dance until my […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER For the past week, there has been a steady stream of customers taking advantage of the 25 to 50 percent discount sales at ZaZu Gifts Co, 11013 Main St. in Roscoe. After five years in business, the popular gift store is permanently going out of […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Harlem’s Boys and Girls Junior Varsity Bowling Teams have emerged as NIC-10 Champions with perfect 9-0 records for the 2016-17 season. That meant a repeat for the Lady Huskies, while the Huskies improved on their second place finish in 2015-16. Freeport was second in girl’s competition […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The second weekend in January 2017 was a busy one, and a successful one, for sports teams at Harlem High School. Jan. 12 was Senior Night for both Boys and Girls Bowling Teams, with the Lady Huskies completing a perfect 9-0 season and winning their […]