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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem’s varsity girls swimming and diving team closed out a short week by defeating Jefferson, 144-33, in a NIC-10 dual meet. Trinity Goertz started things off by scoring 142.20 points to win the diving competition. Harlem’s took all three relay events. That included the 200-yard medley, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Winning five football games doesn’t guarantee a berth in the annual Illinois High School Association’s annual playoffs. But five wins is needed to become eligible and that’s what Harlem will be looking to do when it travels to Belvidere for a 7:15 p.m. game Friday. The […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Improving the village’s roads is an ongoing process and it has been in the works since the Build Machesney pro-gram started in 2008. The next phase is coming up and officials are beginning to take the necessary steps to make it happen during the 2018 construction […]
By Eric Huenefeld ROCKFORD SPEEDWAY Saturday night at Rockford Speedway, Michael Bilderback did what he’s done more than anyone else since the beginning of the 2015 racing season; win races. The South Beloit native bagged his 24th win in three years in a dominant effort during the 108-lap Big 8 […]
In the wake of category 4 hurricanes Harvey, which affected areas near Rockport, Texas and southwest Louisiana people came together to aid victims. Locally a collaboration formed and on Monday, Sept. 11. Pastor Cheryl Coffman of Prince of Peace Church picked up a U-Haul trailer and drove over to the […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Ty Miller, Project Manager at MCM Environmental Services in Rockton has been testing the wells at Robert Cross Park on Hononegah Road at the request of the Roscoe Township Board. Currently the water at the park is used to irrigate the grass and ball fields. However, […]
Sue Ramsay Crull died on March 5, 2017, at the age of 76, after a seven-year battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Glenn and Edna Ramsay and grew up on a farm in Caledonia, Ill. She graduated from Belvidere High School and had a B.S. and M.S. from […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER As part of the Rockton Township Historical Society’s program theme a walking tour uncovered a rich history and the impact that fires in the Rockton community have had over the years. Program Director, Mary Anne Mathwich led the first part of the tour which began at […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Back on June 12 the Rockton Village Board listened as three Streetscape consultants presented ideas. Ayres Associates, Fehr Graham and Teska&Associates each gave a brief background of the company, former or current projects, experience and the scope of work. Representatives were introduced. Based on a scoring […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Champions have been crowned in the four softball divisions as the regular season comes to a close in this year’s Harlem Community Center Summerball program. Meanwhile, the four baseball divisions are in their final week, with the concluding tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Three of the […]
