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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Being in second place among NIC-10 bowling teams is an accomplishment in itself. As the conference season passes the half-way mark, that’s where the girls of Belvidere and Belvidere North find themselves. Each of them has a 4-1 record, with the Lady Bucs losing earlier to […]
Luraine G. Cannell, 96, of Garden Prairie, went home to Jesus on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in her Garden Prairie home. Luraine was born April 2, 1920, to Carl and Annette Johnson while being snowed in just outside Hayward, Minn. She later moved to Rockford and graduated from Rockford High School […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Zion Lutheran Church on the corner of Sixth and Pearl Streets in Belvidere hosted A Noel Celebration program on Sunday, Dec. 11. Numerous people braved the snowy streets to attend the performances at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A Noel Celebration was a collaborative cantata which […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER Roscoe Village Trustees voted unanimously to approve the Zoning Map Amendment for 19 acres of land owned by the Village of Roscoe. The property is located at Willowbrook Road, next to All World Machinery Supply. Formerly a Light Industrial District, the zoning is now a Highway […]
The Hononegah Indians Boys Swim and Dive Team opened the season in a wave of success at the Dave Logterman Memorial Invitational at Harlem High School on Saturday, Dec. 3. Both the Junior Varsity and the Varsity teams captured first place at what was formerly called the Harlem Invitational. Top […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER Hononegah High School (HHS) Senior Max Miller will be heading to Cedarville University in Ohio next fall. Miller recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the independent Baptist school. According to HHS Athletic Director Steve Cofoid, Cedarville University is a member of […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER South Beloit still looks to be going the right direction as it prepares to enter the travel-heavy Northeastern Athletic Conference schedule. With a recent third place finish at the annual Pecatonica Thanksgiving Turkey Tourney notched already this season, it became evident that good days are still […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The Hononegah Lady Indians improved to 7-1 following a 78-50 win over the Jefferson Lady J-Hawks. Jordan King scored 15 points to pace the Lady Indians. Julia Burns scored nine as Byron and Matuska chipped-in ten apiece. Hononegah took control after the opening tip. Jefferson scored […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER There are games that have been circled on the Hononegah Indians Boys’ Basketball Team’s schedule that have significance. In a battle for contention within the NIC-10, each week seems to be one of those games. So far Hononegah is doing what they need to do to […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Protestors holding signs in opposition to a proposed asphalt plant stood outside of the Rockton Village Hall on Tuesday evening, Dec. 6. Simple signs read, “No Asphalt Plant,” and another listed various chemicals associated with these plants. Residents are familiar with asphalt plant proposals. In July […]
