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Veronica “Ronnie” J. Dunlap, 70, fought the good fight against ovarian cancer and passed away peacefully after 11 years at her home in Belvidere, Ill. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Born in Abusir, Egypt on June 26, 1946; one of five siblings to Earnest George Hemsworth and Linda Ferres. She came to […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The Hononegah Lady Indians didn’t have time to worry about a Tuesday, Nov. 29 loss to the Boylan Lady Titans as the NIC-10 schedule hit them head-on. The loss is a small distraction now. It hopes to soon be forgotten. Beginning with the Tuesday, Dec. 6 […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Longtime Boone County board member Karl Johnson has been elected chairman of the board. He replaces Bob Walberg, who retired after serving eight years on the board, all of them as chairman. The change in leadership, which also saw first-term board member Jeff Carlisle elected vice […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Looking at a one-point loss to the Boylan Titans as the NIC-10 schedule began to challenge the Hononegah Indians, it was learned that there could be a lot of close matches this season. Over the first few conference games this season, the Indians have worked through […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Every year ‘Christmas at the Cabin’ provides the perfect prelude to Christmas shopping. In late November shoppers got a jump start on Christmas shopping with a mission of helping others behind the event’s premise. As Christmas tunes played in the background, shoppers browsed through two rooms […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER One of Hononegah High School’s (HHS) top female athletes, Taylor Smith signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. Clarke University teams are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) and the Heart of America Athletic Conference.Girls […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The beat goes on as far as Harlem’s Boys Bowling Team is concerned. At their recent Huskie Invite, the Huskies set a new Illinois High School Association three-game series record with a 3,554 pinfall, during the morning session. The previous standard was 3,540, set by downstate […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Village officials are moving ahead with the acquisition of nine more vacant properties along or near Shore Drive. Public Works Director Chad Hunter told the Administration and Finance (A&F) Committee at its Nov. 21 meeting, that the opportunity to acquire those lots came through a Winnebago […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER There will be some new faces in the official Village family following the April 2017 municipal election. But the Nov. 21-28 official filing period didn’t bring out anyone other than those who earlier announced their candidacies for six upcoming vacancies. Incumbent Mayor Jerry D. Bolin is […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER At the Nov. 28 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved a resolution “authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement” between the City and the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk’s office for “an electronic citation program.” According to Police Chief Chuck Lynde, the program won’t be up […]
