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By Doug Schroder Editor It’s pretty amazing that one local church has survived around here to celebrate a 175th anniversary, considering the area was just settled only about 180-or-so years ago. Somehow the church has thrived and survived during all that time. This Sunday, Nov. 6, Seward Congregational Church, in […]
The Indoor Sports Center (ISC) expansion, a Reclaiming First Project at Mercy Health Sportscore Two, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park, reached a major construction milestone last week. The Rockford Park District, Winnebago County Regional Tourism Facility Board, and CORD Construction held a Topping Off Ceremony, when CORD Construction placed the […]
12TH Grade (3.0 – 3.499) Aldrich, Cailei E.; Aleksic, Igor; Ames, Autumn E.; Anderson, Jakob A.; Austin, Mykaela M.; Baker, Angel S.; Barrios, Elayna M.; Belmonte, Reno A.; Bilich, Molly R.; Blitch, Jocelyn A.; Brunette, Lauren E.; Buchanan, Emma R.; Burns, Makayela E.; Cason, Tyler N.; Castro, Dylan M.; Christensen, […]
By Margaret Downing, REPORTER After serving a number of years on the Loves Park Civil Service Commission, Webbs Norman has resigned. At the Oct. 24 Loves Park City Council meeting, Mayor Darryl Lindberg presented former Police Chief Jim Puckett’s name to the Council as a replacement effective Oct. 24, which […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Safety usually isn’t a reason for someone to request a variance to the Village’s ordinance governing the width of a driveway. But such was the case that was heard Oct. 17 by the Machesney Park Public Improvement and Safety Committee. After all was said and done […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER In July Mercy Health Clinic, 5000 Prairie Rose Dr. opened after months of extensive renovations and additions. On Saturday, Oct. 29, the public was invited to tour the facility and learn about the expanded programs available. Staff technicians and personnel were on hand offering tours, free […]
The Hononegah Girls Swimming and Diving Team traveled to Freeport High School Saturday, Oct. 29 for the NIC-10 Fresh-Soph Conference Championship Meet. Sophomore divers Abbey Hellinga and Kaitlynn Alt helped the Indians capture Second Place in the meet finishing First and Second in Diving. Hellinga was First with 415.55 […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER Halloween has come and gone. The candy has been eaten and costumes stashed away for another year. November crept in with barely a whimper. This year draws to a close with elections looming on Tuesday, Nov. 8. I’m sure everyone will be happy to see this […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER Should the Hononegah Community High School District Community approve a Referendum to make a $44,000.000 investment in the high school? That question will be on the ballot at the Nov.8, Election. Friends of Hononegah Community High School (FHCHS), a group comprised of local citizens, are hoping […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Hononegah entered the 2016 Class 7A State Football Playoffs with a 5-4 mark and with a focus on a road trip to the Chicago suburbs. The 29-seed designation barely got them in. It did put the Indians in the path of the four-seed and scoring-friendly Friars […]
