By Greg Vassmer CONTRIBUTOR There was not much snow this winter; in fact, our largest single day snowfall was just four inches this past March 16. But that didn’t stop some people from enjoying it. My first ride on the Pecatonica Prairie Trail this year was March 10, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT After getting off to a 0-5 start for the 2025 baseball season, the Durand-Pecatonica Rivermen finally broke into the win column with a road victory over Rockford Auburn last week. The Rivermen had to go on the road to face off with Auburn on […]
The Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE), headquartered at Millikin University, Decatur, is pleased to announce the results of its annual student contest for grades 3-12. Outstanding submissions to IATE’s Poetry, Prose, Art and Photography Contest will be recognized in an upcoming issue of the Illinois English Bulletin, […]
On March 10, Winnebago County Chief Judge Lisa Fabiano ruled in favor of Pecatonica Township, Pecatonica Township Officers Electoral Board, and Candidates Gregory Deppe and Thomas Menge in their lawsuit against Township Clerk Kelly Olson Fuca. Pecatonica Township and its Township Supervisor Elizabeth Leigh Clark, as Chair and […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Pecatonica Indians girls’ basketball team cemented themselves in Illinois history as this year’s Class 1A State Champions. The Indians not only claimed their spot atop 1A Illinois basketball, but they brought home Pecatonica’s first ever team state championship. It’s the end result of […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The NUIC North is well known for its athletic prowess, especially in girls basketball. Over the last decade, teams like the Lena-Winslow Panthers, Orangeville Broncos, and the Pecatonica Indians have sported some of the most dominant girls’ basketball teams in Illinois 1A basketball. In […]
Josh Frank crowned winner for 2025 On Feb. 1, nine young men took the stage at Pecatonica High School to compete for the title of Mr. PHS. Key Club members Anna McLevige and Teagan Kasper took over the role of Mr. PHS co-chairs and ensured the 8th annual event […]
Waukesha North High School was the site of this year’s FIRST LEGO League Wisconsin State Championship. Team 2×4, a local FIRST LEGO League robotics team with students from Durand and Loves Park as well as Clinton and Beloit, Wis., arrived for the day well prepared, but down a team […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Pecatonica Indians won their seventh consecutive matchup of the 2024-25 girls’ basketball season when they played host to Dakota on Jan. 28. Dakota came into the matchup with an overall record of 12-9. Pecatonica was 21-4 as they were riding a six-game winning streak. […]
Turtle TEK, a local high school robotics team of homeschooled and public high school students from Beloit and Clinton, as well as Poplar Grove, South Beloit, and Winnebago, Ill., recently competed at Green Bay Hackerz. The competition featured some of the best FIRST Tech Challenge teams in the state, […]