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The Forest Preserves of Winnebago County is excited to announce a celebration of its 100th Anniversary, with a free event highlighting all the activities you can do in your preserves on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hononegah Forest Preserve. This event has engaging activities for […]
On Tuesday, April 19, two Pecatonica High School student writers were honored at the Rockford Woman’s Club 97th Annual Creative Writing Contest luncheon. Freshmen Brooklyn Connell and Anna Munson were two of just nine finalists out of more than 140 writing submissions from students in the greater Rockford area. Rockford […]
German American State Bank is celebrating the beginning construction of their new branch located in downtown Pecatonica. The announcement comes just eight months after the Bank officially purchased the building. Changes in banking services and technology along with GASB’s strong growth in and around Pecatonica necessitate a more modern banking […]
The Pecatonica Lions Club is again coordinating the Memorial Day Service in Sumner Park. The annual event will be held on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. We are requesting at this time for anyone who would like to have a brick, plaque or flagpole dedicated to please pick up […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Within a few weeks the State of Illinois will begin crowing Track and Field Champions and the Pecatonica-Durand Rivermen are running strong, ahead of Class 1A Sectional placement in Winnebago. This past weekend the Rivermen joined up with teams from Dakota, Milledgeville and Lena-Winslow and came […]
It was a busy week at Durand Elementary last week. We have finished IAR testing, dyed eggs, enjoyed some warmer weather and practiced playing recorders in music class.
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Heading into mid-April play the Winnebago Indians find themselves looking forward to the upcoming next few weeks of the spring season. A lot of moves can be made. The focus of the schedule turns much more visibly towards winnable head-to-head, home-and-away matches that will push the […]
For the past eight weeks, Winnovation has been hard at work designing, manufacturing, and programming a robot for this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition game: Rapid React. The weekend of March 18, they competed at the Central Illinois Regional. As the first pick of the eighth alliance, they went up against […]
On Friday, April 1st the students and staff at Simon Elementary participated in an official ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Simon Elementary Playground, alongside Winnebago Schools Superintendent Dr. Schwuchow and Simon Elementary Principal Dr. Baker. Joining them for an official ribbon cutting ceremony were members of the Winnebago School […]
Few high school actors step onto the stage under the direction of a Broadway veteran, accompanied by a locally legendary band director with guest musicians, and supported by other alumni behind the light board, in the greenroom, and in front of the make-up mirror. Next month the cast of Legally […]
