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By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Thanks to action taken by the IHSA and supported by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health, the DuPec Rivermen were given the go ahead to embark on their season. It’s been a long wait since football players from Durand and Pecatonica last took to […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER A ruling is expected to be handed down as early as Wednesday, Jan. 27, in regards to whether or not student athletes at Pecatonica and Winnebago High Schools are going to be able to suit up for what formerly was referred to as fall sports, this […]
Durand third graders have been reading Little House in the Big Woods. In an effort to experience pioneer life in the late 1800s, they each built th eir own log cabin and presented it to their classmates. They also enjoyed some hand-churned butter! Mrs. Babler completed the experience by dressing […]
A Freeport, Ill. man was indicted Jan. 13 by a federal grand jury on charges of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and committing felony sex offenses while he was required to register as a sex offender. Erich M. Brinkmeier, 25, of Freeport, Ill., […]
Thousands of farmers across the country gathered virtually Sunday to Thursday for the 102nd Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Three-hundred and forty-six voting delegates, including 20 delegates from Illinois addressed Illinois Farm Bureau’s (IFB) submittals, including renewable fuels, dairy policy, FIFRA and farm policy. The event, […]
This year has been difficult for everyone but took an even bigger toll on our local small businesses and community organizations. We’d like to thank our community for supporting the Chamber and our local businesses during these trying times. Though we weren’t able to celebrate our community leaders and businesses […]
Rock Valley Publishing is excited to welcome photographer Darin Longanecker, owner of Compass Photography, to our news team. He will be taking a variety of photos for several of our publications. Shown here is a sample of his amazing work, the trees covered in ice fog near the Village of […]
The Seward road crew getting ready for the first big snow event of the season last Tuesday. Shown here, Nick Heslop and Seward Township Road Commissioner David Heslop are set to roll.
We had some fun this morning spreading some extra Holiday cheer to some lucky staff members whose names were drawn as winners of our surprise staff Holiday raffle. Winners will get to enjoy some tasty food from some of our local restaurants and businesses right here in Winnebago. Pictured here, […]
The annual Pecatonica High School Food Drive has become a tradition that leads to a little bit of competition among the classes, a library teeming with canned and boxed food items, and a building full of young adults who get to witness how a small act of kindness, when performed […]
