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By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Practice for the 2020-2021 girls and boys basketball season was set to begin this past Monday as student athletes from across the State prepared for the winter games. In Pecatonica, there is not practice taking place with the expectation of playing basketball this winter, this year. […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Attempting to keep things in perspective is exactly how student athletes with the Pecatonica School District are working through the second sports season of the school year. The fall games were re-scheduled, to commence in mid-February, 2021. At this point those games are still going to […]
Through Illinois FFA, students develop skills and confidence to help them succeed in their agricultural careers and throughout their life. The FFA Mission: FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Approximately, 30,000 […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Services at indoor establishments such as restaurants, bars and casinos are being cut again as the newest Executive Order by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker forges forth into enforcement. With action taken on Friday, Oct. 30, because of increasing reports of new COVID-19 infections across northern Illinois, […]
The Pecatonica Rotary Club recently partnered with the Pecatonica Library to provide new materials in support of youth literacy. Club members Nord Swanstrom and Penny Bryant researched materials for youth and submitted a grant to the Rotary District to receive funds from the International Rotary Foundation to match the local […]
With the cost of a life-changing transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is a national 501(c)3 charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In Winnebago and Pecatonica, volunteers are raising […]
Durand has the first volunteer fire department in the state of Illinois supported by taxes. Formed in the 1920s, it was the result of several fires that severely impacted the business district. In January 1895 on a Sunday afternoon someone discovered a fire in the meat market. It took a […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Season one of four is coming to a close for student athletes at Winnebago High School. Fall Championships will soon be earned by the best teams, which were actually able to take to the fields in August. Because of the influence of Covid-19 and the fear […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Gazette The Pecatonica FFA Chapter elected its 2020 officers recently. Back row (left to right) – Molly Kasper, Secretary; Ms. Sprague, Advisor; Faith Mehlhausen, ReporterFront row – Joshua Bardell, Sentinel; Taylor Lapp, President; Alana Newell, Vice President; Macy Sager, Treasurer
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER An adjustment as to how things should be done was required as the Village of Pecatonica looked to lock down its shot at picking up a lot of money to put towards concerns with aging infrastructure. According to a representative with Village Engineer Fehr Grahm, and […]
