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Successful School Resource Officer program moves into second year The Village of Winnebago Police Department and the Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 recently announced their continued collaboration the School Resource Officer program that was started last school year. This initiative, which aims to ensure the safety and […]
Seven athletes from the locally-based J&J Trampoline and Tumbling Team recently attended the Stars and Stripes National Championships in Fort Worth, Tex., July 19-21. The athletes competed in the events of tumbling, trampoline, and double mini trampoline in levels 5-7 for each event. Bringing home two National Champion […]
By George Howe CORRESPONDENT When Mike and Lisa Freier moved to Pecatonica back in 2000, they saw right away how apparent small-town friendliness was from the people on the street just saying hello. They were planning on starting a family and the solid reputation of the school district re-enforced […]
The Winnebago Community Historical Society (WCHS) and the Winnebago Chamber of Commerce jointly held an open house and ribbon cutting a couple weeks ago for the new enhancements to the Town Hall, located at 116 South Benton in the Village of Winnebago, owned by WCHS. Through the generous […]
DURAND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FACEBOOK PHOTOS Rock Valley Publishing The 2024 Durand Ladies Open golf day on July 13 was a huge success! Congratulations to the winning group – LeAnn Clark, Talia Hunt, Autumn DeMus, and Kelly DeMus. And also a big thanks to all 76 golfers, the sponsors, raffle […]
On June 12, the Winnebago County 4-H and Extension Foundation celebrated their 50th Anniversary. That is 50 years of partnership providing financial support for Winnebago County 4-H and other University of Illinois Extension programs in the county. The Foundation will continue the celebration into county fair season and […]
Andrea Hazzard, of Pecatonica, will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day about grain farming called “Going With the Grain: Diversified, Small-Scale Grain Farming With On-Farm Processing” on Friday, July 19 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at 14041 Kelley Rd. in Pecatonica. The event is free […]
By George Howe CORRESPONDENT If you are looking for an alternative location other than home to curl up with a good book, look no farther than The Novel Spot bookstore in Pecatonica. Opened in April of this year, owner/operator Emily Gibson shared that she’d had the idea of […]
Two weeks ago, before the storms, an officer working patrol noticed the basketball hoop over in Winnebago’s Clayton Court was looking a little beat up and in disrepair. Then the storm hit and took it out of commission completely. A Winnebago Police Department officer, who wishes to remain anonymous, […]
Members of the Durand and Pecatonica FFA chapters attended the 96th annual Illinois State FFA Convention June 11-13 along with more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests. With a 2024 theme of “United As One,” the three-day event annually recognizes achievements of Illinois FFA members, elects the […]
