By Chris Johnson REPORTER 2019-2020 winter play began on Thursday, Nov. 21 for the Winnebago Lady Indians basketball team. The squad opened the new campaign, which closed in late winter of this year, as the defender of the Class 2A Sectional Crown. It was the Lady Indians first Sectional Title […]
Pecatonica Principal Todd France is pleased to announce that two students from the Pecatonica High School graduating class of 2020 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency committed to helping make college accessible and affordable for Illinois families, confers this prestigious […]
Pecatonica to host ‘Small Town, Bright Christmas Walk’ Downtown Pecatonica Dec. 6 & 7, All events are free unless noted with an * Friday, Dec. 6 4 to 6:45 p.m. Christmas Cash Passport Begins, Downtown; Two Winners Per Age Group, Adult Prizes: $300, $200; Junior Prizes: $100, Bike 4 to […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Gazette Mrs. Brockway, Pecatonica Elementary School Principal, visited classrooms to let her staff pick out a treat to enjoy from the Thankful Wagon. That’s a nice way to start a Thanksgiving Holiday!
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Comparing the success between different sports programs, over different sports seasons, working within a parent school district, isn’t always a good gauge as to how things could go next for those previously-successful participating members. At smaller school districts, there is a pretty good chance athletes who […]
Pecatonica to host ‘Small Town, Bright Christmas Walk’ Downtown Dec. 6 & 7, All events are free unless noted with an * Friday, Dec. 6 4 to 6:45 p.m. Christmas Cash Passport Begins, Downtown; Two Winners Per Age Group, Adult Prizes: $300, $200; Junior Prizes: $100, Bike 4 to 7 […]
By Doug Schroder CORRESPONDENT Coming into the 2019 season the Winnebago High School girl’s cross country team wanted to pay homage to all of the Winnebago teams, coaches and runners who came before them. From the first state champion in Doug Drogemuller when he won Class 1A in 1976, to […]
Happy Veteran’s Day to our veterans who were celebrated last week at the Pecatonica Community Middle School. Thirty local Veterans ventured out on a snowy day to enjoy the PHS Kitchen’s “famous apple crisp,” coffee and ice cream. Mr. Bukoski’s 7th Grade students wrote thank you letters to put at tables […]
Mrs. Dusing’s health class hosted two special presenters Wednesday, Oct. 30: Jan Eschen, Regional Coordinator for the Organ/Tissue Donor Program and Eric Donaldson, heart transplant recipient. Jan Eschen explained what it meant to be an organ donor and recipient. She explained how there is a network of organizations that work […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Pecatonica Village Board met in regular session with discussion held on a major works project which will impact residents. The Village of Pecatonica is looking to make major switch-overs for the underground water transfer systems. There are a lot of miles […]