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Durand native ‘strolls’ to Guinness world record Rachel (Brubaker) Bowling overcomes sprained ankle to achieve feat By Doug Schroder EDITOR Many area residents remember Durand native Rachel (Brubaker) Bowling when she was a runner in high school taking state medals home in both Cross Country and Track. Those same residents […]
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as Student of the Week recipients at Jean McNair Elementary School for the week of Jan. 7. Students are recognized each week for demonstrating McNair PRIDE. This includes having a positive attitude, exhibiting hard work, being responsible, and demonstrating improvement in […]
By Doug Schroder Editor The 2018 holiday season got kicked off in the area as tens of thousands attended the Stroll on State celebration in Rockford on Saturday, Nov. 24. This was the sixth straight year for the annual event. As reported in an earlier edition of the Gazette, the […]
Bob Babcock was one of the last tank drivers in Patton’s Third Army By Doug Schroder Editor To many people in Winnebago and the surrounding area, 97-year old Bob Babcock is known as a retired insurance agent from Country Companies, where he spent about 50 years, or so, writing policies […]
Rob Wise stands in front of the ‘57 Ford that he bought and refurbished to look like the first squad car his father, Robert Wise, had when he started as a State Trooper with District 16.
Durand High School cheerleaders were recently recognized as recipients of the Premiere Cheer Camps Award of Excellence at their summer cheer camp hosted by the private cheer camp company, Premiere Cheer Camps.
Sightseeing in Paris: (L-R) Shannon Shrader, Kim Shrader, Leanne Shrader, Annika Waldron, Angelina Waldron, Chloe Nestler and Kelly Nestler.
“A Humid Day in July”, a painting done in 2001 by local artist Tom Heflin, is a scene looking north from Route 20 near Pecatonica.”
When one thinks of fine art, usually thoughts of big cities like Paris, New York, Los Angeles or Chicago…
The Doctor’s House Museum in Seward is filled with history from the Seward Township area. Many newspaper clippings of area families and events can be found here.
The fire that started at 505 S. Memorial Drive spread to the house at 507 S. Memorial Drive. Water shoots from the roof as firefighters inside try to extinguish flames in the attic.
