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By Chris Johnson News Correspondent On Thursday, Nov. 3, Trustees with the Pecatonica Village Board met in Special Session to discuss the appointment of a local resident to fill a month’s-long vacancy on the Board. Area Resident Thomas Gipe’s name appeared on the agenda as a possible selection. The Pecatonica […]
By Doug Schroder Editor After 108 years it can finally be said that the Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions. Like the characters Jake and Elwood Blues from the movie “The Blues Brothers”, it can be said the Cubs were on a mission from God. First, the Cubs came back […]
Pecatonica High School Key Club members, along with the help of some enthusiastic and costumed Pecatonica PRIDE tribe students, kicked off their Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF fundraising efforts with a 60-second dash at Thursday Oct. 20, exciting volleyball game against Freeport Aquin. In less than one minute, fans donated over $150. […]
The Norma Winchester Doty family presented a program to the Pecatonica Historical Society on Monday, Oct. 17, featuring their grandmother who received a gift from God with her hands. Barbara Olsen was the main research historian for the family. Jessica is fortunate to have been able to acquire Norma’s Junior […]
By Doug Schroder Editor It’s pretty amazing that one local church has survived around here to celebrate a 175th anniversary, considering the area was just settled only about 180-or-so years ago. Somehow the church has thrived and survived during all that time. This Sunday, Nov. 6, Seward Congregational Church, in […]
Get ready to wrestle! Xtreme Gold Wrestling is back at Byron Park District and we are excited to have your child join us. The Xtreme Gold Wrestling Program designed for those wanting to go beyond the basics of wrestling, those serious about pursuing the sport of wrestling, and for those […]
Senior, Erik Durand, has had a memorable season finishing 4th at the NUIC Conference Tournament held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Wolf Hollow-Lena. From there he advanced to the Lanark Regional located at Lake Carroll’s Golf Course and placed 5th out of 82 players to continue his drive to the […]
By Doug Schroder Editor Opposition to a rail line that would extend through Winnebago County farmland intensified today at a public meeting called to discuss the project. Hundreds of residents gathered at Winnebago High School to learn more about the multi-billion-dollar project that would bypass Chicago’s complicated network of rail […]
By Emily Hanlin Ag Communications Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Howard Graham Buffet, son of Warren Buffet the world-famous investing icon, is a renowned entrepreneur, political figure, patron, photographer, conservationist, and agriculturalist. He once said, “Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first […]
