By Doug Schroder Editor PRINCETON – The Taylor Rockridge Rockets took down the Winnebago Indians at Sectionals for the second straight year. Last year the Rockets ended the Indians season in the first round of the Farmington Sectional. This year they ended the Indians season at the Princeton Sectional final […]
PECATONICA – Three people are dead after a one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on U.S. 20. The crash occurred at 2:30 a.m. about half a mile west of Pecatonica Road and involved a Chevy Trailblazer. There were four people in the vehicle when it crashed, said Winnebago County Sheriff’s spokesman […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter PECATONICA – On Tuesday, March 15, the Pecatonica Village Board will review the findings, released through Committee, to determine how broke the Village will be, in the next fiscal year, figuratively speaking. The figures they are working with come, as the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Budget becomes […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – Things were looking rather bleak for the Winnebago Indians in the third quarter of their game against Rockford Christian at the IHSA Regional final in Byron on Friday, Feb. 26. The first half was a seesaw battle where each team took leads, with the […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter PECATONICA – Representatives, responsible to report their findings to the Pecatonica Village Board, will meet this Thursday, March 3, at 6 p.m., as they act in the capacity of the Pecatonica-Committee of the Whole. Banking on veteran leadership, the Pecatonica Committee of the Whole, is on […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – The Winnebago Lady Indians season came to an end on Thursday, Feb. 18, at the hands of the Byron Lady Tigers at the Byron Sectional 70-32. While the Lady Indians enjoyed a fine season by turning things around from the previous season, where they […]
By Doug Schroder Editor PECATONICA – For Pecatonica native Jesse Dabson acting and directing was never a profession he meant to get into. After graduating from Pecatonica High School in the lat 1970’s Jesse went to Knox College and obtained a degree in economics and theater. From there he enrolled […]
ROCKFORD – The Rockford Deanery Council of Catholic Women sponsored the 24th Annual Catholic Woman of the Year Banquet to honor eighteen Women of Inspiration on Sunday night, Jan. 31, at Rockford’s Giovanni’s Restaurant. Two women from the Gazette reading area, Sue Benters of St. Mary’s Church, Pecatonica, and Lorraine Vormezeele […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter LENA – On Jan. 29, the IHSA selected the top seeds for the Class 1A Regionals, across the State of Illinois. Locally, Durand was chosen as the top seed in the recently-completed Rockford Christian Life Regional. They supported that rank as they ran through the tournament, […]
DALLAS, TX – Jenna Revell (Pecatonica) recently attended the Dallas Cup Trampoline and Tumbling competition in Dallas, TX on Jan. 22. Revell competed in the Level 10 female tumbling division and came out as the Level 10 Dallas Cup champion. Revell competed against two athletes from England as well and […]