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By Doug Schroder Editor WINNEBAGO – Veterans were honored with a breakfast and ceremony during the Veterans Day activities held at Winnebago High School on Wednesday, Nov. 11. It all started off with a breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. that included eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage, fruit and a choice […]
ROCKFORD – Dr. Michelle (Jackson) Collins, a 1982 Winnebago High School alum, received an Alumni Award of Distinction at Rockford University’s All-Alumni Dinner on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Collins graduated magna cum laude from Rockford University in 1982 with a degree in nursing. Since 2012, she has been Director of […]
WINNEBAGO – On Thursday, Nov. 5, at approximately 11:28 a.m., a crash occurred on US 20 in the westbound lane, a half-mile west of Winnebago Road, in Winnebago County. A 2007 Silver Saturn Vue, driven by 29-year old Jack Eaton, of Pecatonica, collided with a John Deere tractor pulling a […]
By Doug Schroder Editor PECATONICA – WREX TV13 awarded local preschool teacher Mary Saxby the Teacher of the Week on Thursday, Nov. 5. Mary has been a teacher for 20 years now and this is the first time she has won such recognition. News reporter Shara Taylor presented the award […]
By Doug Schroder Editor ROSCOE – It was unprecedented on Saturday, Oct. 24, as three teams from the Du-Pec Hornets football teams participated in the championships of the Northern Illinois Football Conference. The Hornets had teams in the flyweight, lightweight and heavyweight divisions playing for division championships. It all started […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter PECATONICA – The Pecatonica Indians pushed the Forreston Cardinals into a game that could potentially push the Cardinals into finding the focus they need for a shot at a repeat visit to the Class 1A Football Championship in Champaign. The 36-6 win over Pecatonica could be […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter MENDOTA – The Winnebago Indians, with a win over the Mendota Trojans on Friday night, Oct. 23, 46-25, now prepare for life in the post-season, opening on the road, in Elmhurst. Just a few seasons back, the road into the State Quarterfinal for Winnebago and a […]
By Doug Schroder Editor WINNEBAGO – Emmalyn Freeze is a little girl from Mt. Morris who has some debilitating diseases that she and her family have had to deal with and will have to deal with for the rest of her life. Make A Wish Foundation volunteer Tim Charles and […]
WINNEBAGO – Private Dylan G. Zweep graduated from MCRD (Marine Core Recruit Depot) San Diego, CA on Aug. 14, 2015. Dylan was in Platoon 2173, Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion. In September 2015 Private Zweep graduated from Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton in San Diego CA. Dylan is currently receiving […]
