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By Marianne Mueller REPORTER The Village of Rockton has applied for a forgivable loan to cover 170 homes that are in need of replacement of a lead service line. The estimated start date of the project is June of 2025, and it is expected to be finished by October of […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Sounds of the season were heard in the Village of Rockton Dec. 6-8 as the 40th annual Christmas walk welcomed thousands of visitors throughout the weekend’s festivities. Tricia Diduch took the reins in her ninth year at the event Chair. Friday night the community gathered at […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER When entering Whiskey Hotel Barbecue dining guests are taken into a warm, friendly, comfortable atmosphere with a rustic flare. The public was welcomed to the grand opening of its much-anticipated bar service with the introduction of a new winter menu on Nov. 23. Since opening its […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER At the 2024 Veterans Day dinner at the Rockton American Legion Post #332 Marc and Jamie Kuney of the RDM Foundation donated $5,000 to the Rockton American Legion. Corporal Ryan Masters passed away on March 9, 2021 at the age of 28 after struggling to adjust […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Red Barn Golf Course owner, Richard Barnes, addressed the Rockton Village Board at the Oct. 15, 2024 meeting. Barnes stated “With the Village declaring the Red Barn Driving Range a public nuisance, the board action of tripling the nuisance ordinance to $750 per incidence, and the […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Characters of every kind came to Rockton this weekend where Halloween fun crept into different sections of the village. First Student Bus Company welcomed guests to visit a haunted bus and to find candy and other treats on Saturday. Oct. 26. An optional hot dog lunch […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER The Old Stone Church food pantry had their first distribution in June of 1994. Thirty years later they are continuing this important and great work of providing a necessary service to local communities, reaching beyond the distribution of food. Pantry Director Donn VanSchelven reflects back to […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Stephen Mack Middle School seventh grade student Aubrey Green is now an official member of the National Jr. Honor Society after being inducted during a ceremony on Oct. 2. All of the students who are invited and accepted into NJHS are required to have a GPA […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER A classroom where young ones love to learn sits inside Cross and Crown Lutheran Church in Roscoe. Cross and Crown Preschool’s humble beginnings started in late 1997 and early 1998 when a group of parents from Cross and Crown Lutheran Church formed a committee to explore […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Artwork covered windows of businesses in downtown Rockton on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting off a full week of Homecoming fun while making memories at Hononegah Community High School (HCHS). Each window displayed a special artistic flair, and messages of support for the HCHS Indians football teams. […]
