In January of 2024, the Natural Land Institute (NLI) launched their Legacy Tree Program’s Tree of the Month recognition and is pleased to continue this program for 2025 to highlight trees of historic significance with interesting stories, in addition to finding very large trees that qualify for the Illinois Big […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Three hours of fun were spent celebrating the spirit of sisterhood, friendship, and ladies celebrating ladies was found at a Galentine’s Day party in downtown Rockton on Thursday, Feb. 13 where up to 16 places opened doors to fun. The first Galentine’s Day party was […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Thousands of visitors discovered pure winter fun at Rockton’s Yeti Fest. Four days of pure winter fun started on Wednesday, Feb. 5 and ran until Saturday, Feb. 8. Yeti Fest is billed as “A festival where the abominable snow people of Rockton and their friends come […]
Luke Passmore, son of retired local teachers William and Bel Passmore of the Rockton-Roscoe area, was joined by just a couple hundred of his closest friends for a Hollywood like premier of his newest major movie that he scripted, “Love Hurts” that was shown at AMC 16 in Rockford Friday […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Yeti Fest is billed as “A festival where the abominable snow people of Rockton and their friends come out to enjoy a mixture of winter related activities and is a celebration of all things winter and of course it all revolves around Yeti’s.” Walk, play, or […]
Rockton Firefighters responded to the 3000 block of Roscoe road on Jan. 21 for a reported residential fire. The call was received at 3:25 p.m. and first arriving units reported smoke showing with a working fire. Automatic aid from our neighboring departments were already responding and a MABAS alarm was […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Students and staff at Hononegah Community High School created a true sense of community through positive actions, both currently and since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. The first group to be recognized at the Jan. 15 HCHS Board of Education meeting were students from […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Studio 3 owner Jenny Maragia firmly believes that music is a gift to be shared. When Jenny Maragia was four years old she climbed up on the piano bench in her family home tapping out the first measure of an old hymn she had heard […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah Woman’s Club is making plans for the future while celebrating more than 60 years in the community. Hononegah Woman’s Club was organized in February 1964. The club was federated on May 3, 1965. Becoming federated was what most Women’s Clubs in those days joined […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Rockton Lions Club members were joined by volunteers who spread joy to 140 families on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 21, where special deliveries were made through the Wimpy’s Fund. Smiles came to the faces of 360 children who were recipients of this caring act of […]