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By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah Community High School’s Board of Education recognized students and a well-respected teacher for outstanding accomplishments on Aug. 17 at HCHS’s Library. HCHS Principal Chad Dougherty recognized students who are the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Qualifiers. “Last fall, they along with their junior classmates and students […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah Community High School saw waves of purple and gold at the 2022 “Purple and Gold Festival” on Friday evening, Aug. 19. This year marked the 28th of the event. Prior to a parade of fall athletes entering Kelsey Field, a series of games were played. […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah Community High School’s tennis teams have hit eight fresh new courts and are the first to try them out. Dave Berg, Director of Buildings and Grounds explained the process it took to create the courts. “Planning the building of the courts started almost a year […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER A non-stop flow of friends, families and community entered the Rockton Center, (American Legion) on Sunday, Aug. 7 to support the legion’s mission at the 2022 corn boil. This year marks the 59th of this popular tradition brought to the public by the Legions Rifle Squad. […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER After years of an empty, particular, finished sign backdrop at the corner of Highway 2 and Union St. in Rockton the unveiling of a new sign on July 31 created new life in that section of town. Members of – or owners of – various churches, […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Homecoming is a time to reflect on memories of high school years. Hononegah Community High School has classes that span generations starting back to 100 years ago. Superintendent, Mike Dugan outlined plans for a special celebration during Homecoming week at the July school board meeting. He […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Local fire departments turned up the heat on friendly competition on July 23. The occasion was the Rockton Roscoe Rotary Rib Fest, returning for a second year, welcoming back some of the same participants. One of the departments who returned to the scene at Viking Lanes […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Family fun is coming to Viking Lanes in South Beloit on Saturday, July 23 at the Rock ton-Roscoe Rotary Club Ribfest. This year marks the second of this event, which features three hours of action running from 12 until 3 p.m. Admission is $10 per person […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER On Nov. 29, 1929, a small write-up noted, “Railroad business declining. The railroads of the United States performed 24 percent less passenger service per inhabitant in 1928 than in 1911. The passenger business of the railroad has been declining steadily in recent years due to the […]
On Tuesday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m., Rockton Firefighters were called to this vehicle fire on North Main Road just north of Gleasman Road. When fire personnel arrived, they found this pick up truck fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and no injuries were […]
