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By Jean Seegers Reporter The Hononegah Community High School Honors Night Program was held Monday evening, May 17. This year’s group of students who excel were welcomed and congratulated by Principal Chad Dougherty. Proud parents, family members teachers and friends were seated in the audience at the PAC. Athletic Director […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter As background music played photos flashed across a screen featuring students from Hononegah Community High School. Each student shown was a scholarship winner; receiving well-earned accolades on Thursday evening, May 13. Essays, academic achievements and community service plus future plans were factored in to those chosen […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Message boards are going up, reminding residents, businesses and visitors that one of the village’s biggest road projects – improvements to Alpine Road – is about to begin. Construction should commence on or before June 1 and be completed early in October, except for traffic signal […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter In back-to-back meetings on Tuesday evening, May 4 the Village of Rockton recognized years of service by outgoing Village President, Dale Adams who is retiring after 20 years plus two Trustees. Trustees approved two different liquor licenses; one for Red Barn Golf Course, and another for […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Recently Rockton was named one of 10 “Most Charming Towns in Illinois, earning the number four spot on a compiled list. Galena ranked number one. Reasons listed for being chosen included buildings dating back to the 1800’s the Dairyhaus and Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South Beloit. […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter For 38 years, customers have waited in line, eager to order their favorite ice cream treat at the Dairy Haus. A very popular, quaint little ice cream store at 113 E Main St. in Rockton. And then along came COVID -19. Since the advent of the […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Every year Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) supports all who participate in the Great American Cleanup. Organizers in various towns worked alongside KNIB to assure the best in beatification results. Perfect weather set the perfect atmosphere as around 50 volunteers in the village of Rockton and […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter The Roscoe Village Board meeting was held on Tuesday, April 20, at Village Hall. It was the first in-person meeting since the advent of the Corona Virus about 17 months ago. Since the shut-down, Board members have met virtually twice per month. Residents were invited to […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Powerful messaging appears on a billboard can be seen on Highway 251. In the bottom right hand corner is a photo of two young friends, Bobby Figinsky and his friend Macayla Mertz. The words in all capital letters, “HIT A PARKED CAR? Ticket; HIT TWO CHILDREN? […]
Stephen Mack Middle School eighth grade students; and members of the National Jr. Honor Society Iniya Ilankovan and Gracie Williams teamed up to help area families in need.
