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By Marianne Mueller Reporter Winter fun is heading into Rockton on Friday Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6 with the return of Yeti Fest. In its sixth year this event is loaded with options for everyone. Yeti Fest is billed as “A festival where the abominable snow people of Rockton […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Sisters Landry and Maddex Piller of Roscoe have continued on a path of competing in pageants; often resulting in each placing at different levels of wins in various competitive categories. Landry was three when she competed in her first pageant. Maddex began her pageant journey at […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Standing 20 feet tall on a five-foot base, “The Outpouring,” a steel sculpture created by South Beloit artist Salem Barker was delivered to its new home in front of the Hilton Curio Hotel in Homewood, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham. The majestic piece now stands outside […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter On Tuesday evening, Jan. 5, Arianna Kim became the newest member of the Roscoe Police Department. In a virtual ceremony, Kim was sworn in by Chief Jamie Evans. Her father, Dr. John Kim pinned on her police badge. Her first step in the long process of […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Sirens rang out and lights began to flash in Roscoe on Sunday, Dec. 20 followed by a row of cars full of friendly, familiar faces; each who took part in a special parade to celebrate Janet Vogt’s 85th birthday. The parade was organized by Vogt’s children- […]
The Rockton Lions Club gave a $9,000 donation to an amazing facility, the Center for Sight & Hearing (CHA), with the shared goals of helping others. Thank you to all the Rockton Lions members, community members and travelers who just stopped by Fibs to eat and stayed for the Lions […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter North Pointe Terrace Activities Coordinator Dawn Clifton wanted to find a unique way to create an extra dose of Christmas cheer for residents this year. She presented an idea to have trees supplied and to have families decorate outside each residence. The facility at North Pointe […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter The COVID pandemic has had a devastating effect on businesses in Illinois and throughout the country. Small businesses have taken an especially hard hit. One of the local retail stores in the area that is being forced to close their doors is K.Paige, a women’s clothing […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Several business owners in the village of Roscoe voiced their opinions regarding the mandatory mitigation orders being imposed statewide by Illinois Governor Pritzker, and the Winnebago County Health Department during the Dec. 1, virtual Village meeting. A letter was sent Nov. 20, to Village Trustees by […]
Wimpy’s Fund by the Rockton Lions is a community effort to help families in need during the holiday season, providing food baskets and presents. Long before there was Wimpy’s Fund, there was Wimpy the police chief, Everett Vaughan. A generous character who often reached into his pockets to help needy […]
