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By Jean Seegers Reporter Members of Elev815, a volunteer group that supports businesses and communities in the Stateline area, wanted local law enforcement agencies to know that the people of Roscoe, Rockton and South Beloit support them. On Thursday morning, June 25, some of the Elev815 members dropped by all […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Emily Danielson was all set to open Hi Beautiful Bridal Shop at 201 W. Main St. in Rockton last January. Then the COVID-19 virus hit, crippling new and old businesses around the world. Undeterred, Danielson knew if she was going to make her business work, she […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Millicent Vick Christopher made a true mark on the Rockton community through volunteerism that reached higher levels. She was a 1983 graduate of Hononegah High School. Millicent married August Christopher on May 14, 1994. Her parents are Don and Ruth Vick. She greatly loved her canine […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Jackson Cross graduated from Harlem High School a few weeks ago. Like high school seniors all over the country, graduation day this year was a far cry from what he had imagined. No graduation ceremonies or parties would commemorate his completion of high school. As it […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter About a dozen members of Elev815 lined their cars up in the parking lot of Stepping Stones Child’s Center in Roscoe on Thursday, April 30. The purpose of the caravan was to hand-deliver ten scholarships to ten graduating Hononegah seniors at their homes. Scholarship Night has […]
Hononegah Community High School delivers unusual graduation ceremony By Jean Seegers Reporter A generation from now, graduates of the Hononegah Community High School class of 2020 will be telling the story of their unusual graduation in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic. With the necessity and complications of social distancing, […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Every town should have a place to enjoy a great cup of coffee and maybe a decadent pastry. There have been a few coffee shops in Roscoe and Rockton that have fit the bill, but none are currently open. Diana Weiser stepped in to fill the […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Graduating from high school will be much different rite of passage this year. Due to the COVID-19 virus, seniors everywhere won’t be attending graduation ceremonies, parties, proms or scholarship awards programs. To soften the blow, schools and organizations are finding ways to compensate by coming up […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter Director of Choral Music, Amy Jensen has made a long lasting impression on students, staff and colleagues at Hononegah Community High School (HCHS) during her 30-year career. Jensen first developed musical talents in Kindergarten where she learned to play piano. “Music was really a part of […]
south Beloit FD photo The Herald A BIG thank you to Cookies by Design-Rockford, IL for partnering with us. Amazing cookies and hot McCafe coffee were given to our South Beloit Fire Department and South Beloit Police Dept. for every day making sure our community is safe and protected. Thank […]
