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 […]
By Jean Seegers Reporter Sheltering in place has not been an easy situation for many families these days. Parents and children are learning that it’s a little bit like a forced summer vacation, but not as fun. The kids are getting restless. Students and teachers won’t be going back to […]
The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District #1 is celebrating 80 years of service throughout 2020. On April 4th, 1940, the old Roscoe Fire Department became a fire district. The department strives to lead the pack with extensive training and the latest state-of–the-art gear, and equipment. Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief Don Shoevlin reminisces, “It […]
In less than two weeks, a cadre of volunteers have made and donated more than 500 face masks to local medical and essential organizations across the stateline area. A simple social media post, combined with the reach of an established Facebook group, Winnebago, Ill. Community Group, has galvanized folks from […]
harlem-roscoe fd photo The Herald Harlem-Roscoe Firefighters responded to wires down call on Broad St. on March 13. Seems a garbage truck got tangled up in some power lines. Com Ed was called and was quickly on scene.