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Friends of Welty Environmental Center received a $10,000 DuPont’s Clear Into the Future grant, to support prairie restoration work in Big Hill Park. Welty is using the funds to bring back goats to graze invasives in the summer and fall, pay for summer field trips, and cover other costs related […]
Iraqi war veteran Mark Stach was playing with his children on the family trampoline, just as he had done many times before; however, this particular time he landed wrong, his tailbone crashing on the metal frame. The fall was enough of a scare to make him decide to take […]
Jean Seegers photo The Herald A Hometown Holiday was celebrated on Dec. 14 in downtown Roscoe. The event was sponsored by the Elev815 and the Village of Roscoe. Members and volunteers of Elev815 gathered near the Christmas tree at Harlem Roscoe Fire Dept. for a group picture.
Kick it off at Wander at the Wetland on Feb. 6 Natural Land Institute (NLI), an accredited land trust, is a 501(c)3, non-profit conservation organization based in Rockford, Ill. and owns the Carl & Myrna Nygren Wetland Preserve , 3190 W. Rockton Road, in Rockton, Ill. Nygren Wetland is the […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Flyers for a newly formed club at the high school were hung on walls as students for a Democratic Society planned to hold their first meeting on Friday, Nov. 22 in a classroom at the school. Posted on the flyer are the words, “Education Rights, End […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER NorthPointe Health and Wellness Center has been creating holiday magic and sharing the spirit of Christmas for 12 years. Every year the celebration is more beautiful and meaningful. This year was no exception. Winterfest was held on the campus Thursday, Dec. 12. Visitors entering the campus […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The South Beloit Sobos boys’ basketball team opened the weekend having won four games in a row and touting a season mark of two games over .500. It is good enough for a tie for second in the Northeastern. However, there haven’t been many head-to-head matches […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER During the Committee of the Whole portion of the Roscoe Village meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, trustees discussed asking Village constituents to approve a non-Home Rule Retailers Occupation Tax and a Non-Home Rule Service Occupation Tax, (A 1 % sales tax). The question would appear on […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Herald Pub Crawl guests came in their festive spirits during the Rockton Christmas Walk last weekend.
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Seniors and music lovers of any age had a bit of a craic at the 50 North Senior Activity Center’s Irish Christmas music event held at the Rockton Community Center 302 W. Main St., in Rockton on Tuesday, Dec. 3. In case you aren’t up […]
