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By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Ideas for improvements at Rockton’s Walt Williamson Pool were presented at the July 2 Village Board of Trustees meeting. The pool has been a popular summer spot since it was gifted to the Village of Rockton by Walt Williamson over 40 years ago. It is open […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Henry Smith is a 2010 graduate of Hononegah High School. He joined the Army National Guard at the age of 17; as a high school junior. He has been serving our country ever since. “I decided it would be a good opportunity to learn some life […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER A recently formed group of business owners in Roscoe, South Beloit, Rockton and Beloit have put their heads together to create a unique networking circle of business colleagues and friends with a goal of providing informational opportunities, learning about and promoting businesses in the area, and […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Starting off Fourth of July festivities in Shirland was a 5k Run. Winners emerged in various age categories. Large crowds had breakfast at the Shirland Methodist Church before heading over to a very spirited parade which lasted nearly an hour. Record crowds lined the Main Street […]
Kyle Eggers of South Beloit represented Rock Energy Cooperative on the annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Eggers, who will be a senior at Hononegah High School in Rockton in the fall, joined more than 1,800 young leaders from across the country June 14-21 for a weeklong introduction […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Nygren Wetlands Preserve has a knack for combining learning about the wonders of nature and science, and just plain fun. For the fifth year in a row, children and families descended on the wetlands, Saturday morning, June 22, for Family Nature Day, a free event that […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER When Connor McCullough was nine years old he was gifted with a tiny camera. “I was trying to impress my parents by taking really cool photos,” McCullough reflects. “As a freshman in high school my interest grew when I took Photography and Advanced Production of […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER The late Joe Myers of Roscoe enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1949 and was stationed on Guam in the South Pacific at the time the Korean Conflict began. He was then reassigned to a unit based in Japan; the 7th Infantry Regiment of the […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Five years ago, a team of Hononegah Community High School teachers and administrators visited Barrington High School to learn about a program for high school students that would help them develop business and entrepreneurial skills. They came back armed with enthusiasm and lots of ideas to […]
