Roscoe gymnast wins Illinois State Championship Roscoe 4th grader, Amaya Bronson, recently competed at the USA Gymnastics Illinois State Championships held in Bourbonnais, Ill. The Championships are the culmination of what has been a fantastic Compulsory Level 4 season for her. Amaya’s performance wowed both the audience and the judges, […]
OMG It’s OSD’s Epic party prelude to four days of summer fun By Marianne Mueller REPORTER In a day-long event the Rockton Lions Club welcomed the public to the OMG It’s OSD’s Epic party on Saturday, April 13. Fun with Cornhole games allowed guests to toss bags into a hole […]
WPES, RGS Project Fair brings out best in creativity and education By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Creativity flowed at Whitman Post Elementary and Rockton Grade School on Thursday, April 4. A project fair included 80 projects at WPES and 95 projects at RGS. In the WPES gymnasium an eye catching […]
Long-awaited Hononegah Fieldhouse is open for business By Jean Seegers REPORTER The dedication of the Hononegah High School Fieldhouse ribbon-cutting finally arrived, Friday, April 5. It was a meaningful and long anticipated moment for students, faculty, members of the District Board of Education and hundreds of volunteers. Hononegah was […]
Shirland School to present Disney’s High School Musical Jr. By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Directed by Ms. Dawn Heavilin, Shirland School is presenting Disney’s High School Musical Jr., and they are inviting everyone along for a story that never grows old. Bring your family and friends to Shirland School on […]
OSD Kickoff party, Great American Clean Up heading into Rockton By Marianne Mueller REPORTER The Rockton Lions Club OSD festival is one of the most looked forward to annual events in Rockton. Mark your calendars now for this year’s four-day event on June 13-16. The public is invited to join […]
Hononegah alumni mentoring others, receives college scholarship By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Carroll University Graduate student Collin Christensen has won a scholarship to Washington D.C. as a student advocate for Physical Therapists. Christensen’s journey started as a Hononegah High School student, and alumni, graduating in 2014. “I knew in my […]
Grant supports free family fun at Family Nature Day Natural Land Institute (NLI) is proud to announce that it has received a $2,407.49 grant for the 2019 Family Nature Day from the Dr. Louis & Violet Rubin Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Community Grants Program. Family […]
SUBMITTED PHOTO The Herald Wind Ensemble Wind Ensemble wrapped up the Spring Concert on Wednesday with a fantastic performance! All of our bands work so hard and it shows. They rock! Thank you to Mr. Kramper and all the musicians for an awesome concert.
JEAN SEEGERS PHOTO The Herald Members of the Roscoe VFW Post 2955 Auxiliary presented a hand-made quilt to Wendy and Rick Boroski during a memorial program held at the VFW Post, Sunday, March 31. Wendy is the mother of Brandon Rowe who was killed in Iraq, March 31, 2003. The […]