Arnold James Roerig, 85, Rockton, Ill. died at 7:45 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 after a lengthy illness. Born Feb. 22, 1931, in Menomo-nie, Wis., the son of Mr. and Mrs. William and Elsa (Bleifernicht) Roerig He graduated from Menomonie High School. He married Gloria Mae Johnson October 12, 1951; […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The question of allowing metal buildings in the village seemed heading for approval at the Jan. 17 village board meeting. But questions from Trustee James Kidd and the absence of three trustees prompted action on the issue to be postponed until the Feb. 6 board meeting. […]
U-Haul Company of Illinois, Inc. is pleased to announce that 251 Automotive has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the South Beloit community. 251 Automotive at 14440 Dear-born Ave. will offer U-Haul trucks, truck sales, trailers, towing equip-ment, support rental items and in-store pick-up for boxes. Hours […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER One of the biggest games of the conference season occurred recently as the Hononegah Lady Indians faced off with the State-ranked and NIC-10 leading Boylan Lady Titans. As was in the case during the first meeting of the conference season Boylan came out on top 58-42. […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Discussion at the Jan. 17 South Beloit City Council meeting included the city’s centennial this year. As noted on the city’s website, “South Beloit was estab-lished as a city in 1917 and the centennial celebration planning is now in the works. South Beloit Commissioner Tom Fitzgerald […]
The Natural Land Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2017 George and Barbara Fell Award. The deadline to submit a nomination for an individual with outstanding achievements in land conservation is Friday, Feb. 3. The award is named for George and Barbara Fell who founded the Natural Land Institute […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The Hononegah Boys’ Basketball Team remains just one step behind the NIC-10 leading Boylan Titans and they have a chance to change that situation this Friday night, Jan. 20. With game play in the annual Martin Luther King Memorial Invitational at Hononegah High School completed […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Combining efforts continues to be the path most followed by the Athletic Department at South Beloit High School. So far, that success has transferred to great nights of basketball for Sobos’ faithful. There is traveling involved, however. This Friday night, Jan. 20, both the boys’ and […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Only one loss sits on the Hononegah Lady Indians NIC-10 scorecard. They fell to the Boylan Lady Titans on Nov. 29, 73-52. This Friday, Jan. 20, they get a chance to set the record straight. Boylan is in charge right now. They are the NIC-10 leaders […]
Question will appear on April 4, 2017 ballot. The Hononegah Community High School District #207 Board of Education voted Wednesday night, Jan. 11, to place a referendum on the April 4 ballot that would authorize a bond issue to fund construction of a new field house to replace the dome […]