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 […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Miss Andrea’s Dance Factory is a well-known name in Rockton and throughout the Stateline. Studio owner, Andrea Mueller, reflects on the past 25 years starting with her own personal experience. “It’s a very funny thing, as I never really had an interest in dance until my […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER For the past week, there has been a steady stream of customers taking advantage of the 25 to 50 percent discount sales at ZaZu Gifts Co, 11013 Main St. in Roscoe. After five years in business, the popular gift store is permanently going out of […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Recent wins over Prophetstown and Amboy helped assure that the South Beloit Sobos Boys’ Basketball Team had enough firepower to compete with most of the teams they face in the Northeastern Athletic Conference. In losses to Polo and Byron, South Beloit ended with nearly 50 points […]
Last year the Rockton Historical Society Green Street Museum was named a Local Landmark. Every year the Rockton Township Historical Society keeps Rockton’s history alive in that very building that holds its own rich history and beyond. A nice variety of events and programs prove to be a draw. The […]