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The Rockton School Board and the Rockton Teachers’ Association are pleased to announce that the Rockton School Board unanimously voted to approve the teachers’ contract at the December Board Meeting held tonight. The Rockton Teachers’ Association voted 51-3 on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to ratify the contract. The recently ratified three […]
Preschool screening for three, four and five year old children will be held Feb. 1, 2, 7 and 8 at Hope Church in Roscoe. Kindergarten preregistration for students, who will be five years old on or before Sept. 1, 2017, will also be held at that time. Preschool screening is […]
Restaurant brings toasty warm sandwiches, and signature shakes to Machesney Park. The Potbelly Sandwich Shop at 1419 West Lane Road in Machesney Park officially opened Dec. 15. To celebrate the launch of the new location, the Village of Machesney Park hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 15 […]
As each year comes to a close, it is a tradition to highlight some of the most memorable moments of the past year. The year 2016 was full of hot button issues. At the forefront of these issues were proposed asphalt plants; the first was fought against last summer and […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER A physical style of play matched with pinpoint shooting nets wins. There’s no debating that approach works regardless of the opponent a team is facing any night. The South Beloit Sobos know their season is about to take off. The wins are going to be there […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Rockton has long been known to uphold many traditions during the Christmas season. Candles glowed amidst a beautifully decorated sanctuary as The Church by the Side of the Road celebrated in classic style. Every year the Christmas Candlelight service marks everything that is truly behind […]
By Jean Seegers, REPORTER The controversy surrounding the proposed 260 mile, multi-billion-dollar Great Lakes Basin Railroad (GLBT) alternative route continues to rage. Last September, the privately owned GLBT submitted a proposal to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that laid out a route that would run along the west side […]
Marjorie “Marge” Martens, 88, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at her home. She was born July 15, 1928, to the late August and Marion (Mielke) Bork in Sun Prairie, Wis. Marge grew up on the Bork farm in Madison, Wis., when the only horsepower available was actual horses. Upon graduating […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Heading to Sterling for the pre-Christmas invitational, the Hononegah Lady Indians took care of business within the NIC-10 and improved their season mark to 9-1. During the recent stretch of success, the Lady Indians have defeated Auburn, Jefferson and Harlem High Schools. In the Dec. 9 […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER As December 2016 prepares to come to a close, the Hononegah Indians Boys Basketball Team can look at where they are and how far they have come in a little over a month. With one loss, things are looking very solid for the Hononegah Indians. The […]
