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Hononegah’s Stateline Robotics Team is holding a toy drive to collect electronic toys to be adapted so that children with limited motor skills can still play. After making a wheelchair for two children with limited mobility, the team has learned the struggles of children with motor skill challenges. […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Hononegah Community High School teacher Mrs. Maggie Moore is a friendly and familiar face in both the school and in the community. She has been a science teacher at HCHS since 2007 where she teaches Anatomy and Honors Biology. Moore is a highly respected teacher and […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Rockton resident Asia Michaela Peters is looking to beautify interiors and exteriors through detailed, high quality, custom murals through large scale artistry, while incorporating even more options into her scope of work. Peters is a 2014 graduate of Hononegah Community High School (HCHS). “I took as […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Sally Bennett has taken the reins as the new Treasurer for the Village of Rockton. Bennett has stepped into the position previously held by Dennis Hildebrandt of Siepert & Co., LLP. The Village board of Trustees approved Bennett’s appointment at the Jan.3 meeting with five yes […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Rockton Yeti Fest 2024 is putting the fun in this winter with four days of action. This year marks the ninth of this now popular and anticipated event. Yeti Fest is billed as “A festival where the abominable snow people of Rockton and their friends come […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER SMTD had adhered to the motto, “Where here to get you there.” This vital service has been serving communities for the past 15 years. On Feb. 4, 2024 they will celebrate 16 years in the stateline, remaining under the direction of Executive Director Sharon Hecox. At […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Every year at Christmastime the Rockton Lions Club continues to give back through Wimpy’s Fund while making the Christmas season brighter for local families. Numerous volunteers spent many hours in the week prior to delivery of food, toys, and clothing at Apex General Contracting in South […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Rockton Police Officer Penny Cure has retired after 20 years of dedicated service to the community. Penny Cure was always interested in law enforcement, however, she did not pursue the career until 2003. “My husband had been a police officer for two years at that point. […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Tributes are pouring in in loving memory of former Roscoe Police Chief Jamie Evans who passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. In a statement released by the Roscoe Police Department on the day of her passing that reads, “It is with great sadness and heavy […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER April Graves is an art teacher at Rockton Grade School. She graduated from Rockford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and Fine Arts in Studio, as well as having a Masters of Arts in teaching. Now she can add the title of author of […]
