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Hundreds show support of Hononegah graduate facing breast cancer

Hundreds show support of Hononegah graduate facing breast cancer

  By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Family, friends and the community came out in loving support of 1991 Hononegah High School graduate Angie Baker on Saturday, July 24. The Roscoe VFW Post 2955 buzzed with high energy as a benefit came to life to help Baker in her fight. Baker’s personal […]

 
 

Robotics teams assemble for the Rock River off-season competition

Robotics teams assemble for the Rock River off-season competition

By Doug Schroder STAFF EDITOR Thirty-two high school teams assembled from all over the state of Illinois, in addition to teams traveling from Iowa and Wisconsin for the fourth annual Rock River Off-season Competition held at Rock Valley College in Rockford on Saturday, July 30. The event keeps growing as […]

 
 

Proposed referendum to change form of South Beloit government fails

  By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Aug. 2 South Beloit City Council meeting, commissioners voted down an “advisory non-binding referendum” in November to change the form of government in South Beloit. Mayor Ted Rehl said it was a subject former mayor, the late Mike Duffy, had discussed because some […]

 
 

EDWARD E. POLSGROVE, 71

  Edward Eugene Polsgrove, 71, of Rockton, Ill. died at 10:07 am Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill., after a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 2, 1944 in Campbell, Mo., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar and Dorothy (Perry) Polsgrove. He graduated from […]

 
 

Local family opens STEM for Kids franchise

Local family opens STEM for Kids franchise

By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Donna Curtis has taken her love of teaching and is applying her credentials to bring a special form of education to the Stateline. Curtis was an elementary school teacher. She taught middle school science at Holy Family and has worked at Blackhawk Technical College where she […]

 
 

Stateline Fury 16U Red wins national championship

Stateline Fury 16U Red wins national championship

Stateline Fury’s 16U Red fast-pitch softball team battled 100 degree temperatures in Overland Park, Kansas to win the 2016 USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) National Championship this past weekend. The team went 11-1 and outscored their opponents with a combined score of 87-20 including six shutout victories. The tournament […]

 
 

School supply collections first sign of changing of seasons

  By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Summer seems to have moved at an extremely quick pace and it is odd to be thinking of the start of a new school season. It is even stranger to think that this weekend will commemorate me being out of high school for 30 years. […]

 
 

Chemo Cargo expanding, providing services in new larger location

  By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Six-year Papillary Cancer survivor April Kunzelmen has been reaching out to others in a unique fashion for the past six years. Inspired by her own personal experience Kunzelmen started Chemo Cargo  to help others facing what can result in long, boring and stressful days of […]

 
 

Tyler’s birthday bash celebrated life of eight-year-old fighting cancer

Tyler’s birthday bash celebrated life of eight-year-old fighting cancer

  By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Tyler Levine just celebrated his eighth birthday on July 16. This particular birthday proved to be extra special. At age six Tyler was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma on Dec. 18, 2014. Levine endured radiation and Chemotherapy treatments. He finished his treatments in August of last […]

 
 

Rockton Parking addressed at a public forum

  By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Parking issues, concerns and ideas were addressed at a public forum on July 13 at the Rockton Village Hall. Connected with the meeting is a study being coordinated by SLATS- Stateline Area Transportation Study. Village President Dale Adams is part of the steering committee for […]

 
 
 
 
 
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