By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Prior to the vote on an important upcoming referendum a series of forums are being held in the high school library. “We are working on an educational master facility plan,” opened School Board President, Dave Kurlinkis. “This is a plan for additional facilities. The Board talked […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER A lot could be read into the Boylan Titans’ 17-14 win over the Hononegah Indians on Friday night, Sept. 9, but that a conference title was just lost, because of a loss, is not one of them. There is a lot of football to be […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Screams of fun were heard all over Leland Park as riders took a spin on a brand new Zipper, the Remix, bumper cars, the Cliffhanger, the Alibaba, or rode down a Super Slide. Some ventured into the “Beach Party” fun house. Little ones trekked around the […]
By Marianne Mueller Hundreds of dogs along with their owners came out for a day of pure fun all for a good cause on Sat., Sept. 10. Settlers Park was rocking as Mellany’s Fourth Annual Dog Walk presented “Dogs at the Disco.” Happily going along with this year’s theme dogs […]
Harlem-Roscoe Fire fought a house fire on 7699 Cherry Hill Dr. in Roscoe Aug. 21. At this time Harlem-Roscoe Fire Chief Don Shoevlin would like to say, “I would like to thank all members of HRFD and those neighboring departments that responded to our MABAS request with our structure fire. […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER The 46th annual Hononegah Womans Club’s annual Arts and Crafts Show was held on Sunday, Aug. 21, in Settlers Park at the intersection of Blackhawk and Hawick St. in Rockton. The fair was held for the first time at the Settlers Park location. The new location […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Loren Floto and Tricia Nelson are teaming up once again as organizers of the Rock River Sweep which is returning in its seventh year on Sept.10. Since first getting involved the Rockton community has made great progress in keeping sections of a 10-mile stretch along the […]
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Love ones lovingly remember Mellany Vick McDuffa every day. McDuffa grew up in Rockton and attended Hononegah High School. She was employed at Rockford Health System in the lab for 25 years. She passed away on Sept. 25, 2012 after fighting a six-year battle with ovarian […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER The Eagle Scout rank is the highest advancement award in Boy Scouting. In 2012, 57,976 scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank worldwide. Six of those scouts were from Roscoe Boy Scout Troop 620 in Roscoe. Since 1994, Troop 620 has produced 49 Eagle Scouts. The path […]
By Jean Seegers REPORTER Just because the weather is turning cooler doesn’t mean summer fun is over. The Roscoe Lions Club will be wrapping up the season with the annual Fall Festival at Leland Park, Sept. 9-11. Fall Festival has been a yearly tradition since 1961. Many tried and true […]