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By Bob Balgemann – REPORTER The Village Board has denied a request for a Bar-Boutique (BB) Liquor License for property at 7914 N. Second St. The 3-3 tie vote, with Trustee Aaron Wilson absent, came at the Oct. 3 Board Meeting and meant the motion for approval failed. Mayor Jerry […]
On Oct. 3, Tanner Elliott from Harlem High School spoke to the Harlemites about his very special Eagle Scout Project. When completed, the project will provide a handicap accessible ramp and platform overlooking the football field adjacent to the existing bleachers in the Harlem High School Clyde Peterson Football Stadium. […]
By Bob Balgemann – REPORTER When they were Sophomores, this year’s Seniors shocked the Harlem High School community by winning the float competition. They didn’t let that happen again this year. While the Sophomores came in second, it was the Seniors who won that event and in doing so picked […]
By Bob Balgemann – REPORTER It’s almost always a big deal when Harlem and Hononegah meet each other in an athletic contest. Friday night, in Rockton, the two football teams will tangle once more in a game that might very well be more important than in the past. Kickoff will […]
By Margaret Downing – REPORTER At the Oct. 3 Loves Park City Council meeting, Aldermen approved ordinances, first reading, “setting the salary…or salaries of Aldermen, the City Treasurer, the City Clerk, and the Mayor” for upcoming four-year terms. Alderman will be paid $225 per meeting from May 1, 2017 through […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Since its inception in 1981, the Village has contracted for many of the services it provides to the public. Among those still in effect are law enforcement, legal, engineering, building and some public works projects. There currently are 12 full-time positions on staff, with one of […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Loves Park Mayor Darryl F. Lindberg, after serving in that position for 20 years, has announced he will not seek re-election in April. He says he is ready to retire, although he will most likely stay involved in some activities. Lindberg was born and raised […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Two of the 14 teams in this fall’s Harlem Community Center softball program scored dramatic victories in Week 4 of the season. Team Garbe was down, 16-3, late in their game with Team Sullivan and came back twice to score a 23-22 win. And Team Duke, […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The big games keep on coming at Harlem. Next up will be a battle for sole possession of second place Friday night when the Huskies (5-1) travel to Auburn (5-1) for a 7:15 p.m. encounter. The host, Auburn Knights rattled Hononegah (4-2) by a 41-17 count […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER Two new Loves Park Police Officers were sworn in by Mayor Darryl Lindberg at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. Alexander Jenkins is a 2012 graduate of Auburn High School. He was employed previously at Gleason Cutting Tools for two years and was a Corrections Officer […]
