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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem’s boys swimming and diving was on a roll to conclude the 2021 regular season with three consecutive victories. The Huskies defeated Guilford and Boylan Catholic in a triangular meet to finish 6-2 in NIC-10 competition. Then they toppled Rockford Christian, 124-61, in non-conference action, to […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER After waiting until conditions were deemed safe to play, Stillman Valley’s varsity football players prepare to do more than just suit up and run drills. In a little over a week, the Cardinals embark on an abbreviated five-game spring schedule. They’ll kick things off on Saturday, […]
On Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, the IHSA announced the 26 members of the 2021 IHSA All-State Academic Team, including Stillman Valley High School student Nate Youman. The team was revealed in the video message by IHSA Assistant Executive Director Stacey Lambert: “Presenting this amazing group of students is always one […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER A hot start to the winter campaign welcomed Stillman Valley’s boys basketball team this year. The Cardinals jumped out to a 5-0 record in the early weeks of game play. However, things changed with success becoming less frequent in the second half of the short season […]
Byron Forest Preserve will offer ‘Archaeology of the Chicago Portage National Historic Site via Zoom Lecture on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. Join staff archaeologist Paula Bryant of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey to learn about the Chicago Portage, a low and short divide between the Great Lakes and […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER Games have made their way back to the courts at Stillman Valley High School and so far a lot of positive results are being returned. Because of Covid19’s influence, decisions at the State level were made that determined holding basketball matches could enhance the risk for […]
The Byron Forest Preserve District will be offering a free Winter Lecture on Sunday, Feb. 14 starting at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Peggy Doty, Environmental and Energy Educator, University of Illinois Extension will talk about feral swine, also known as Eurasian boar or feral hogs. These invasive animals are not […]
Eight Byron Music Students were selected to participate in the 2021 Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Festival. The dates of the festival are currently being planned. ILMEA sponsors District and All-State competitions for the State of Illinois. Illinois is divided into nine districts. Byron is located in District 8, […]
Fine free Read more and worry less, for the Byron Library has gone fine free! How does it work? There will still be a due date for items checked out and returned to the Byron Library, but patrons will no longer be charged a fee for bringing materials back late. […]
The Ogle County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following incidents and made the following arrests Dec. 31-Jan. 8. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. D.U.I On Jan. 8 at 10:05 p.m., Ogle County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Rte. 251 / Rte.64 […]
