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Districts of Distinction is a national recognition program created by District Administration magazine to honor school districts that are leading the way with new ideas that work. We’re looking to recognize established initiatives that are yielding quantifiable benefits, and that could be replicated by other districts. After one year of […]
Any arrests listed below are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On 06/15/16, Byron Police arrested Jessica Newton, age 24 of Byron, on an Ogle County warrant. Newton was transported to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office and held in lieu […]
Although long-time Rockford Public Schools theatre teacher, Mr. Crow, has retired from the classroom, he has not retired from the theatre. His first post-retirement gig is director for Pec Playhouse Theatre’s upcoming production of the musical Sugar, based on the film Some Like It Hot. The hit musical played 505 […]
By Doug Schroder EDITOR The following is a compilation of press releases from the Stateline Fury 10U fast pitch girl’s softball team from successes the team has encounter over the 2016 season. The first of these successes took place when the Fury won first place at the Rob Neiber Memorial […]
By Doug Schroder Gazette/Tempo Editor So, last week I was thinking of a different way to cover the upcoming Fourth of July Parade taking place in Winnebago. I had covered various parades in the communities my newspapers serve before, usually finding a good spot along a street on the parade […]
Two students from Byron High School Chamber Choir, Izzy Bartscher and Caleigh Huber, have received notice that they are selected to be a part of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-National Honors Choir. NAfME, among the world’s largest arts education organization, is the only association that addresses all […]
During SwedishAmerican’s Founder’s Week, June 6 – 14, the hospital held an employee peanut butter and jelly drive at 21 SwedishAmerican locations throughout northern Illinois to provide meals to children in need during the summer months. SwedishAmerican donated more than 1,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly, which is approximately […]
By Doug Schroder Editor While I was covering the garage sales in Winnebago a few weeks ago, I had a Gazette reader ask me how he could get in touch with Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, as the reader was rather upset about the actions of the Speaker […]
George Tolliver was named the 2016 Byron Kiwanis Layperson of the Year during the 28th Annual Byron Kiwanis Prayer Meeting. Nominators were asked to nominate someone in their church who demonstrated the first two objects of Kiwanis International: 1) To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to […]
