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By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – The Byron Lady Tigers basketball team continued with it’s winning ways by taking the Byron Sectional with convincing wins over teams from Bishop McNamara and Winnebago. Byron jumped out to a big lead in the contest, but Winnebago was able to close the gap […]
By Doug Schroder Editor OREGON – Byron’s Lady Tigers used a couple to 20 point-plus runs to take the Oregon Regional on Thursday, Feb. 11. They started the game with a 23-0 run, and then they put together a 24-2 surge to start the second half. The Lady Tigers let […]
BYRON – On Thursday, Feb. 4, three Byron High School students were honored at the state landscape design banquet in Schaumburg. For only the second time in history of this contest did all three individuals from Byron place in the Top 5. Students had to complete a design based on a […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – You may have heard of the TV show on the History channel called the Mysteries of Oak Island. Oak Island sits in the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia. Folklore says the island has buried treasure there. The island has many ties to the Masons, […]
STILLMAN VALLEY – Ann Haas, executive director of the Rock River Center, spoke at the February meeting of the Stillman Valley Lions. She spoke of the many services the center provides to the senior citizens of the area – Medicare counseling, transportation, education, low vision services, games, drivers ed. and […]
By Doug Schroder Editor WINNEBAGO – As many of you may already know, a local television station has been celebrating its’ 50th year in business. They have been playing film clips from the past of local commercials and television shows that were produced by the station in segments titled “A […]
BYRON – Kathleen Rock, a sophomore at Byron High School, was awarded first place prize at the District 6 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) & Auxiliary “Voice of Democracy” (VOD) audio-essay competition. The awards banquet was held Saturday, Jan. 16 at the VFW Post 1461 in Belvidere, and welcomed 13 […]
By Doug Schroder Editor ROCKFORD – Last week from Wednesday, Jan. 27, through Saturday, Jan. 30, teams came together at Sinnissippi Park in Rockford to compete in the 30th Annual Illinois State Snow Sculpting competition. Altogether 11 State teams, 15 high school teams and one exhibition team (the winners of […]
BYRON – During a period of record-breaking scores and high achievement, the Byron School District is also facing complex financial issues: Therefore, the Byron Board of Education has taken steps to address the District’s continuing financial concerns while assuring that fees and taxes remain the lowest of any school district […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that its new Byron clinic is now open, officially replacing its existing clinic. Located in the same location at 230 West Blackhawk Drive, the 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility allows for expanded services and added physician practices. The new clinic enables […]
