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While most players might dream of a big time slam dunk, or draining the big three pointer, the toughest shot in all of basketball is far more pivotal – the free throw. Every media you could think of was on hand to witness the battle between the Dakota Indians and Lena-Winslow Panthers, as three television stations, Big Radio, and – yes – there was even a Journal-Standard sighting – all made the trek out to Lena to see the battle of two of the best Boys' teams in the region. Nobody was disappoint...
The Stockton Blackhawks came into their conference battle against a tough East Dubuque squad with a major problem ... two starters were out, along with one of the first players off the bench. With a limited squad, another curve exposed the problem when East Dubuque came out in a box and one defense on Tiana Timpe. "We have a box and one offense, but normally that's with Lizzie (Eisfeller) and Katie (Wright)," said coach Tim Timpe. "But my sophomores hadn't run it much at all, and I wasn't about...
The Warren Warriors got off to a sluggish start against the West Carroll Thunder at home Wednesday night as turnovers mounted, and the Thunder opened up hot from the perimeter. But once the Warriors settled down in the second half, they used a huge 14-0 run powered by their inside strength of Matthew Riedl and Brayden Bohnsack to claim firm control of the contest enroot to a 65-54 victory. "We got off to a slow start against Scales Mound on Monday," said senior point guard Ethan Williams. "So...
Whenever the Dakota Lady Indians take on the Aquin Bulldogs, there are never any secrets. "Oh, no, we can't ever surprise each other," said Dakota head coach Kevin Cline. "We know their kids, and Doral knows our kids so well, we could probably trade teams and know what to run." "Heck, we could sit up in the stands and watch and it would still be a great game," said Aquin coach Doral Reining. With both teams so familiar, and boasting mega-stars in Tabytha Toelke and Abby Barr, the margin for erro...
Going to a Pantherhawk Wrestling match is kind of like going to watch to see Alabama play Loras College in football. Who is going to win is not the question, but how they will do it is. With four more overwhelming victories last week, the Pantherhawks are finally poised for the match every single wrestling fan in the state had earmarked as the biggest of the season ... on January 16th, at West Carroll, the Pantherhawks will square off against the Dakota Indians. Make no mistake, with both teams...
Tim White has joined Apple River State Bank as Senior Vice President – Lending in the bank's new Hazel Green office. He will be responsible for agricultural banking relationships in southwest Wisconsin. Tim has an extensive agricultural background in banking and insurance. He also worked as a feed consultant and nutritionist for a successful family feed business and as district sales manager for Cargill. "Tim brings strong agricultural and commercial lending experience as well as managerial e...
I’ve seen games go into overtime this year; we’ve had contests that were decided on the final shot as the buzzer sounded; there have been incredible chess matches as strong coaches battle it out with changing strategies over the course of the game; there have been individual efforts that had to be seen to be believed as Erin Henze is poised to set a new school scoring record, Tiana Timpe has redefined the three point line; and the strength of Isaiah Bruce in the paint still makes me shake my hea...
We should all swap problems; everyone knows how to solve the other guy's. You know, every now and then in a person’s lifetime, someone comes along who really leaves an impression on you. I met an interesting man this week. He is 76 years and builds tract houses in Mariana, Florida. This is his third career enterprize. He grew up on a farm in Florida, then when he was 24 years old he moved to Richland Center, Wisconsin where he was a dairy farmer. Eleven years later he moved back to Florida a...
The state’s population decline continues to be a cause for concern as Illinois enters a new decade with nearly 160,000 fewer residents. Our state ended 2019 with the largest population loss in the country, according to newly released census data. Despite being one of the most populous states in the nation, Illinois has continuously declined in population over the years underscoring the need for lawmakers to address the reasons for the continued outmigration of residents and employers, such as I...
Orangeville Janice K. Wilson, 69 Janice K. Wilson, age 69 of Orangeville, IL, passed away on January 8, 2020 at her home. She was born on August 13, 1950 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Harold and Marilyn (Stamm) Wilson. Janice was a 1968 graduate of Orangeville High School. She received her Degree in Education from Carthage College in 1972. Janice was a teacher at the Pearl City Elementary School for 36 years, retiring in 2008. She was a member of Alpha Mu a retired teacher’s organization. Janice enjoyed knitting, crocheting and making c... Full story
The Fury hosted #3 state ranked Madison Metro Lynx in Janesville January 7 for a Badger Conference game. The Lynx were first to get on the scoreboard on a power play goal with 41 seconds remaining in the first period. With less than four minutes into the second period Anika Einbeck and Alyssa Knauf made great passes to each other on the give and go. Alyssa fired a rocket past the Lynx goaltender on a power play, tying the game at 1-1. The Lynx came out strong in the third period and scored two...
Apparently the Freeport Housing Authority is under a federal criminal investigation. The US Department of Justice issued a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena to the Freeport Housing Authority on November 19, 2019. Pursuant to an official criminal investigation, the subpoena asked for records, dated between January 1, 2009 to present, related to: - Withdrawals or requests for money from HUD's Line of Credit System, which includes contracts, invoices, etc - Receipts and payments to vendors or...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) is hosting a third meeting of interested residents to continue the conversation about forming a Clean Energy District here in Jo Daviess County. The meeting will take place Thursday, January 23rd, at 10:30 am, at the Elizabeth Community Building in downtown Elizabeth, IL. The purpose of this meeting is to establish a founding Board for the group and an entity to act as a fiscal sponsor. Clean Energy Districts are locally led nonprofit organizations currently defined by county lines, designed to...
The Stephenson County Visitor Center is proud to bring the Illinois Freedom Project (ILF) exhibit to Stephenson County residents and visitors to illuminate historical stories of slavery and freedom. Join us for this exhibit's opening presentation on January 16 at 6 pm at the Stephenson County Visitor Center, located at 4596 US Highway 20 East, Freeport. Exhibit Curator Tim Townsend of the National Park Service and Freeport's own Abraham Lincoln, George Buss will explain the history behind creati...
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois Lawmakers from both parties are calling for an investigation of a 2012 email exchange between a government insider and then-Gov. Pat Quinn's staff regarding a possible cover-up of rape and other criminal activity. The bombshell report was published Tuesday by Chicago National Public Radio affiliate WBEZ-FM detailing emails from former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist Michael McClain and Quinn's staff. WBEZ reported that McClain - a close confidant of Illinois...
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois A task force formed to study ways to reduce property tax burden on Illinois residents is calling for consolidation of school districts and other local units of government and a boost in the state’s share of funding for K-12 education. Those and other recommendations are part of a draft report circulated among the 88-member Property Tax Relief Task Force that state lawmakers formed during the 2019 session. A final report is expected to be released before t...
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois Two of the state’s largest electric utilities owe their customers a combined $543 million in refunds, according to state regulators, but there is sharp disagreement over how much time the companies should have to pay it back. At issue for Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison, also known as ComEd, is money they collected to pay future tax bills before federal tax cuts which took effect in 2018 lowered those anticipated rates. When the corporate tax r...
