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In the first game of their season, the Lena-Winslow Panthers went into overtime against Durand – barely holding on for the two point win on Durand's home floor. That was in early December. Last Monday night, about five to six weeks later, those same two teams met in Lena for the completion of the conference home-and-home contest. In their defense, Durand had three players sitting out due to injury – two of them who started against Lena-Winslow in December. But even those players could not acc...
Maybe it was because the Broncos had blown out Lena-Winslow in their first meeting and looked past them. Maybe it was because the Panthers didn't have outside shooting threat Ava Vlasin in that first meeting. Or maybe, just maybe, the Panthers were primed for an ambush. Whatever the reason, when the two teams faced off for the conference rematch Wednesday night in Lena – everyone would swear that the Panthers were the second rated team in the state – not Orangeville. Lena-Winslow as almost fla...
With the Regional seeds being voted on February 1st by 4:00 pm, and the Stockton Blackhawks and East Dubuque Warriors not scheduled to meet again until February 8th, their meeting in Stockton Thursday night was ... big. "Oh, this was huge," said East Dubuque head coach Deann Petitgout. "The girls knew coming in here that this one was a must." And it's possible that the pressure was too much for both teams as the first quarter was, well, flat out ugly. Both teams had more turnovers than shots,...
"We've been working for this all week, all season," said Stockton senior Colby Tucker following the Blackhawks 50-39 win on the road in Warren. "Every time we'd be in this position, we got rattled and let things get away from us," said head coach John Hammann. "Tonight, it was like it all clicked. Our seniors led the way, Tucker wanted the ball down the stretch ... yeah, I think this was definitely a signature win." When the game opened, both teams struggled to get going on offense. When Bennett...
Dan, Your article in yesterday’s paper about the Freeport City Council was one of your finest works since I have been a subscriber. I totally agree with your analysis of the names mentioned. Being on the Freeport Park Board I like how our board is run. And yes, I read my packet when I get it and again review it before the meeting. Also, side note, I was asked to run for city council in my ward. George Yarzak, Park commissioner. Freeport...
While most High School sports are allowed to compete against schools their size – the lone exception (And yes, I beat this dead horse a lot) is competitive speech. Schools as small as Stockton, River Ridge and Galena will be going straight up against Freeport, Sterling and Byron at this Saturday's Speech Regional. Each school can only pick one student (or team of two) to represent them in each of the 14 speech events, and only the top four will advance on to the Sectional competition to be h...
Many years ago, my wife and I were driving through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It was at night and a winter blizzard had blown in. We were on the switchbacks, winding our way down the mountain. At times the road was clear and we could see well. At other times, the falling snow was so heavy and thick and blowing, it was a total black out behind the wheel – like someone had thrown a blanket over the windshield. During those times, we were just guessing at where the road was. Off to our l...
Growing up in Indiana, it was almost a requirement that you loved basketball. Now, I’ve never gotten into the pros. Our artist Thomas is a huge Bulls fan and knows the NBA like I know the NFL, but that was never my cup of tea. For me, I always preferred the college hoops. You could play zone defense, the stall used to be a part of the game, and there was just a lot more strategy involved and players weren’t going through the motions for a paycheck. Anyway, back in 1976, when I was only 13, I c...
Stockton Robert “Bob” Charles Kappes, 92 Robert “Bob” Charles Kappes, age 92, of Stockton, IL passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at FHN Hospital in Freeport surrounded by his family. He was born in Pleasant Valley on September 28, 1931 to the late Lawrence and Opal (Schmidt) Kappes. Bob married Vernetta Ault on March 10, 1956 in Orangeville. Vernetta passed away August 7, 2009. Bob was a 1949 graduate of Stockton High School. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 years during the Korean War. He had worked for Hess Construction after the service... Full story
The Daily Drawing is a drawing for 366 daily cash prizes from October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024 to those donating for a ticket. Over $21,000 is paid out to ticket holders during the drawing year. Cash prizes vary between $50 and $250. A ticket may win multiple times as each ticket remains in the drawing each day for the entire year, no matter how often it may be drawn. Sponsoring organizations from Jo Daviess, Carroll & Stephenson County include: Caring Community of Elizabeth, East Dubuque Music Boosters, Eastland Music Boosters, Galena Key...
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie is looking to honor local businesses throughout the 89th Legislative District. Each month the Representative will choose a business to highlight, visit, and present them with a special certificate of recognition from the Illinois House of Representatives. This new program will help promote the great business community in northwest Illinois and encourage area residents to shop locally. Leader McCombie has recognized businesses in the 89th District throughout her tenure, but this year would like to hear input...
Do you know a woman who deserves recognition in the community? House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (Savanna) wants to hear about it. Leader McCombie is asking for nominations from around the 89th legislative district on women who have gone above and beyond in the community to solve a problem, help those in need, or volunteer their services to a community organization. From the nominations, two women will be chosen and invited to Springfield for a special women’s recognition event on March 6th where they will be among other remarkable women l...
Just remember, cows wear belles because their horns don’t work. Calories are the little buggers that get together at night in your closet and sew your clothes tighter. My closet is infested with them. Never lose yourself while trying to hold on to someone who doesn’t care about you. Unless your name is Google, stop acting like you know everything. Have you ever noticed that the people who tell you to calm down are the ones who pissed you off in the first place? If I manage to survive the rest of the week, I would like my straight jacket in hot...
West Galena 7 - 0 22 – 1 East Dubuque 5 - 3 11 – 13 RR/SM 5 - 3 19 – 7 Stockton 4 - 4 13 – 14 Warren 2 - 6 12 – 14 West Carroll 0 - 7 4 – 23 North Orangeville 11 - 0 28 – 1 Aquin 7 - 2 20 – 5 Pecatonica 8 - 3 24 – 5 Lena-Winslow 5 - 5 18 – 9 Dakota 3 - 7 10 – 17 Pearl City 1 - 9 4 – 23 Durand 0 - 9 5 – 15 South Eastland 11 - 0 17 – 11 AFC 8 - 2 18 – 9 Forreston 5 - 6 6 – 19 Amboy 3 - 5 11 – 7 Polo 3 - 5 11 – 12 Milledgeville 1 - 7 1 – 17 Fulton 0 - 6 3 – 16 Last Week’s Results Eastland 59 Milledgeville 13 Pearl City 60 West Carroll 32 Pecatoni...
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie is again offering a free 'Constituent Education Resource Card' available to residents wishing to visit select museums and zoos in the Chicagoland area. Families in the 89th District can utilize the pass to visit some of Chicago's world-class museums through the pass, which is available on a first come first serve basis. The following museums are available in 2024: Adler Planetarium The Art Institute of Chicago Brookfield Zoo Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago...
In less than ten weeks, the Stephenson County Farm Bureau Young Leader’s Committee will host the 7th Annual Bruce Johnson Memorial Farm to Farm 5K/10K Race on April 6, 2024. All proceeds from this event will go to supporting Agriculture in the Classroom efforts in Stephenson County. Entry fee includes race shirt, refreshments, prizes, finisher medals and a swag bag. Shirts and finisher medals cannot be guaranteed after March 22, 2024. The out-and-back course starts and ends at Kent Farms (...
It wasn't expected to be that controversial – after agreeing to allow Aquin and Orangeville to co-op Football, Boys Basketball, Baseball and several years ago approving Softball – the NUIC was scheduled to vote on whether or not to allow the two schools to co-op Girls Basketball next year. A 75% approval rate was needed, and while four schools – Eastland, Forreston, Galena and Lena-Winslow were going to vote "No" – the vote was still expected to pass ... until it didn't. "Yeah, that was more th...
Highland Community College and FHN have partnered to host an Open House for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program from 2 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the Ray and Betty Stamm Health Science Nursing Wing of the Natural Science and Health Center (building N) on campus. This is a great time to visit with instructors and students from Highland Nursing and Allied Health -and also speak with staff representatives from FHN about entering the field of nursing through the gateway of becoming a CNA....
During the 2023 session, Republicans in the Senate and House fought hard to continue a tax credit scholarship program for low-income Illinois school children. Through private donations made to a special fund, children in schools that were failing them for whatever reason had an opportunity to improve their chances for academic success by moving to a learning environment that met their needs. Donors to the program received a 75% Illinois income tax credit in exchange for their donations. It was i...
The original plea was first entered back in December of 2022. And after a series of status hearings and continuances, the hearing on Friday was originally expected to be a plea agreement. (At least that was the last reason for a continuance.) But apparently, no agreement could be reached, so at last Friday’s hearing the date was set for Stephanie Broshous to go to a trial by jury. There will be one more status hearing on April 5th at 9:00 am, then the Jury Pretrial is set for 1:30 pm on Thursday, April 18th, with the actual Jury trial s...
West East Dubuque 7 - 1 15 – 11 Galena 7 - 2 17 – 10 Scales Mound 5 - 3 19 – 7 Warren 4 - 4 12 – 13 Stockton 3 - 6 7 – 16 River Ridge 2 - 5 13 – 11 West Carroll 0 - 7 1 – 19 North Pecatonica 7 - 0 21 – 4 Lena-Winslow 6 - 2 17 – 7 Dakota 5 - 3 11 – 14 Durand 3 - 5 15 – 9 Oville/Aquin 1 - 7 6 – 19 Pearl City 1 - 6 10 – 14 South Eastland 8 - 1 19 – 8 Fulton 5 - 1 14 – 8 Polo 6 - 2 13 – 9 Forreston 4 - 4 9 – 14 Milledgeville 2 - 5 7 – 13 Amboy 0 - 6 2 – 15 AFC 0 - 6 3 – 20 Last Week’s Results Warren 38 Lena-Winslow 36 Pecatonica 80 Durand 46 S...
