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Both Dakota and Eastland came into their non-conference battle Monday night with only one loss ... to the exact same Rock Falls 2A team – so bragging rights for best 1A school in the region was on the line. And while both teams made big rallies and strong play on both sides of the net, in the end it was the Indians who simply had too much strength with their outside attack in the 25-22, 25-22 victory. In game one, Eastland was a bit out of sorts as they made more unforced errors in one game than...
The Scales Mound Hornet starting lineup Tuesday at River Ridge featured two freshmen, two sophomores and only two upper classmen. But you never would have known it from the way they played the game. "I know we start freshmen, but they don't play like freshmen," said head coach Nicole Busch. That point couldn't be argued. Leading the Hornet assault was freshmen Anniston Werner, who dominated the match to help lead the Hornets to the 25-11, 25-17 sweep over the Wildcats. Werner tallied eleven...
The Warren Lady Warriors have beaten Stockton in volleyball before, but you would have to go back a long way to find out when was the last time the Warriors swept the Blackhawks in their season series. (We'll give you a little time to think about it) Wednesday night in Warren, the Warriors had to overcome the loss of a senior, and some extensive stretches of error prone volleyball, but did just enough to squeak out the 15-25, 25-22, 25-20 victory. In game one, the Blackhawks edged out in front e...
The story was supposed to be about Pearl City. After smashing the Lena-Winslow Panthers Tuesday night in Pearl City, the Wolves were expected to handle them again to record the first time ever – in the history of the program – that Pearl City was able to sweep the season series from the Panthers. And while the scoreboard reflected that indeed the Wolves did come out on top ... that was not the main story of the match Thursday night in Lena. Instead, the headlines were stolen by the Panther you...
Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers are the ones who often get the glory. But football coaches and true football fans know that an offense will only go as far as the offensive line allows it to go. Black Hawk/Warren put in a purely dominant performance along the offensive line in their 56-12 win over Southwestern. Lucas Milz and Landen Mahoney are a pair of talented sophomore backs for the Warriors, but their job was made much easier by an offensive line that consistently changed the...
State legislative leaders took a stand this week against Illinois’ longstanding history of gerrymandering, arguing that lawmakers have no business being involved in the drawing of legislative district boundaries. State Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) says Senate and House Republican leaders came together March 30 to introduce the People’s Independent Maps Act, a proposal to allow Illinois’ legislative redistricting maps to be determined by an Independent Redistricting Commission. Also durin...
Local employer Elkay Manufacturing invites local Savanna, IL, and Clinton, IA area residents to join them in a Mississippi River Shoreline Clean-Up they are co-hosting in conjunction with the Mayors of Savanna, Illinois and Clinton, Iowa, who are both active members of MRCTI. The event provides residents an opportunity to serve as "citizen scientists" to collect and help track plastic waste along the Mississippi River shoreline as part of a larger environmental study project. This fun local...
Three students from the Scales Mound FFA made their mark at the State Proficiency Contest held virtually on March 27 after advancing with a first-place finish from the District Proficiency Contest on March 10. The Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their SAEs (Supervised Agricultural Experience), have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers. Students can compete for awards in 47 areas covering everything from Agricultural...
A key ring is a handy little gadget that allows you to lose all your keys at once. Everybody likes donuts. When our children were small, we would enjoy an occasional box of donuts from the day old bakery. We don’t do that anymore for a couple of reasons: 1) Whereas when we were younger we could eat all the donuts we wanted and it made no difference on our waistlines, that is no longer the case. 2) The day old bakery closed its doors for good not long ago. So we don’t eat donuts like we used to,...
Most of you know that I often listen to the SCORE when driving in my car, and the other day Dan Bernstein was on a rant about how stupid people who do special “reveal parties” were. Now, a “reveal party” is when people do something special to let friends know whether the baby, they are expecting is going to be a boy or a girl. Typically, they use blue or pink balloons, or cake with food coloring, but the rant that Bernstein was going on about was how many of these parties have become dangero...
Hanover Thor Thorsen, 84 Thor Thorsen peacefully passed away on March 25, 2021, of prostate cancer surrounded by loved ones. Thor was the son of Olga and Tor Torsen and was on born Sept. 24, 1936. He graduated from Kelvyn Park High School, Chicago, IL. He married Janet Struwe on January 25,1957, at St. Timothy Church in Chicago, IL. Together they raised five children. He worked at Parkway Gallery, Color Graphics, Quality Color, Woodbine Golf Course, and together in partnership with his son, Ken, they owned and operated the Accurate... Full story
Highland Community College in a partnership with FHN will hold an Open House from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 in the Ray and Betty Stamm Health Science Nursing Wing, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The Open House will present information about the Medical Assistant program through Highland and apprenticeship with FHN. The apprenticeship allows for students to work while completing their Medical Assistant degree. Highland and FHN are collaborating to help fill the demand for Medical Assistant openings in healthcare. Interested...
My uncle tried to cross an angry sheep with a moody cow. All he got was an animal that's in a very Baaaaad Moooooood. What do you call a sleeping cow? ... (A Bull dozer) Well, I was offered 15 million to do a movie with Julia Roberts, but I'll keep farming ... that was a joke. After listening to the blowhard try to tell him how he should improve his farm, the old farmer asked the man, "Did you ever notice that rabbit poop comes out as little pellets, while cow poop spreads out like a pancake?" "No," the blowhard said in disgust. "Well then,...
In Grown Farms, LLC will host a job fair at the Freeport Public Library on Tuesday, April 13 from 10 am to 2 pm. All candidates are encouraged to bring their resume and be ready to interview for immediate openings. Interested candidates should follow the link to pre-register for an available time: https://calendly.com/renee-barr/in-grown-farms-hiring-fair-1 The job fair is looking for candidates to fill full-time and part-time positions at their expanding facility just east of Freeport. Applicants will be interviewed for openings in several pos...
April is Community College Month and Highland has a lot to celebrate. Like many community colleges across the nation, Highland Community College faced the COVID-19 pandemic head-on by continuing to help students succeed through safe, flexible learning options. The pandemic offered some students to take a closer look at community college education because they would be closer to home, have the same quality instruction, and pay less tuition compared to a university. Jim Reed, Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Trustees...
At some point this season, the Orangeville Broncos are going to put together two complete halves of football. And God help their opponent when they do. After sputtering and shooting themselves in the foot throughout the first half of their conference battle against Galena Saturday in Orangeville, the Broncos were lucky to only be down by one score at 7-0. Galena had caught Orangeville completely off guard on a pair of sweet misdirection plays. The first was a pass to the tight end, Will Nack, wh...
Only a few issues get under my skin more than animal misuse, abuse and neglect. I believe our Northwest Illinois values recognize it is a moral imperative for Illinoisans to demand an end to puppy mills in favor of driving the pet market to more humane sources like shelters, and RESPONSIBLE breeders. I am the Chief Sponsor and fighting to pass House Bill 1711 in the Illinois House to end the market for puppy mills by ending the sale of commercially bred puppies in retail outlets. Many retailers...
The Aquin Bulldogs stayed undefeated on the season at 3-0 but they had to work hard for it on a trip Saturday to Milledgeville. While the final score showed 40-14, the game was much tighter than that early as the first half featured big plays from both teams and both the Bulldogs and the Missiles holding the lead at some point. Aquin held a slim 5-point lead as the teams headed to halftime but then came back re-focused and re-energized in the final two quarters to seize control of the game and...
