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It was supposed to be something you watched on television; something that happened in the big cities; something that happened ... somewhere else. Instead, what began as a whole lot of nothing, devolved into arguably the worst night in the history of Freeport. Social media sent out a call for a protest in Freeport for Sunday night, May 30, beginning at 5:00 pm. But included in the call, were discussions about breaking the windows at the WalMart in town which had prompted them to close early as a...
I thought I knew what the story was about. When sitting in the midst of the protests taking place in Freeport on Sunday May 30, I won’t lie, I wanted to set off an EMP to blow up every phone being held up waiting for the Police to do something they’d regret. And Monday morning, when seeing the broken windows and boarded up stores … these were advertisers, these were friends … I sincerely wished I had a club I could take to the people who had done it. I never considered myself a sexist, or a ra...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, 2020 and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program. "The coronavirus has hurt America's farmers, ranchers, and producers, and these payments directed by President Trump will help this critical...
This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came into my house and told my dog … we laughed and laughed. I like cats but don’t love them. Living on a farm we’ve always had tons of cats around - but never in the house. A few years ago we began heating our work shop. As a result, all the cats moved from the barn to the heated shop. That’s ok because it keeps the mice population in check and I don’t have to worry about their water fre...
Personal Injury Accident On May 30, at approximately 10:26 pm, the Jo Daviess County dispatch center received a report of an ATV/UTV rollover accident with injuries on North Bellevue Street just to the southeast of South Holland Road in rural Warren. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that Richard A. Kent (28 of Warren) was operating a red four seater, 2020 Can-Am ATV southbound on N. Bellevue Street. A front seat passenger in the ATV was identified as Kirstin R. Giehart, 24 of Warren. Two rear seat passengers in the ATV were identified as Nicole...
Scales Mound Marilyn Jeanette Buske, 83 Marilyn Jeanette Buske, age 83 of Machesney Park, IL passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at home. She was born August 7, 1936 to the late S.A. and Margaret (Williams) Townsend. Marilyn married LaVerne Buske on February 22, 1957 at Schapville Presbyterian Church. Marilyn was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Loves Park. She was a 1954 graduate of Scales Mound High School and a 1956 graduate of Springfield Jr. College. She had worked at Rockford School of Medicine. Marilyn enjoyed cooking, gardening,... Full story
Beginning Monday, June 8, Monroe Clinic’s Lena location will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8am – 5pm. To make an appointment, please call 815-369-4541. Additionally, Monroe Clinic continues to offer telehealth visits. These phone or video visits allow patients to connect with a Monroe Clinic provider from the comfort of their own home. To determine if your appointment is available to be scheduled as a telehealth visit, please call your provider’s office. The safety of our patients, employees, and community membe...
Monroe Clinic Volunteers are proud to announce the 2020 recipients of the scholarship awards for students seeking a career in a health-related field. Monroe $500 recipients include Grace Mathiason and Brianne Seagreaves, and Monroe Clinic branch recipients are Madelyn Huschitt (Blackhawk School District) and Kierra Lynn Schulz (Lena-Winslow School District). The Advanced Studies scholarship was awarded to five area college students who completed at least one year of advanced study (beyond high...
Beginning June 4, the Lanark Public Library, at 111-B South Broad St, will offer basic service of curbside pick up of books, magazines, DVD’s and audio books. Card holders may call 815-493-2166 from Noon-3 and give your card number, phone or e-mail and items requested. The staff will assign you a time for pick up. Your selection will be limited to on shelf items as no inter-library loan is available at this time. Staff will do their best to send titles that will appeal to your reading preferences but keep in mind books are held in quarantine w...
Mediacom Communications announced the selection of Joseph Lenz, a Lena-Winslow High School senior, as a recipient of the company's World Class Scholarship program. The award recognizes the Lena resident for outstanding leadership and academic accomplishments. Mediacom annually selects 60 graduating seniors who each receive $1,000 scholarships to support their post-secondary education. "As a technology company, Mediacom understands how important it is to invest in future leaders like Joseph...
St. John's Lutheran Church will hold the June Community Grace Meal on Sunday, June 21 at 11:30 am -12:30 pm. The menu will be lasagna, green beans, Italian bread, applesauce and pineapple cake. The Grace will be curbside pick up only with all meals ordered no later than Friday, June 19 at 5 pm. Please call St. John's at 815-443-2215 to reserve your meals or email at [email protected]. St. John's is located at 229 S First St., Pearl City, IL 61062. The grace meal is supported by the Freeport Community Foundation....
“The continued victimization is not just an insult to my family, but to all victims of crimes in Illinois,” said Bob Peters, Jr., who bears the namesake of his father, Bob Peters, Sr., a murder victim who was brutally murdered during a robbery Nov. 12, 1992 at his gun shop. The continued victimization Bob Peters, Jr. refers to and advocates against, along with his sister, Becky, is now dealt to their family by the State of Illinois’ correctional authorities and elected officials who continually...
Stockton may have cancelled their annual Fourth of July celebration, but that didn’t mean there weren’t some fireworks on display at the most recent School Board Zoom meeting. By now, everyone knows the actions taken by the Foolish Four on the Stockton School Board, and last week they compounded the problem when they hired the new Superintendent of Schools for next year, James Bunting from Watseka, on a two-year contract. Bringing the total number of administrators to four, and adding ano...
Illinois advanced to the "Recovery" phase of Gov. JB Pritzker's plan to incrementally reopen the state's economy on Friday, May 29, after almost 70 days of residents living under a stay-at-home restriction. People are still expected to wear facial coverings and practice social distancing when in public places. "Non-essential" businesses and stores, closed for more than two months to in-person customers and workers, can now be open with capacity limitations, social distancing observations and...
Today, the Mount Carroll Community Foundation, a Geographic Affiliate of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has awarded $50,000 in grants to support Carroll County nonprofits in their response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are made possible by the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund, and were proactively awarded in collaboration with the Quad Cities Community Foundation. “The entire board of the Mount Carroll Community Foundation worked long and hard to research and recommend nonprofits who can address the greatest needs for t...
While driving throughout there region, we noticed a lot of construction projects taking place, and figured if we were wondering what they were building ... other people might be wondering too. So we decided to ask....
