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Everyone who knew her thought that Joann McGee would be successful in life after she graduated from Freeport High School, but nobody ever expected this. For the past 21 years she had been working within the Department of Corrections in Stephenson County, but after earning her Doctorate degree in Public Administration from Walden on Thursday, she immediately boarded a plane and returned to Freeport where she was sworn in as the new Director of Court Services for the 15th Judicial District Friday...
The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at approximately 9:08 p.m., Jo Daviess County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting that an individual at the residence had been shot with some type of weapon. The following information is being released regarding this investigation: The suspect in this investigation is Ronald A. Smith, 35. Smith had been a resident of Galena, IL, up until April, 2022, when a domestic violence incident occurred between Smith and his now estranged wife, whose name is being w...
Sometimes I’m asked what kind of advice I have to give during tough times? Well, good advice for hard times is the same thing as good advice for good times - Worship God faithfully. Tithe. Minimize debt. Save. Invest in people. And cultivate practical skills that will always be useful. There will never come a time in your Christian life where you can just coast along. You will never reach an age where it will be unnecessary to trust God. There will always be something that you need to trust G...
I think I have come to the realization that God got our lives backwards. I mean, think about it – instead of the current timeline we are all familiar with, what if “life” followed this pattern instead? - At birth, we are diapered, fed food that is healthy for us, but shipped off to a home with other newborns where we are convinced that we are generally ignored except for birthdays and holidays. - When we turn 18, they give us a gold watch and send us off to work for the next 45 years. - When...
Gun Shot Fatality On June 19, 2022 at approximately 9:59 P.M., the Freeport Police Department was notified by the Freeport Memorial Hospital (FHN) that a subject had been privately transported to the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound. The victim is identified as Daquaveon Jackson, aged 23 of Freeport. Jackson succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital. During the investigation, officers learned the shooting occurred in the unit block of North Greenfield Drive, just prior to Jackson’s transportation to the hospital in a p...
Lena Barbara M. Pinnow, 80 Barbara M. Pinnow age 80, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born on November 25, 1941, in Lena, IL to Milford and Helen (Koehn) Becke. Barb graduated with the class 1959, which was the first class to graduate from the new Lena High School. She worked for the Orangeville CUSD #203 as a teacher’s aide with special education in Rockford. She worked at General Casualty Insurance Company for 18 years until retirement. Barb also made many friends over the years bartending at Asa’s, J&S... Full story
If you ever get frustrated with life out here in Northwest Illinois, just turn on your car radio to WBBM and listen to the Chicago traffic report, you’ll feel much better. My driving instructor asked me to parallel park – which wasn’t easy while I was talking on the phone and changing songs on my iPod. I thought I might pass my driver’s exam, and the teacher said he considered it, but I guess driving in reverse down a One Way street the wrong way at 60 miles per hour over an open manhole cover was working against me. Mt dad said he would t...
NIFA will tour the Dollinger Christmas Tree Farm and retail establishment near Lanark on June 9th, with a rain date of June 16th, starting at 9:30 am. This tour will include a hike through their 26-acre plantation of spruce, pine, and fir trees as well as a visit to their gift shop and their work room. In the weeks before Christmas, their trees can be cut-your-own or pre-cut by Dollinger. In addition, they sell table-top trees, wreaths, table arrangements, cemetery wreaths, swags, yule logs, porch baskets, centerpieces and a wide selection of...
Join University of Illinois Extension as they hold various gardening related programs in a series being offered this fall. Costs for each program are varied and listed below. All programs will begin at 1:30 p.m. and be held at the Jo Daviess County Extension Office, 204 Vine St. Elizabeth, IL 61028. To register or for more information on any of these programs please call us at 815-858-2273 or visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw. On Thursday, August 25, University of Illinois Extension Program Coordinator Nikki Keltner will present...
The grocery bill for a summer cookout will cost U.S. consumers 17% more than last year, according to a new American Farm Bureau Federation market basket survey. The survey focuses on food commonly part of Fourth of July cookouts, including cheeseburgers, pork chops, chicken, homemade potato salad and more. The cost breaks down to $69.68 for 10 people, or about $7 per person, and reflects the largest increase since the annual survey began a decade ago. Inflation, supply chain disruptions and the...
The public is invited to join trained volunteer guides for an interactive tour of the magical Casper Bluff Preserve, a place where nature's treasurers meet with history's secrets. A morning tour will be held on Saturday, July 16th at 9AM with an evening tour scheduled for Tuesday, July 19tht at 7PM. The cost is $10/person. RSVPs are required at www.jdcf.org/events. One of the first stops on the tour is the Mississippi River overlook. Casper Bluff commands some of the best views of the mighty...
