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With the beginning of a new school year close on the horizon, it is understandable for teachers and students alike to be holding on to their final days of summer with gusto, while dreading the opening of classes, tests and homework. But in both Pearl City and Eastland, the typical start of school dread is being off-set by a new sense of enthusiasm for one very big reason – both schools will be welcoming in new superintendents. Alex Kashner is the new man in Lanark, and has already relocated h...
This past weekend (7/26-7/28), four Eastland student-athletes competed in the American Powerlifting Federation's (APF) "Summer Bash 16" meet, held at 2XL Powerlifting, a gym and training facility located in Lombard, Illinois. Sophomore Paul Sturtevant (football, wrestling, and track) competed in the Teen Men Raw 13-15 division, junior Cadin Colehour (football and track) and senior Eli Dertz (football, wrestling, baseball) competed in the Teen Men Raw 16-17 division, and Kaylee Hammer...
Lena Colton George Drye, 22 Colton George Drye, age 22, of Belton, TX, formally of Lena passed unexpectedly away on July 29, 2019. He was born on April 23, 1997 to Richard “Rich” and Deanna (Herman) Drye in Freeport, IL. He grew up in Lena and in 2015 he graduated from Lena-Winslow High School. Colton served his country in the United States Air Force. He was currently serving as a Special Operations TACP/ JTAC 9th ASOS in Fort Hood, TX. He had a strong love for the brotherhood TACP Special Ops. In his free time Colton enjoyed hockey and bas... Full story
Suffering a loss is never easy, and our region got a double whammy recently. Both Colton Drye and Edwin Curry were taken from us far too soon. Now, before you get the wrong idea, I am not going to wax on about how special each man was to me because … that would be hypocritical. I didn’t really know either one. Sure, I knew who they were, but the relationship I shared with each of them was relegated to a smile and head nod, or casual, “hello”. So it would be hypocritical of me to talk about h...
I had a fun time last weekend. I was one of the morning speakers at The Fellowship of Christian Farmers International Annual Conference held in Dubuque, Iowa. As the title says, this is an international organization made up of Christian farmers from around the world. Their goal is to share the good news of Jesus Christ and they go to the ends of the earth to do just that. They have chapters in Russia, Mexico, New Zealand, Albania and other countries all around the world. They have a ministry...
On Tuesday, July 30th, I was honored to be joined by over 4 dozen taxpayers for my most recent “Pizza & Politics” event at the iconic Timmerman’s Supper Club overlooking the Upper Mississippi River Valley in East Dubuque. This event included a legislative update about what really happened in Springfield during the Spring Session as well as an extended question & answer session. I strive for these events to address the state issues that citizens want to talk about and bring forward. As alway...
We are celebrating the 12th Annual Colby Smith Memorial 4 Mile Classic, Saturday, August 24th. We are again inviting anyone who has run or walked in the past to come back this year and celebrate the 12th anniversary of the run. We have had great support over the years and would like to see this be our largest turnout ever, so ya'll come back, and we will see you at the start line! The Colby Smith Memorial 4 Mile Classic is a tribute to Colby Smith, a 1989 graduate of Aquin Catholic High School...
Back in 2006, Mithc Kappes and Jim Nadig bought the Stockton True Value Hardware Store, and over the course of a few years they began to see where if they really wanted the store to grow into their vision – a major upgrade was going to be needed. The switch was made to go from True Value to Ace, but that designation paled in comparison to what the two cooked up for the store that only had four employees at the time – the two owners, along with Jean Hill and Rosemary Basten. Beginning in 201...
A new state task force will look for ways to provide property tax relief to homeowners and report its findings by the end of the year. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed legislation creating the bipartisan Property Tax Relief Task Force. The panel will be made up of lawmakers appointed by the four legislative leaders, and individuals appointed by the Governor. Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady appointed Senators Donald Dewitt, Dan McConchie, Dale Righter, Jil Tracy, and Craig Wilcox to serve...
Collection of Photos from Freeport's Cruise Night on August 10th....
A Collection of photos from the Jo Daviess County Fair...
