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Fall sports are rapidly approaching, and the one fact I can present that I doubt anybody would even think about challenging, is that football in this region of Illinois is taken pretty seriously. We've got the reigning 1A state champion in Lena-Winslow, and if you wanted to do the research – guess how many years you would have to go back to find a season in which nobody from the NUIC claimed a state title? (We'll get back to that) But when it comes to Highland Community College ... there's no p...
About a year ago, we did the story about how the Stephenson County Board was raising fees for liquor licenses to bars and restaurants throughout the county, and how the extreme increase caused a major reaction from owners of those establishments. Well, it would seem that the Finance Committee has yet to get the point that an increase is one thing, but an enormous increase in fees creates a wave of anger and resentment. As part of the study the County performed regarding fees, the latest one the...
The Stephenson SWCD congratulates McKenzie Riemer as the recipient of the 2021-2022 scholarship in the amount of $500. McKenzie is enrolled as a student at the University of Wisconsin Platteville where she plans on graduating in December 2021 with two bachelor's Degrees: Agricultural Business and Animal Science. McKenzie will have achieved this accomplishment in three and a half years. She hopes to have a full-time job lined up in January of 2022 and will be pursuing her master's degree. During...
On October 1st of this year, residents of Lena are going to see an increase in their water bill. At last week’s Board meeting the Village Board approved the measure unanimously. But the reasoning behind the increases make perfect sense. “Water rates have not changed in nearly a decade. Sewer rates have changed once in about the same amount of time. Inflation over this time has increased the costs of everything. Meanwhile the water/sewer infrastructure continues to get older and less rel...
He knew everything, but that’s all he knew. I kind of left you hanging on the house we were working on in anticipation of members of our family moving in. I’m happy to say, they are all moved in. The house had a total inside makeover and is the happy home of their little family. I took it upon myself to find a little history on the previous owners. What I discovered was that the owner before them, was born in the house. He and his wife had four children. She was the girl next door and they end...
There is a Gremlin in our house. Ever since the girls left for college, it hasn’t been hard placing blame when lights in the house are left on, or doors left open, or certain food items you wee saving in the refrigerator to eat later suddenly went missing. Or at least that’s what we thought at first. It was amazing how much money my wife and I saved on water bills, electricity, and the need to buy paper towels and toilet paper. So even though we had massive tuition bills to pay coming from Mad...
Stockton Eileen Marie (Willis) Keefer, 81 Eileen Marie (Willis) Keeffer, 81, of Stockton Illinois passed away at FHN hospital on Saturday, August 7, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Eileen was born on March 1, 1940 in Freeport, Illinois to Lowell and Helen (Brocious) Willis. Eileen’s childhood was spent growing up with her two siblings, whom she holds very dear, Shirley (Tom) Leitzen and Larry (Ann) Willis on a farm in Willow. She was an active member in 4H and loved to show cattle. She attended grade school in a one-room school house in W... Full story
You know when a joke becomes a Dad joke? ... When it becomes apparent. Why do you never see elephants hiding in trees? Because they're so good at it. To the man in the wheelchair who stole my camouflage jacket ... you can hide, but you can't run. Yesterday I ate a clock ... it was very time consuming. Especially when I went back for seconds. I was wondering why this frisbee kept looking bigger and bigger ... then it hit me. What do you call an alligator in a vest? ... An investigator. I have a fear of speed bumps, but I'm slowly getting over...
Tracy Brewer of Monroe, Wis. joins the staff of Highland's Business Institute as a training coordinator. Brewer has worked in the community and technical colleges for the past 10 years, where she managed training and development programs. She believes professional and personal development are the keys to successful people, companies, and communities. As a connector, problem solver, and idea generator, Brewer said, "I am truly excited to be working with Highland and am anxious to get out and...
The City of Freeport is pleased to announce an award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) acquisition and demolition grant. The grant, totaling $3,395,568.25, will be matched with $1,132,556.75 from the City of Freeport for a total project cost of $4,528,125.00. The City will be reaching out to those who signed up for the PDM Grant Program in the coming weeks to discuss next steps. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) must initiate...
The Eagle Nature Foundation (ENF) has just announced that on Sept 11 it will be sponsoring two Flying Bird of Prey Shows as part of its 60th Anniversary Celebration in the Crossroads Church in Galena. One show will begin at 10:00 am and the other at 1:00 pm. These two shows are family oriented. The shows will be conducted by John and Dale Stokes from Trenton, GA. During the summer, the Stokes present these shows at Rock City Gardens on top of Lookout Mountain in Tennessee. Now you can enjoy the...
It is now official, The Eastland Invitational brought 12 Schools together in Lake Carroll to open up the IHSA Fall Season with the first event of the year. For the Boys, Rockford Christian pulled away for the comfortable victory, but both Galena and Fulton showed a lot of strength in claiming second and third respectively (with only a single stroke separating them) which should make for an interesting conference race between the two. For the Girls, the bigger schools dominated as Oregon and...
Nearly every county in Illinois lost population over the past decade, mirroring a national trend of greater concentrations of people leaving rural areas and moving to larger metropolitan areas. That's according to the latest numbers released Thursday, Aug. 12, by the U.S. Census Bureau showing detailed population numbers from the 2020 census for cities, counties and small geographic areas. In April, the Census Bureau released statewide numbers that determine how many congressional seats and Elec...
Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, continues its 60th Anniversary Season with a sassy, sultry, musical celebration of legendary jazz great, Fats Waller! Ain't Misbehavin' features music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and was conceived by Richard Maltby Jr. & Murray Horwitz. The production is directed and choreographed by Donterrio Johnson. The inimitable Thomas "Fats" Waller rose to international fame during the Golden Age of the Cotton Club and...
Boys 8/16 Galena 170 Jack Reis – 40, Ryan Stoffregen – 43, Scott Dodds – 43, Jacob Furlong – 44 = 170 Stockton 188 Jared Dvorak – 43, Trace Williamson – 46, Joseph Brudi – 48, Bennett Graves – 51 = 188 West Carroll 330 Wilson Bressler – 74, Erik Kice – 82, Cooper Smith – 82, Durlin Richardson – 92 = 330 Eastland 178 Andy Anderson – 37, Kellen Henze – 41, Gabe York – 49, Payton Urish – 51 = 178 Dakota 211 Adam Kriens – 50, Jason Binger – 51, Zane Mills – 51, Doug Smith – 59 = 211 Amboy 180 Wes Wi...
