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Football Standings NUIC Lena-Winslow 2 - 0 2 – 0 Du/Pec 2 - 0 2 – 0 Forreston 2 - 0 2 – 0 Galena 2 - 0 2 – 0 Dakota 0 - 1 1 – 1 Stockton 0 - 1 1 – 1 EPC 0 - 2 0 – 2 Fulton 0 - 2 0 – 2 West Carroll 0 - 2 0 – 2 8-Man Amboy 2 – 0 Milledgeville 2 – 0 Orangeville 1 – 0 Polo 1 – 0 Peoria Quest 0 – 2 River Ridge 0 – 2 Six Rivers WI Blackhawk/Warren 0 - 0 3 – 0 River Ridge 0 - 0 3 – 0 Southwestern/ED 0 - 0 2 – 1 Potosi/Cassville 0 - 0 2 – 1 Benton/SM/Shull 0 - 0 1 – 2 Pec/Argyle 0 - 0 0 – 3 Last Week’s Results Amboy 80 River Ridge 8 River Ridge...
Pearl City and Warren officially opened the IHSA Volleyball season with a non-conference battle in Pearl City between two rebuilding programs. And while it was obvious that this was the first game for both squads – that didn't mean it wasn't exciting as it went down to the wire – with both teams having plenty of reasons to walk off the court with their heads high. The overall theme of the night was errors. Both teams made them, both teams stated afterwards that they need to cut down on the...
West Galena 0 - 0 6 – 1 River Ridge 0 - 0 6 – 2 Stockton 0 - 0 4–3-2 Scales Mound 0 - 0 1 – 2 East Dubuque 0 - 0 2 – 3 Warren 0 - 0 1–6-1 West Carroll 0 - 0 0 – 2 North Lena-Winslow 0 - 0 3 – 0 Aquin 0 - 0 2 – 0 Durand 0 - 0 8 – 1 Orangeville 0 - 0 3 – 1 Pecatonica 0 - 0 4–1-2 Pearl City 0 - 0 1 – 3 Dakota 0 - 0 0 – 3 South AFC 0 - 0 3 – 0 Fulton 0 - 0 2 – 0 Eastland 0 - 0 2 – 1 Milledgeville 0 - 0 3 – 2 Amboy 0 - 0 1 – 2 Polo 0 - 0 1 – 4 Forreston 0 - 0 0 – 1 Last Week’s Results Orangeville 23, 25, 25 Stockton 25, 21, 14 Eastland 25, 22, 25...
The Oregon Hawks are a traditional 2A Volleyball power, while the Eastland Cougars were coming off of a rebuilding year. But if you watched them play each other Tuesday night, and there were no names on the uniforms, you would have sworn their roles were reversed. Simply put, Eastland made Oregon look out-classed in a 25-20, 25-15 non-conference victory that was nothing short of impressive. Game one was competitive. Oregon used a balanced attack – recording eleven kills in game one, with four di...
The River Ridge Wildcats came in with a 1-0 early record after taking down the Milledgeville Missiles in spite of a slow start in their opener. While the Lena-Winslow Panthers – although expected to be a major power this season – came in a little dinged up as Grace Groezinger basically had to play left handed as she is recovering from shoulder surgery, and Eden Dietz is also not at full strength. But the show the two teams put on was entertaining theater for a large crowd in Elizabeth after the...
This was supposed to be the year when EPC returned to prominence. When they became a contender once again in the ever-powerful NUIC North. They have the speed. They have the grit and determination in their running backs. But ... the Galena Pirates methodically took the air out of the sails of all the EPC hype with a very vanilla 28-6 ground pounding. In all fairness, the jury was out for three quarters of football as EPC looked every bit the team we expected to see, but just seemed to sputter...
It was quite a "Nye-ght" for the Milledgeville Missiles Friday in their home opener as they kicked off the 2023 football season in convincing fashion. Unfortunately, it was the River Ridge Wildcats who had to take the brunt of the attack as the Missiles built an early lead and completely controlled the game from start to finish as they rolled to a 48-6 win at the expense of the visiting Wildcats. The Nye family certainly had a lot to cheer for as the Missiles opened the season in familiar surroundings and also familiar results as the Missiles h...
It's a whole new ballgame in Orangeville. In what could only be described as a "dominant" performance, the Broncos got impressive play in almost every facet of the game as they rolled past the AFC Raiders in a 46-12 running clock affair last Saturday. At the beginning, AFC looked good as they methodically moved the ball down the field with a decent ground attack that never broke a big one, but was grinding out first downs. The drive ended in a two yard touchdown run by senior Daniel Bevan, and...
As I sit at my keyboard pounding out the words going into this column, we are in the middle of a heat wave. It’s hot outside. But here in my basement office, it’s cool. Almost too cool. But as you read this, the heat wave has passed and it’s actually very nice outside. I have the thermostat in our house connected to my smartphone via an app. I can adjust the temperature from anywhere in the world that has wi-fi, which is pretty much everywhere. When my wife and I get away for a couple days, we a...
Power Rankings Volleyball 1. Lena-Winslow 1 – 0 With Galena being tripped up, our #2 team moves up to the top spot. Looked strong in opener. 2. Fulton 1 - 0 Fulton pulled off the early season shocker by beating Galena. We knew they were good but, damn. 3. Galena 4 - 1 The mighty Pirates got tripped up in their opener. Fulton is strong, but Pirates aren’t used to losing - ever. 4. Aquin 0 - 0 Yeah, yeah, we know Aquin hasn’t started yet, but anyone who thinks they’re not top 5 is an idiot. 5. Eastland 1 - 0 Cougars looked impressive in blowing...
Power Rankings Football 1. Lena-Winslow 1 – 0 Panthers only ran 15 offensive plays - 15! But scored 68 points and had 350 yards of offense. Damn! 2. Forreston 1 – 0 Shut out Fulton in the second half to rally back for the big conference win at home. Now, Dakota. 3. Du/Pec 1 – 0 Barely survived Stockton scare, so maybe the loss of beef on the line is a bigger issue than we thought. 4. Fulton 0 – 1 Fulton held the 18-8 lead at halftime, and will now have nightmares about the Cardinals. 5. Galena 1 – 0 Pirates didn’t do anything fancy, but...
“We be po,” I cried to my wife. “Would you stop it, we are not poor. We’re just cash strapped a little until Friday.” In the grand scheme of things, a perfect storm of financial needs came up all within the last few weeks. Of course, we had property taxes coming in the near future which we always set extra money aside for in August because they are so much fun to pay. But then, added on top of that, was the final payment for our Greek Island cruise – which was worth it, but not inexpensive. Then...
Plane Crash On 08/20/23 at approximately 8:39 am, Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to S. Steele Rd. and W. Steele Rd. for multiple reports of a possible plane crash. Witnesses stated they observed a plane which appeared to be in distress fly low and never reappear. Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputies, Hanover Fire Department, Elizabeth Fire Department, Elizabeth EMS and AirCare began to search the area for a downed airplane. Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputies located the pilot, Daniel W. Helsper, 69 of Anamosa, IA, on IL...
Freeport Lois C. Thrasher, 93 Lois C. Thrasher, 93, of Freeport, IL, formerly of Lena, IL passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023. She was born on April 8, 1930 to Logan and Hazel (Winchell) Kahly in Stephenson County, IL. She attended Dakota High School. On January 16, 1949 she married Mel Thrasher in Lena, IL. During her career, she worked at numerous businesses in Lena. She was a 70 year member of Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her five children—Charles (Molly) Thrasher of Ladd, IL, Daniel Thrasher of Sun Prairie, WI, Pam (... Full story
The Lanark Public Library and the Friends of the Lanark Public Library will be sponsoring a new book club for both men and women. Organizational meeting will be Friday, September 8 at 1:30 in the Lanark Library meeting room at 111-B South Broad Street, Lanark, Illinois. Discussion will be about preferred day and time along with selecting titles. At this meeting our guests will be long time book club members sharing some of their experiences. Call 815-493-2166 during library hours of Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, noon – 5:00, Thursday, noon ...
Lena-Winslow is proud to announce the induction of Kevin Milder to the Northwest Illinois Sports Hall of Fame. Kevin's induction will be at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet held in Savanna, IL on October 14, 2023. Kevin Milder, who is a teacher/coach for Lena-Winslow Elementary/High School, has been very successful in his 29 years at Le- Win. As part of the High School Football Coaching staff for the past 27 years, he has helped the team with over 230 wins, and 6 Illinois 1A State Championships...
My ex and I divorced for religious reasons … He thought he was God and I didn’t. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness clearly never paid for a divorce. Get married young so you can be divorced and happy in your thirties. For sale: Wedding Dress – worn once by mistake. Call Leslie. The hardest part of your divorce is finding an attractive recent picture of yourself to upload on a dating site. Our divorce judge wasn’t too impressed with either one of us. It was so bad, our dog ended up getting custody of the kids. Clouds are like ex-husbands ...
Voters in Freeport stepped up in the last election, and literally might have saved the city by approving Home Rule to continue. If it hadn't passed, they would have been forced to close one or more of the fire stations – and who knows how badly it might have impacted the Freeport Police Department. However, there is also a consequence to having home rule – your City Council can increase your taxes without having to go to the voters for a referendum. When Lena needed to increase taxes in ord...
The Lanark Public Library, 111 South Broad, Lanark, Illinois, invites you to help celebrate EPC Homecoming featuring a "Blast from the Past". From September 5, 2023 through September 23, 2023 during library hours Twice-Sold Tales will feature Lanark and Eastland yearbooks. Yearbooks prior to 2000 are $5.00 per book. From 2000 on are $3.00 per book. All proceeds are going to the Friends of the Lanark Public Library. If you are downtown waiting for the Homecoming Parade or the Chamber of Commerce...
Good Shepherd Lutheran – Lena All are invited to worship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 118 E. Mason St. Lena, IL. Come and join us on Sunday, September 3rd for Sunday Worship Service. This will be the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, communion will be served. The reading will be from Matthew 16:21-28. After Peter confesses that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (16:16), Jesus reveals the ultimate purpose of his ministry. These words prove hard to accept, even for a disciple whom Jesus has called a “rock.” On Wednesday...
The 2023 Superior Young Dairy Producer Award (SYDPA) program was held Aug. 19 in conjunction with the Illinois State Fair. Eighteen 4-H dairy project members from across Illinois took part in the event to test their knowledge and compete for one of three $1,000 scholarships. The purpose of the contest is to create an educational activity that promotes youth development, career development, and personal growth through increased knowledge of the dairy industry. This three-phase competition...
State Representative Tony McCombie recently toured several area farms throughout the community. McCombie visited a grain and dairy heifer farm in Pearl City, a non-certified organic farm in Pecatonica, and a corn and alfalfa farm in Rockton. She learned about the efficient, environmental friendly processes and the concerns the families face that can hinder productive farm operations. The Shedd Farm in Rockton was part of the Winnebago-Boone County Farm Bureau's "Adopt an Acre" program. The progr...
