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"She's a fantastic player," said Bronco senior Kaylynn O'Haver. "Trying to stop her was not easy." Forreston's Jaiden Schneiderman was dominant in their conference battle against the Broncos. With nine kills in game one, and seven more in game two, for a grand total of 16 kills on the night. Nobody in purple had more than seven. Going up against such a potent weapon was not easy for Orangeville, and they knew it. Trying to trade power for power wasn't going to work, so the Broncos made use of...
There is a well-known axiom in politics ... "People get the government they deserve." The whole point behind the saying is that if voters don't pay any attention when casting their vote – or worse yet – don't bother to vote, then they should not be surprised when the government they put into office is completely inept. Just when you thought the "foolish four" of Freeport couldn't do anything else to harm their community, the witless wonders surpass your worst expectations. The State of Ill...
In public, Eden Dietz is the quiet tall kid who is quick with a smile, but comments after games have to be dragged out of her. "Oh, that's not 'Ed'," stated Panther senior setter Alyssa Daughenbaugh. "You should hear her in practice." "Ed?" "Yeah, Ed, or Eddie, or big Ed ..." "Basically, they call me everything but my real name," Eden stated. But whatever name she might go by, the Panther middle hitter had an amazing night against the Pearl City Wolves Thursday – recording nine kills, an ace ser...
EPC made a statement Friday night in their conference match-up at home against Fulton. Simply put – Speed Kills! When EPC squared off against Galena in week one of the season, everyone you talked to who "followed" NUIC football saw it as a playoff for the playoffs – the loser would probably never get five wins when you considered the strength of the NUIC. And even the winner was only expected to be 5-4 at best. Well, after blowing past a playoff favorite 46-22, everyone is being forced to think...
As the EPC Wildcats were running away from Fulton down in Pearl City, a murmur was building throughout the stadium ... "Have you seen the Lena score? Stockton is beating them!" At first it was dismissed, an early score means little, but then as the updates kept coming in, it became very apparent – the game of the week was taking place to the north. Stockton brought their A-game to Lena, and couldn't care less that it was the Panther homecoming – the Blackhawks were looking to spoil the par...
Stephenson County 4-H Ambassadors organized a Spring Break Backpack Project for area youth in need of food security this past spring. From start to finish 13 youth planned, organized, shopped, and packed 30 backpacks for 30 families and then delivered them to the Boys & Girls Club of Freeport. Stephenson County 4-H is all about using our head, heart, hands, and health to give back to our club, community, country, and our world! Knowing there are families within our community that would struggle to provide meals during spring break, our youth sa...
Due to more misinformation being circulated surrounding the recent contract talks related to the Pretzel City Skills Enhancement Program, the City of Freeport wants to reiterate our commitment to continuing the development of skills for our underserved youth in our community for the Spring of 2025 and for the foreseeable future. In an effort to establish a program, the City moved forward with a pilot program this summer, brought forth by a collaboration of the Freeport Township and the City with the ultimate goal of training individuals who...
The “Best Event in Illinois” returns with even more great activities for craft beer enthusiasts in Downtown Freeport September 28. Pretzel City Brewfest will feature over 150 craft beers from local and national breweries for tasting on Chicago Avenue in downtown Freeport. Tickets can be purchased online through noon Friday, September 22 at greaterfreeport.com/brewfest or at the gate on the day of the event. Pretzel City Brewfest is an entertaining event for adults 21 years and older to try amazing local and national beer brands, socialize, and...
People are an interesting lot. We live in a time where surveys are taken for just about everything. Most of the time when you buy something online, immediately after you send your order in, a survey arrives in your inbox asking a bunch of questions about your experience in making the purchase. Sometimes there are surveys on top of surveys. I remember reading about the marketing strategy for a certain laundry detergent. The company put together an impressive set of commercials in an effort to con...
What’s In A Name? A Rose, by any other name, would still smell just as sweet. OK, my apologies for going back into teacher mode during the unit on Shakespeare, but the reason for the quote popping into my head was because I was sitting at my desk late last night, spacing off, when it suddenly occurred to me just how many “names” I’ve got. I mean, my name is Dan Stevens, but when at the eye doctor this past week, they repeatedly called me “Daniel” – which I guess is in an attempt to not offend...
Lanark Conrad E. Aschenbrenner, 95 Conrad E Aschenbrenner passed away peacefully in his sleep on the evening of August 23rd, 2024 at Allure of Mount Carroll. Conrad (Con) was born in Amboy Illinois to Eno and Caroline Aschenbrenner in 1928. He grew up working in his father’s pharmacy, which still allowed the private time to experience all the adventures a boy could dream of. After High School he attended Illinois State University, where in addition to his study, he became a member of the schools very first swim team. During his university s... Full story
You remind me of Haley’s Comet. I don’t want to see you again for another 74 years. I think it’s time we cancel our gym membership. We’re not working anymore. We need to take our relationship to the previous level. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would keep ‘u’ and ‘I’ pretty much where they are, far apart from each other. Maybe even make them a little further away. Our relationship is like your financial status: broke! I’m breaking up with you for religious reasons. You think you’re God, and I don’t. Honey, I’m not gay. But after dati...
This summer, Kennedy Kudronowicz, 20, of Scales Mound, IL, embarked on an extraordinary two-week adventure in Australia, immersing in a once-in-a-lifetime veterinary shadowing opportunity. Through the study abroad organization Loop Abroad, she joined a select team at Walkabout Wildlife Park, providing care for kangaroos, koalas, and other native Australian animals. The Loop Abroad Australia Pre-Veterinary Wildlife Medicine program offers students a unique opportunity to learn alongside US and...
The 38th Annual Tri-State Ag Lender’s Seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 29th at the Best Western Plus Hotel in Dubuque, Iowa (3100 Dodge Street). This seminar is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach; University of Illinois Extension and UW-Madison Division of Extension. The agenda this year again focuses the marketing outlooks of dairy, livestock and grains along with the issues of machinery values and right to repair, and farm transitions. A short presentation on financial performance and market possibilities of d...
Forreston 166 Kaden Brown – 37, Kendall Erdmann – 41, Darin Greenfield – 44, Brendan Greenfield – 44 = 166 Oregon 196 Nole Campos – 48, Jackson Messenger – 49, Landon Anderson – 49, B. Wilkinson – 50 = 196 Polo 221 Cooper Dawson – 50, Jackson Willie – 52, Aiden Messer – 59, Tanner Johnson – 60 = 221 RR/SM 153 Joseph Winter – 36, Sam Rife – 36, Camden Flack – 37, Bode Dittmar – 44 = 153 Stockton 192 Blake Zink – 43, Ethan Steien – 46, Drue Guerrero – 50, Masyn Cahill – 53 = 192 Du/Pec 195 Lucas Rossow – 37, Jaxon Boomer – 52, Riley Miller – 52,...
West Stockton 3 – 0 12 – 1 East Dubuque 3 – 0 4–4-2 Galena 3 – 1 11 – 1 Warren 1 – 2 1–9-2 River Ridge 1 – 3 4 – 9 Scales Mound 1 – 2 3 – 8 West Carroll 0 – 4 1 – 10 North Lena-Winslow 3 – 0 8 – 2 Pecatonica 3 – 1 13 – 4 Durand 3 – 1 14 – 3 Forreston 1 – 2 7 – 9 Orangeville 1 – 2 5 – 4 Pearl City 1 – 2 11 – 7 Dakota 0 – 4 4 – 13 South Eastland 3 – 0 8 – 2 Fulton 3 – 1 4 – 3 Polo 2 – 1 5 – 5 Amboy 1 – 2 5 – 5 Milledgeville 1 – 2 5 – 4 AFC 0 – 2 3 – 4 Morrison 0 – 2 0–11-1 Last Week’s Results Durand 25, 25 Kirkland-Hiaw 15, 18 Forreston 25, 25 Pe...
NUIC Lena-Winslow 4 - 0 4 – 0 Du/Pec 4 - 0 4 – 0 EPC 3 - 1 3 – 1 Galena 2 - 1 3 – 1 Stockton 1 - 2 2 – 2 Fulton 1 - 3 1 – 3 Forreston 1 - 3 1 – 3 Morrison 0 - 3 1 – 3 Dakota 0 - 3 0 – 4 8-Man Milledgeville 4 – 0 Polo 4 – 0 West Carroll 4 – 0 South Beloit 3 – 1 Alden-Hebron 2 – 2 Christian Life 1 – 3 Kirkland-Hiaw 1 – 3 Orangeville 1 – 3 River Ridge 0 – 4 AFC 0 – 4 Six Rivers WI Potosi/Cassville 3 – 0 5 – 0 Blackhawk/War 3 – 0 4 – 1 Iowa Grant 2 – 1 2 – 3 Pec/Argyle 1 – 1 2 – 2 Wauzeka-Seneca 1 – 1 2 – 2 River Ridge 0 – 2 2 – 2 Ri...
