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Every other small town festival in Northwest Illinois had been canceled, so it was almost a sign of hope that Warren is going to still hold their annual Pumpkinfest celebration this coming weekend in Warren. But the excitement over having the event has been tapered by rumors that the Jo Daviess County Health Department has cancelled some of the events – which prompted us to find out if there was any truth behind the rumors. "We didn't cancel anything," said Jo Daviess County Health A...
A fundraiser has been scheduled for the newly reorganized McConnell American Legion Auxiliary. They will be having a bake sale on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 am - noon at the McConnell Legion. This Auxiliary has been idle for about ten years and they are now trying to bring it back and reactivate it, but need some financial assistance to make that possible....
The readers have spoken, and we got an overwhelming response in regard to what size the Voices should adopt moving forward. And in a race that wasn’t very close, 73% wanted the smaller size publication. Concerns were that the font size would shrink – but we promise not to do that. And the concern over losing some content also came up, but we do have the ability to add pages if the editorial calls for it and advertising count can support the move. But reasons people gave for wanting the sma...
Thomas Jefferson talked about the Wall of Separation between Church and State. Jefferson’s intent in that Wall of Separation was to keep the State from overtaking the church or demand that we worship a certain way. But that is now interpreted the exact opposite. That Wall of Separation that was built to protect religious freedom and protect the church from the State is now protecting the State from the Church. And rather than the State protecting our right to worship, they are intent on d...
Orangeville Jonathan “Jon” D. Robey, 40 Jonathan “Jon” D. Robey, 40, of Orangeville passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday September 16, 2020 with his sons Garrett and Beaux. He was born on May 16, 1980 in Freeport to Leo and Annie (Davis) Robey. He met his fiancé, Alisha Johannsen in 2014. Jon was a jokester, always making people laugh. He loved diesel trucks, tinkering with things, watching drag races and playing with his gas powered RC cars. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan, passing the love of the team onto his son Garrett. J... Full story
By now almost everyone knows the story: at approximately 2:40 in the morning on Wednesday, September 16, a 911 call came in regarding a house fire at 305 South Main Street in Orangeville. Multiple fire departments responded to help put out the blaze, but the home was a total loss. More importantly, Jonathan Robey, 40 and his two sons – Beaux David Robey, 4, and Garrett Alexander Johannsen, 11, – died from the fire. At this time, the State Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fir...
Boys Stockton 193 Mitchel Coffey – 46, Jared Dvorak – 47, Austin Chumbler – 48, Trace Williamson – 52 = 193 RR/SM 203 Thomas Hereau – 45, Maddux Knauer – 51, Kari Conklin – 53, Tomy Winter – 54 = 203 Warren 243 Masyn Neff – 53, Braden Bohnsack – 57, Teagan Sabinson – 60, Ben Brinkmeier – 73 = 243 Eastland 183 Kellen Henze - 44, Treyton Selman – 44, Andy Anderson – 45, Jacob French – 50 = 183 E. Dubuque 201 Jacob Lange – 44, Sam Stewart – 52, Jon Montag – 52, Carter Widmeier – 53 = 201 Aquin 20...
Boys NUIC Golf Standings Dakota 11 – 0 Eastland 7 – 1 Stockton 5 – 1 Galena 4 – 2 Amboy 5 – 3 E. Dubuque 5 – 3 Aquin 5 – 4 RR/SM 5 – 5 Du/Pec 2 – 7 Forreston 1 – 6 LW/PC 0 – 5 W. Carroll 0 – 6 Polo 0 – 7 Top Ten Individuals Ian Peterson, Dakota 40.5 (3) Ethan Rood, Dakota 40.8 (3) Ryan Stoffregen, Galena 41.9 (3) Lane Pierson, Aquin 42.8 (5) Nick Panoske, Dakota 42.3 (1) Andy Anderson, Eastland 42.8 (2) Mitchel Coffey, Stockton 43.0 (2) Thomas Hereau, RR/SM 43.2 (7) Zach Stricker, Du/Pec 44....
(Fair warning, this hasn’t been a ‘fun’ week.) Of all the things that are hard to do in life, to me at least - the hardest is having to say, “goodbye.” We all have what we see as our own personal “normal” - the people who are in our lives on a regular basis - whether it’s a weekly phone call just to touch base, or seeing someone on a regular basis ... people we know and love who all make up our own personal world. I’ll get to the point - my mom is not doing well. She’s been in an independent liv...
Jo Daviess County Sheriff Kevin Turner is warning the public about a possible telephone scam occurring in Jo Daviess County. The scammer telephones a resident and will impersonate an officer with the Social Security Office. The scammer will then attempt to convince the victim that someone was using their social security number fraudulently. The scammer will want you to verify your name and social security number. In some cases, the scammer will want funds wired to clear up your social security number. Sheriff Turner urges the public to...
The Momentum Art Guild will be exhibiting works from their member artists at the Stephenson County Visitor Center from September 18-November 13. The visitor center is located at 4596 US Highway 20 east of Freeport and is open to the public 9 am to 5 pm Monday-Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 pm. Viewing the exhibit is free to all residents and visitors. Artists displayed in the exhibit include Ellen Bartels, Phyllis Bergagna, Roger Goodspeed, Jane Goodspeed, Faye Hughes, Larry McCoy, Nanette Mosher, Sheila Welch, Eleanor Wells, Frances Shriver,...
