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Lena Wilma J. Kempel, 83 Wilma J. Kempel, 83, passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. She was born on June 30, 1936 to William and Eva (Zettle) Busjahn. She married Alvin Kempel and he preceded her in death. Wilma farmed alongside her sister Sandy for 10 years. She also worked at Micro Switch, Swiss Colony, Structo, and a cheese factory. Wilma was a member of the Richland Free Methodist Church, Le- Aqua-Na Riders. She enjoyed painting with acrylics, reading her Bible faithfully and baking cookies for her... Full story
Timber Lake Playhouse, the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, will host BrewFest on Saturday, September 28 from 12:00 (noon) to 6:00 pm. The fest will include tastings of popular craft beers and wines, food trucks, hayrides, and activities for the whole family and features the popular craft beers of Lena Brewery. Tickets $25 for adults and $10 for 3 – 20 year olds. Included in the ticket price are tasting tickets for wine and craft beer, soda tickets, pumpkin carving, f...
What truly is the measurement of a man's life? Is it the possessions he obtains, the amount of money he ends up making, the family members who love him, or the multitude of people whose lives he touched? That question was answered fairly clearly last week at the Hard Body Open on the South Course at Eagle Ridge Golf Course. David Fulton of Hanover could best be described by mayor, and good friend, Don Schaible, who said simply "Dave was Hanover. He worked hard, loved life, and was always there...
My first clue was when I got home from covering a volleyball game and noticed the next morning that our backyard had already had the grass cut. Now normally that's my job, and I had noticed it was about to be due for a trim, but before I ever got to it ... the task was done. The next clue came when I got home from covering a game in Lanark Thursday night and noticed that the garbage had already been taken out to the curb by my wife. Again, this was my task, and every Thursday I would round up th...
When I was in high school I used to envy the kids who lived in town because there was always enough people in the neighborhood where they could round up a few of them to play baseball or basketball or whatever sport they felt like playing at any given time. I also envied them because on game nights (real high school games) they would go home after school, eat a little something for supper and then all they had to do was wait around and get ready for the big game. In contrast, being a farm kid,...
On January 1st of 2020, recreational use of marijuana will be legal in the State of Illinois. But the question that sparks is – where will people go to buy it, and how will the region benefit in terms of tax dollars? To begin with, the license to be able to sell recreational marijuana is only awarded by the State itself. It is not like a liquor license where the individual municipalities control who gets one. In addition, the cost of getting the license if one is awarded is extremely e...
State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) refused to accept the $1,628 pay raise given to lawmakers this year by donating $1,628 to local organizations serving Northwest Illinois. “Lawmakers do not deserve a pay raise considering the fiscal condition of Illinois and the push for higher taxes on residents at all turns,” said Rep. Chesney. “I co-sponsored legislation to reject the pay raise, but that legislation was not called for a vote this year. That’s why I am rejecting this pay by donating it to local organizations represe...
Apple River State Bank announced today that it has reached an agreement with C&D Properties to open a banking facility in the Southwest Mart, 3515 Percival Street, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. C&D Properties is the corporation for the Saunders Oil convenience stores in Wisconsin. After a remodeling period, the new banking center is expected to open in December subject to regulatory approval. “We are a Jo Daviess County bank and are thrilled to extend our convenience to southwest Wisconsin,” said Joel Holland, the bank’s Chief Executive Offic...
On Monday night in Warren, the Orangeville Broncos swept past the Warriors by a pair of 25-13, 25-13 scores. As far as the game was concerned the story was an obvious one. The Broncos attacked Warren with a barrage of hitters coming from every imaginable angle. Although the Broncos lost Emily George when she came down on a ball during warm-up at Dakota, they found a suitable replacement in sophomore Kylie Wirth who drilled four kills in game one – five overall on the night. But there was s...
When Lena-Winslow and Eastland get together in volleyball, it really doesn't matter what their respective records are. That lesson was driven home hard as the underdog Cougars took the Panthers to the limit in a three game battle that was even more tense and exciting thanks to a "collegiate" referee who missed the third game all together. With Eastland holding a 18-17 lead in game three, Jaden Julius drilled a shot at the net that smacked off of Dani Rush of Eastland at the net and skidded...
In their first meeting earlier this season the Pearl City Wolves blew past River Ridge without breaking much of a sweat. So when they met up Wednesday for their conference battle, it wasn't too big of a surprise that several of the Pearl City front line starters were on the bench. "I wanted to give some other people playing time," said head coach Jane West. The first game proved to be quite competitive, with neither team pulling away, but the Wolves were able to squeak out the 25-23 win. So...
It was only a conference game, and there is a lot of season yet to be played. And while it does put the Lena-Winslow Panthers in the driver's seat for the NUIC West title, few people remember who won the conference. It's the post season that is far more important. But while all of that may be consolation to the Galena Pirates, for the Lady Panthers, it was a monumental win as they finally exercised the demons who had haunted them ever since the Sectional championship match last season. "The only...
Benton/SM at BH/Warren 33 Benton/SM/Shull 6 Cambridge 49 Boscobel 14 Lena-Winslow 46 Dakota 12 Aquin 39 East Dubuque 7 Forreston 48 AFC 8 EPC 20 Milledgeville 12 Du/Pec 10 Orangeville 0 Potosi/Cassville 24 River Ridge (WI) 21 Southwestern at Pec/Argyle Stockton 26 Galena 0 West Carroll 36 Amboy 7 River Ridge 58 Alden-Hebron 0 This Week’s Schedule AFC at West Carroll Amboy at Aquin BH/Warren at River Ridge (Wi) Boscobel at Pec/Argyle EPC at Dakota Forreston at Milledgeville Galena at Du/Pec Lena-Winslow at Stockton Pittsville at P...
It was a historic homecoming for the Warren Warriors last Friday night. To begin with, their contest against the Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg Knights incorporated fans from no less than ten different small towns between the two combined co-ops. It also marked the first time that a Six Rives conference game was ever played in Illinois. But most important of all, it pitted the undefeated and top ranked 7A Blackhawk/Warren Warriors against the undefeated and sixth in the state 6A Knights in a...
Any team that has the Lena-Winslow Panthers on their schedule has to have their coaches wondering how they could possibly beat them. Big, strong, fast...if there's an attribute or skill that can help in the sport of football, the Panthers have it. On top of all that, the Panthers are driven by a loss in the state playoffs a year ago and determined they don't repeat the past. The Panthers' offense relies heavily on a three-headed backfield of seniors Sean Ormiston and Isaiah Bruce, and sophomore...
Forgive the Aquin Bulldogs if they seemed a little unsettled early in their game Friday, but they found themselves in an unfamiliar place. Like they have the past three weeks, the Bulldogs threw an opening scoring punch to get them going in the right direction towards another win, but this time the opponent punched back. Still, Aquin stood its ground and recovered using a 26-point second half to post their fourth win in a row 39-7 over the visiting East Dubuque Warriors. The Bulldogs marched 80...
