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In practice the Monday before their conference battle with Pecatonica, junior Middle, Leah Baker turned her ankle – forcing a major lineup change for the Orangeville Broncos. "With Leah out, I had to move from Right side to Middle," said senior Samantha Mock. "And we put Laney Cahoon over at right side." So basically, they lost an experienced junior, and tried to replace her with a freshman who had not seen much varsity action in the form of Delaney Cahoon. To say it caused issues, would have be...
Pearl City was always dangerous on the volleyball court. With Savanah Brandt as one of the biggest hitters in the area, nobody could look past them ... but few teams seriously worried about them either. But all of that changed Wednesday night in Pearl City as the Wolves played their best match of the season – demonstrating true team cohesion – as they blew past an excellent Dakota squad 25-19, 25-22. "This is what we've been working towards for the last four years," said Savanah Brandt. "Ha...
The Stockton Lady Blackhawks played host to the Warren Warriors Thursday night for their annual "Pink Night". Just about every area team has one during the season, and it is meant to promote Breast Cancer Awareness, and often includes fund raisers to battle cancer. But for the Blackhawks and Warriors – who co-op in softball and track – it got very real just two weeks ago when it was learned that Stockton Athletic Director, Boys Basketball Coach and teacher, John Hamman, revealed that he is goi...
The football game between the Lena-Winslow Panthers and Stockton Blackhawks in Stockton Friday night didn't kick off until 7:30 – but that was okay. More people were interested in the pregame celebrations anyway. Prior to the contest, the 2020 State Champion Pantherhawk wrestlers were all introduced and given their championship rings. It made perfect sense, after all, the two schools co-op together to become the Pantherhawks, and not only were the current students honored, but almost all of t...
Lanark's Norton Wins WIAC Championship Emma Norton, a native of Lanark, IL, and graduate of Eastland High School, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team, which captured its fifth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship over the weekend by winning the three-day, 54-hole WIAC Championship presented by Culver's at Reedsburg Country Club in Reedsburg, Wis. The Warhawks also claimed the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship, which is scheduled for May 10-13 at Bay Oaks...
While most Illinois Football fans are looking forward to the playoff pairings that will be announced on Saturday, the Wisconsin State High School playoffs will begin this weekend with Blackhawk/Warren earning a #4 seed with their final 6-3 record. The Warhawks will host #5 seed Randolph in the first round, with the winner taking on the winner of the top seeded Hilbert Wolves in their battle with #8 seed Cambria-Friesland. The complete 7A playoff field is: #8 Wauzeka-Stueben at #1 Highland #5 Potosi/Cassville at #4 River Ridge #6 Ithaca at #3...
The Linda Ludwig Tournament held at Eastland was – to put it bluntly – loaded. With a ten team field that only had two teams with losing records on the season, the competition was going to be brutal. Especially when you saw some of the potential match ups. You had Rock Falls, who was the hands down favorite as a 2A power, but also had local powers like Aquin, Eastland, Durand, Milledgeville and Stockton to go along the team everybody wanted to see in order to make comparisons – Sterling Newman....
You can save a life at the American Red Cross Blood Drive on November 1 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Scales Mound Ag Building, 210 Main St, Scales Mound, IL. The Ag Building is located behind the school. For the best service, please make an appointment at 800-733-2767. Once again, the American Red Cross is sponsoring a scholarship to the Scales Mound FFA senior students. Our August drive collected over 50 units to get us closer to reaching the $2500 scholarship level. We must meet our goal of...
Apple River State Bank recognizes Rick Weis' 50 years of community banking and his commitment to the customers and the communities he has served over his distinguished banking career. The bank is donating $10,000 in Rick's name to the city of Galena for new playground equipment in the Tot Lot Park located close to Rick's home. The Community Bankers Association of Illinois also presented an award recently recognizing Rick's 50 years as a community banker. Rick began his banking career with First...
I had some goodwill items to drop off the other day. The goodwill place was a hub of activity when I arrived and I had to wait in line for a few minutes before I could make my drop. There was one guy in a pickup that must have had 25 boxes of stuff to carry in. He and one of the attendants worked steadily at getting everything inside. There was a lady in a vehicle behind him who got tired of waiting and took her one bag to the door and left it. She then got back into her vehicle and put it in...
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The other phrase that pops up is how “We are creatures of habit.” But last week, I ventured into new territory. You see, I needed a haircut. On a fairly regular basis, when I begin to get strange looks from my speech kids, or when my wife takes one look and points out that I am once again resembling a Koala Bear on Crack because of my shaggy head … I take the hint and look to get my hair cut. At the risk of placing an advertorial plug – but I thi...
Lanark Randall Welp, 71 Randall Welp passed away October 12th, 2021, following an extended illness. Born on January 21, 1950, to Delmer and Wilma (Dennis) Welp, Randy grew up on a farm east of Lanark and attended Lanark High School, graduating with the class of 1968. He graduated from Northern Illinois University, lived for a time in California, and then returned to Lanark. Upon his return Randy opened a restaurant in downtown Lanark for a short while, then became a teacher for the Pearl City School District in the 80s. He was a well-respected... Full story
Downtown Freeport Events and Greater Freeport Partnership welcome The Neverly Brothers to the Masonic Event Center Ballroom on Saturday, November 6. Guests should be ready to dance to the best in rock n' roll from Elvis to The Beatles with a band that brings old-school cool wherever they go playing tribute to some of rock's greatest stars. The concert is scheduled for November 6 in the Masonic Events Center's ballroom. Bringing the event to the ballroom invites guests to dance, enjoy drinks and...
Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater, Polo Area Community Theater, and Morrison Music Theatre Association will be joining together for the first time ever to perform one big concert of Broadway music on November 12-14. Dylan Hinrichs is the musical director. They will be joining thousands of theatrical organizations around the world by producing their own local production of Music Theatre International’s All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. MTI created this revue for theatres across the globe to use as a local f...
My boss told me to have a good day ... so I went home. The best way to criticize my boss is very, very quietly so he can't even hear you. I was told I needed to be more productive in the office, so I'm working on my resume. I'd tell my boss to go jump in the lake, but he'd probably just delegate that to me. I never used to believe in life after death, but after you left yesterday to go to your uncle's funeral, he came here into the office looking for you. I asked if I could leave work early the other day, and my boss said, "Sure, if I made up...
It was an evening of celebrating Highland Community College, thanking corporate sponsors and donors, and recognizing individuals at the Legacy Gala on Oct. 2 at the Wagner House in Freeport. Highland's rich history was celebrated through video and the presentation of the Delbert Scheider Legacy Gala Lifetime Achievement Award to Marjorie Phillips. Marjorie, and her late husband, Spencer, have the distinction of giving out the first scholarship to Highland students in 1966 through the...
The Jo Daviess County Retired Teachers Association is once again meeting in person. We will meet on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. It will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 411 W. Catlin Street in Elizabeth, Illinois. The guest speaker may be Linda Nobis from the Senior Center. It is possible there may be a change in speakers. A lunch will be held at 12 noon following the meeting. The cost of the lunch is $10.00. Reservations for the meal may be made by Edith Dwinnells at (815) 858-3800. The River Ridge retired teachers are h...
The Freeport Police Department and Fire Department received $5,000 donations each from Precision Infrastructure, LLC on October 14, 2021. Bryce Chrudimsky, project coordinator for Precision Infrastructure, presented the donations to Police Chief Matt Summers and Fire Chief Brad Liggett. "It's important to give thanks upfront to law enforcement and emergency services," said Chrudimsky. Precision Infrastructure is building Nicor's Dubuque natural gas pipeline, and over 100 workers are brought to...
Most kids would love to get a car for their eighteenth birthday, and while we have no idea what he actually got, Orangeville's Brayden Cahoon smoked past the Amboy defense as if he was behind the wheel Saturday as the Broncos rolled to the 55 – 6 victory to improve to 7-1 on the season. Orangeville already had a 7-0 lead midway through the first period when Carson Rote went back to pass, saw Cahoon behind the defender and threw a pass that the Bronco senior hauled in at the 30, then bolted u...
Kevyn Sutter joins the City of Freeport as the city's Director of Communications. Formerly of Lena, Illinois, Sutter attended Highland Community College, where she pursued an Associates of Arts in mass communication. After completing her Bachelor's Degree in mass media at Illinois State University and Paderborn University in Germany, Sutter returned home to Stephenson County. Her previous job experience includes social media management, corporate communication, and creating video and blog...
Area classical music lovers are being offered a treat Sunday, November 6, at 3:30 pm, when the "Pegasus Wind Symphony" will perform in a free concert, courtesy of the Freeport Community Concert Association. Long-serving concert association leader, Marjorie Phillips, got the idea to designate this, their 90th season, free to everyone who enters the doors of the 1,200-seat Freeport Masonic Temple Auditorium. (The house was dark for the past two years because of Covid.) Marjorie is especially...
Come to The Manor Restaurant (aka-the Pearl City Cafeteria) for a pasta dinner and stay to help us solve a murder in this Murder Mystery Dinner! Artemus Ward (Rhett Forth), head of the lucrative family publishing business, meets his demise while dining at The Manor, but who is the killer? It’s hard to say who did it considering everyone has a motive. Reginald (Oliver Petta)? Major (Dylan Olvera)? Alexis (Sidney Wright)? Bernie (Cody Pitts)? Eileen (Kady Miller)? Jeannie (Allison Weese)? Bullfinger (Miranda Posey)? The chefs? The waitstaff? T...
State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) didn't waste any time, along with his Republican counterparts, in panning action taken by Illinois House Democrats in making appointments to the Public Safety & Violence Task Force as an "attempt by Democrats to provide cover for the terrible pro-criminal policies they have enacted over the past year." Despite Chesney's appointment to serve on said Task Force, he criticized its recently "un-idled" status as, "nothing more than cover for Democrats...
It seems that politicians often forget that the money they are spending comes from you, the hardworking families of Illinois. The process by which legislators negotiate how to spend finite taxpayer resources should be based on public policy outcomes and not political considerations. Illinois residents can see evidence their state government is operating unethically by simply reading their newspaper. With that in mind, I proposed legislation to tackle unethical behavior and ensure our elected...
Apple River State Bank recently opened a loan production office at 1925 Main Street in Hazel Green. In late 2019, the bank opened a branch location in the Southwest Mart, 3525 Percival Street, in Hazel Green. Less than two years later, the success in Hazel Green prompted the bank to expand with the loan production office staffed by Tim White, Jeff Millin, Austin Gerlich, and Tracy Padulla. The building also has a drive-up ATM. "The residents of Hazel Green and surrounding area have given us a...
