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As good as the Scales Mound Hornets are, there was still a major hurdle they had not cleared ... ever. Never in their varsity careers had any of the starting five seniors ever beaten East Dubuque, and although heavily favored when they met in the championship game of the Pecatonica MLK Tournament Monday night, the intensity to open the game was obvious. The Hornets took little time in grabbing the lead, then never let it go. East Dubuque had no answer for how to stop Ben Vandigo, and the...
The Eastland Cougars took on the Galena Pirates in the third place game of the Pecatonica MLK Tournament, but based on what we had seen out of the Pirates and Cougars ... we honestly thought it would be a Pirate win. A nice close one, but still a win. The Pirates had given the Hornets their closest challenge this season, while the Cougars had dropped two thirty point games to Scales Mound, and Galena also made the finals of the Eastland Holiday Tournament. With Hefel, Glasgow and a talented...
Several times throughout the season, members of the Lena-Winslow Lady Panthers, would ask if I thought they could win a certain game, and my answer was always the same. "When you guys are hitting your shots, you can beat anybody." But all too often the Panthers would be plagued by sub-par shooting – especially from behind the three point line. But in their showdown for second place in the North behind Orangeville Wednesday night in Lena against the Aquin Bulldogs, the Panthers put all the p...
Strange things can happen in sports – any sport – but it might be several years before anybody sees anything as crazy as what took place in Lena-Winslow's 55-53 victory over Aquin in Lena Thursday night. Perhaps the best example took place in the second quarter, when a ball was tipped by an Aquin defender off of Lena-Winslow's Kam Klever. As it headed out of bounds, everyone knew it was either going out of bounds, or would be tipped back to Evan Broge who was in perfect position to make the ste...
Anybody, and everybody, who knows RR/SM Girls Basketball coach David Wiegel would be the first to tell you ... he is a really nice guy. You could tease him, joke around, and never worry about offending his sensibilities because he simply was not the type of man to get mad. He was more along the lines of a man who bought you a pop and candy bar just because you were at his school to cover his kids. But at the 5:21 mark of the second period of their conference basketball game against the East...
Dan; I too loved that Indiana team, but it was Ricky Green on Michigan not AC Green....Come On Man. Bob VenHuizen Editor’s Note: You’re absolutely right – I must have had football on the brain. Dan, We always look forward to reading the Village Voices every week. It provides a pleasant break from the Journal Standard, better known here as the Daily Disappointment. Your coverage of high school sports is very comprehensive. Really must keep you on the go. Possibly you have a stringer or two that helps out. Back in the day, the Rockford Morni...
Lena-Winslow/Stockton 61.0 Clinton 11.0 220: Henry Engel (LWS) over Mike Rausenberger (C) (Fall 2:13) 285: Tanner Kempel (LWS) win by forfeit 106: Double Forfeit 113: Drew Steiner (C) win by forfeit 120: Owen Sander-Welzien (C) over Brody Crossno (LWS) (Fall 3:03) 126: Brady Haas (LWS) over Sam Hoffman (C) (Fall 1:21) 132: Carson McPeek (LWS) over Riley Mercado (C) (Dec 9-5) 138: Zach White (LWS) over Brady Jennings (C) (Fall 4:13) 145: Garrett Luke (LWS) over Luke Jennings (C) (TF 16-0 3:06)...
The post-holiday shopping season is warming up with even more reasons to shop from nearly 20 establishments in Downtown Freeport. The Downtown Freeport Winter Mania Punch Card program launched January 14, bringing additional incentives to shop and dine at your favorite stops through February 28. Stop into any participating location to pick up your Winter Mania punch card. With each purchase of at least $5, you will be given a sticker to place on your card. Once all 10 spaces on the card are filled, drop off your completed card to the Greater...
Coastal Carolina University Dean’s List Nearly 2,500 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester, including Steffanie Lantow, a Marine Science major from Lanark, IL. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, located just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. CCU offers baccalaureate degrees in 95 major fields of study. Among the University's graduate-level programs are 27 master's degrees, two e...
The Stephenson County Fair Association is excited to bring the Fair to Freeport on July 26-30, 2022. The grandstand events will include Tractor Pulls on Tuesday and Wednesday. Youth & Family night with scrambles and activities will be on Thursday. Friday night will be Bulls & Barrels, and the Demolition Derby is on Saturday. The Fair Association is adding many new free activities and events on the grounds for 2022. Be sure to watch their Facebook page for upcoming announcements. Vendor...
The Stockton/Warren Speech team was limited to only two novice freshman at their own tournament last weekend, but that didn't make the event any less critical for the other competing teams. "I was on the verge of cancelling, but got emails from the other coaches about how they had not had a meet yet and needed to get at least one competition in before Regionals," said Warhawk head coach Dan Stevens. So the meet was still held, with only six teams and a grand total of 30 kids competing – n...
Somebody asked me one time if I ever run out of stories to tell? The answer is No. Never. Everything that happens in life is a story waiting to be retold - and it’s usually a lot funnier the second time around. A good friend gave me a coffee mug for Christmas that says: “Be careful - you might end up in a sermon illustration.” I walked into the Post Office last week all bundled up for the weather. I had on my insulated brown coveralls, Muck boots, two hooded sweatshirts, stocking cap, gloves, an...
My wife and I got a rude awakening the other night when I went to watch her shoot pool in her Thursday night Freeport pool league. Eric White, the owner of Benchwarmers, had apparently asked a good friend if it was true that Cathy and I were getting a divorce. “I heard it from several good sources,” he apparently said. When we heard about it, we thought the idea was ridiculous, and all laughed about it. But, later in the week, we both began to see why such a rumor might emerge. Now, I love my...
Accident With Injuries On January 14 at approximately 3:11 pm, the Jo Daviess County dispatch center was notified of a single vehicle traffic crash with injuries on US Route 20 West approximately 2/10 of a mile west of North Sand Ridge Road in East Dubuque. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that a blue 2003 Toyota Sienna minivan was being operated eastbound on US Route 20 by Charlene A. Scharpf, 66 of Galena. While negotiating a curve in the roadway, Scharpf lost control of her van due to snow on the roadway. Scharpf’s van left the roadway to the...
Freeport Ethel J. Wichman, 98 Ethel J. Wichman, age 98 went to be with her lord with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born on December 27, 1923, to George and Beada (Lied) Korth in Buckeye township in rural Stephenson County, IL. She married Clarence Wichman on January 15, 1941. Ethel worked for Newell for 28 years which she retired from in May of 1988. She was a member of the Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church in Cedarville, IL for many years. In her free time, she enjoyed reading, gardening,and tending to... Full story
Cassandre Mlakar, an independent LPL Financial advisor at FSB Wealth Group, today announced her inclusion in LPL's Freedom's Club. With more than 19,000 LPL-affiliated advisors nationwide, LPL awards this distinction to select advisors based on their business success*. "I congratulate Cassandre Mlakar on behalf of LPL," said Shawn Mihal, LPL Executive Vice President, Institution Services Relationship Management. "We are inspired by her dedication to clients and strong commitment to helping them...
Mediacom Communications today announced its participation in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a new program designed to help more Americans lower the monthly cost of home internet service. The ACP is administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Qualifying households can receive a credit of up to $30 off their monthly internet service bill. Eligibility is defined by the FCC and targets households with income less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or that participate in government p...
Whiteboards are remarkable. I asked my North Korean friend how it was there, he said he couldn’t complain. You can’t lose a homing pigeon. If your homing pigeon doesn’t come back, you lost a pigeon. Russian dolls are so full of themselves. I haven’t talked to my wife in three weeks … I didn’t want to interrupt her. People say I’m condescending … that means I talk down to people. My wife accused me of being immature, so I told her to get out of my fort. Wanna know how many Germans it takes to screw in a lightbulb? One, they’re very efficient ...
Highland Community College announces the 2021 fall graduates. Graduates were awarded associate degrees, associate of applied science degrees, or certificates. Dakota: Grace Sutherland, Associate of Arts Davis: David Hales, Associate of Arts; Joseph Klatt, Associate of Applied Science — Emergency Medical Services Davis Junction: Kayla White, Associate of Science Elizabeth: Claire Ketelsen, Associate of Arts, Criminal Justice Certificate; Mary Frances Tracey, Associate of Science Forreston: Jacob Swanson, Associate of Science Freeport: L...
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Miranda Zuroske as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist. Zuroske is working on learning different types of required permitting and reports and their deadlines. She is also finding required supplemental documents and filling in permit report templates. She earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Geology from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. She...
Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that he is "cautiously optimistic" that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron variant has peaked, but he cautioned that another variant could appear at any time and continued to urge people to get vaccinated and wear face coverings when in public. "Over the last two years, I've said over and over that you don't know when a surge has reached its peak until you're on the other side of it," Pritzker said during a news conference in Chicago. As of...
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published an editorial about a month ago titled, “The Fleeing Young of Illinois”. It’s worth a read and a hard look in the mirror for all Illinoisans, but especially for our progressive democrat friends. The editorial discusses the reasons people, particularly young people, flee Illinois at such an incredible rate. Illinois is one of only three states, including West Virginia and Mississippi to have lost population since 2010. I do not think the edito...
