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The City of Freeport is accepting 2021 Façade Improvement Program Grant Applications through February 26, 2021. The Façade Improvement Grant Program is designed to provide owners of properties financial incentives to preserve, restore, and rehabilitate the exterior features of buildings located within the Downtown Tax Increment Redevelopment (TIF) Area. The grants are provided by the City of Freeport, in partnership with Paint the Port, in recognition of the positive impact that individual facade rehabilitations can have on the overall a...
Nancy Werren, RN, a nurse in Monroe Clinic's Emergency Department, was recently awarded the Lifetime DAISY Award. The Lifetime DAISY Award is centered on a nurse's career, innovation for achieving exceptional outcomes, leadership within their team, embodying the organization's mission, and having 25+ years of service. Nancy helped start the process of building the Human Trafficking Taskforce in Green County. This has helped Monroe Clinic build a protocol within the Emergency Department to...
There are plenty of gift giving options, but the idea of showing off what makes our region special came to mind. And nobody can argue that our region has become the alternative energy capital of Illinois, we also have one other combination of things that would also make for an excellent gift option. Wine and Cheese Our region of Northwest Illinois is blessed with several truly fine wineries. For me, it's like throwing pearls to the swine – but my wife and friends, who truly appreciate good w...
One local Facebook group is trying to help local small businesses this holiday season by offering online shopping through Zoom and Facebook live. The event is called ‘Sequestered Storefronts’ and will happen online multiple times this holiday season. “The idea is that we use one Zoom account where the boutiques gather and each take turns streaming live. We share that Zoom meeting on our group Facebook page and shoppers can watch and shop for gifts online. Our hope is that others will share the live-stream and grow the audience,” said Daniell...
Hispanic Cheese Makers-Nuestro Queso is celebrating a significant expansion at its facility in Kent, Illinois. The $15 million investment includes new processing and packaging equipment, expanded cooler space and additional capacity to meet demand for further expansion in the future. Mark Braun, CEO, Hispanic Cheese Makers, says the expansion project was needed to meet increased demand for the company's high-quality and extensive offerings of Mexican, Caribbean and Central American cheeses and...
Local Mediacom employee Kyle Maurer was recognized as one of the company's top-performing employees who demonstrated outstanding efforts to serve customers during the past year. Maurer, a Winslow resident, was named "Area Operations Employee of the Year" in recognition of his service to customers. He is a broadband specialist assigned to the tri-state area, and he has been a Mediacom employee for two years. Companywide, Mediacom employs 4,500 people, and Maurer was one of 183 employees...
Paula Morhardt has another book out on Amazon. Widow’s Tears of Sorrow is a companion volume to her first Amazon book, Widow’s Walk. Morhardt says of her new book, “This companion book to "Widow’s Walk" contains all the poems I wrote from the first day–when I found my husband of 42 years dead in his chair–to almost three years later. There are 45 poems in total–42 to equal one for each year we were married and 3 poems for my mother, who died the day after my husband. These are not happy poems; they are not poems about light and flowers and l...
The Eagle Nature Foundation, ENF, will be sponsoring a fund-raising Fall Bird Seed Sale on Nov. 14th. They will have 26 different varieties of wild bird seeds and pet food with various bag weights and 8 varieties of suet cakes available. Anyone interested in getting their bird seed supply or pet food supply for the winter should contact ENFs office to get a list of the different seeds and pet foods available and the prices of each variety and size of the bags. Any and all purchases help ENF raise needed funds for its ongoing research,...
The Illinois Department of Public Health requires retail food establishments to have a person-in-charge or a food establishment manager obtain an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certification. This requirement helps to ensure the safety of consumers when eating away from home. Those receiving this certification have specialized training regarding the safe handling, preparation, and storage of food to help prevent foodborne related...
As a kid, we all played with dominos at one point or another. Not the actual game, but lining up the tiles on end to make a long trail, then knocking the first one down to watch the chain reaction. And while it may not have been anticipated, a long chain reaction – sparked by Covid - is making every home in our region much more valuable. Now, the main domino in this chain reaction is something that we would never think of as becoming rare and valuable – lumber. Yes, the simple lumber cut fro...
Sometimes subtle reminders of summer blend with bold colors of fall to complete an overall perfect picture. Such is the case with the yard of Brian and Pat Mauer, 708 Virgina, Lena. The couple began developing the unique space in 1984 and they continue to add unusual finds from trips near and far. No corner is spared a dash of color, sculpture or unusual plant. Pathways in the back yard are graced with fish seemingly swimming on grass, solar sunflowers and cactus. Ground cover fills in shady...
The Board of Directors of The State Bank of Pearl City is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott H. Helms to President and CEO of The State Bank of Pearl City, effective April 1, 2020. The son of Howard and Virginia Helms, Scott is a 1987 graduate of Mount Carroll High school and attended both Cornell and the University of Wisconsin. He and his wife Stephanie have three children - Abby, Caroline, and John. Scott joined our staff in 2007 as Executive Vice President and has 27 years of...
Apple River State Bank announced the appointment of Sandy Frank as manager of the bank's Scales Mound office. "We are pleased to have Sandy manage our Scales Mound office," said Joel Holland, the bank's Chief Executive Officer. "As a local resident, Sandy is well acquainted with the area and will provide expert advice to fit the financial needs of our customers." Sandy started with the bank in 2001 as a teller in Scales Mound and Apple River. In 2005 she moved to the bank's bookkeeping...
Robin Wilhelms Saar, President & Chairman of the Board at First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll, announced Allen Woessner, Senior Vice President of First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll was recently promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Allen started his career with the bank in Shannon in 1981. He has performed various duties at the bank including Trust officer, Compliance Officer and Loan Officer. He also prepares the bank's financial reports and completes the regulatory reporting....
Nationwide Inbound Inc. of Freeport, IL has been honored with the exclusive ATSI 2020 Award of Excellence for the 12th year. This award is presented annually by the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI), the industry’s Trade Association for providers of telecommunications and call center services including telephone answering and message delivery across North America and the UK. Nationwide Inbound, Inc. was presented with the award at ATSI’s 2020 Virtual Awards Presentation. Independent judges were contracted by ATSI to evaluate mes...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of First Community Bank of Galena. The story began in 1995 when Bill Wubben, President of Apple River State Bank, and Rick Weis, Executive Vice President of Today's Bank (formally First National Bank of Galena), were discussing the future of banking. At the time, Galena was being served by two well-regarded and successful banks, who had been recently acquired by large multi-bank holding companies. The result was Galena was without an...
The 2020 Highland Community College 2020 Virtual Job Fair will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17 located on the second floor of the Student/Conference Center (Building H) room H-201 Highland Community College, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. “Due to the unknowns of COVID-19, we chose to make the job fair virtual, which was originally scheduled in April this year,” said Anthony Musso, Career Services Coordinator. “We hope that this platform makes it easier for businesses, students, and the public.” Highland plans on having on-campus compute...
Although Wall Street would make you think our economy is doing great, ask any business owner in the region and you’ll hear a very different story. If, that is, they are willing to admit it. You see, the problem is that many owners keep their business to themselves. Sometimes, it’s pride, while I know of others who fear that if word got out that they were struggling, it might make matters worse. “People think I’m in trouble, and they’ll start looking for someone else to do business with. I can’t...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. To institutionalize support for beginning farmers and ranchers and to build upon prior agency work, the 2018 Farm Bill directed USDA to create a national coordinator position in the agency and state-level coordinators for four of its agencies – Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Rural Development (RD). Crystal Zwilli...
Citizens State Bank, with locations in Lena, Stockton and Freeport, awards $500 college scholarships to locally graduating high school seniors who have displayed excellence in academic achievement, community service and extracurricular activities. “We’re honored to recognize these graduating seniors with scholarships this year,” said Citizens State Bank President and CEO Amy Baker. “We know this wasn’t how they imagined finishing high school but we’re excited to see what success comes next for them and the rest of the 2020 graduates....
Although mired in the midst of a business nightmare for some, two new enterprises celebrated their ribbon cutting last week as they formally opened for business. Barrel & Brie at 7836 US Highway 20 West in Eleroy, specializes in locally produced meats, wine and cheeses, while Accurate Art & Framing at 128 W. Main Street in Lena provides custom framing along with several other services to help spruce up that bare wall in the house. Members of the Greater Freeport Partnership held the ribbon...
Monroe Clinic Oncology is excited to welcome a new nurse practitioner to the team, Mia McDermott, APNP. Mia earned her Master of Science degree in Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. As a Certified Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner (APNP), she brings an expertise in treating patients with solid tumors and both benign and malignant hematologic disorders. Patients can make an appointment with Mia in either Monroe or Freeport. To learn more...
The Greater Freeport Partnership is pleased to announce the award from the Freeport Community Foundation for its Downtown Freeport window display, #FreeportReflections. FreeportReflections is a program to enliven vacant storefronts in downtown Freeport with art installations. Beginning July 30, 2020, a select number of vacant downtown storefronts will be transformed into works of art. The majority of the $5,796 grant award will be used for artists’ honorarium. Less than $1,000 will be used for equipment, signage and promotional materials. ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made other adjustments to the program based on comments received from agricultural producers and organizations and review of market data. Producers will be able to submit applications that include these commodities on Monday, July 13, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting through Aug. 28, 2020, applications for CFAP,...
Devin Patterson, Apple River State Bank Trust Officer, was among 60 professionals who attended the Cannon Trust School offered by Cannon Financial Institute (CFI). CFI's School is a three-year program, consisting of 38 hours of classroom instruction each year. Diplomas are awarded upon completion of the entire sequence. Additionally, Patterson completed the Cannon Trust School with the Honor Graduate designation, Cannon's highest academic distinction. This award is given to those students who...
