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Monroe Clinic, a Member of SSM Health, is pleased to announce that Jane Curran-Meuli will serve as the next President of Monroe Clinic beginning in December. She will replace Mike Sanders who served as president and CEO of Monroe Clinic for 18 years. The two will work closely together to ensure a smooth transition. With more than 25 years of experience in health care, Curran-Meuli will bring a unique blend of business and clinical experience to the role having served as both an administrator and...
The Board of Directors of First State Bank Shannon Polo Lake Carroll, announced the promotion of Robin Wilhelms Saar to President and Chairman of the Board of First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll. As the third generation of the Wilhelms family, Saar looks forward to continuing the long-standing family tradition of community banking. Robin is succeeding her father the late Omar Wilhelms, and grandfather CT Wilhelms. "Banking has been an integral part of our family for many years and I will...
Stroll the festive streets of Downtown Freeport Sunday, November 24 for the annual Mistletoe Walk from noon to 4 pm. The Hero Tree Lighting will kick off the event at noon in front of the Stephenson County Courthouse. Local residents have been busy creating ornaments to honor their heroes and the tree will be decorated with these ornaments along with patriotic lights and decorations. The lighting ceremony will be complete with carolers, the presentation of our nation’s colors and inspiration from local honorees. After the tree is lit, the s...
Apple River State Bank announced the appointment of Kimberly Lutes as manager of the bank's new office in the Southwest Mart, 3525 Percival Street, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. The facility is expected to open in December when remodeling is complete. "We are thrilled to have Kim Lutes manage our new Hazel Green office," said Joel Holland, the bank's Chief Executive Officer. "She is a native of southwest Wisconsin and worked as the manager of the former American Trust & Savings Bank office in Hazel...
Rick Barkau and son, Cullen Barkau, along with their dedicated team at Barkau Automotive/Stockton have won the FCA 2019 Customer First Award for Excellence certified by JD Power. "Committed to offering our amazing family of customers who depend on us for a great car shopping and service experience, we are ecstatic and honored to earn industry's highest honor, the FCA Customer First Award for Excellence Certified by JD Power," said Rick. Barkau Automotive is among an elite group of dealerships...
Plager, Krug, Bauer, Rudolph & Stodden, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Attorney Ryan R. Stodden has become a shareholder in the firm. Ryan, an alumnus of Galena High School, earned his undergraduate degree at University of Dubuque, summa cum laude, and earned his law degree at Northern Illinois University, magna cum laude. Mr. Stodden's general practice of law focuses on estate planning including wills and trusts; estate and trust administration; business and commercial transactions including...
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...
Senior Resource Center staff and volunteers will be participating in two food-themed fund-raisers in late September. The first is the Cub Foods brat stand, and the second is the inaugural Eats and Beats event in downtown Freeport. The Senior Resource Center invites everyone to support both these events. Details are: Cub Foods Brat Stand – Sept. 20 All sorts of grilled meats will be served by SRC staff on Friday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cub Foods Brat Stand. On the menu will be brats, ribeyes, hamburgers, cheeseburger, pork c...
The Northwest Illinois Forestry Association will tour Johnson Creek Hardwoods, near Mount Carroll, on Saturday, September 21, from 1:00 until 4:00 pm. For over 20 years, this facility has been producing high quality lumber for craftsmen and woodworkers. Their stock is sourced from two-dozen northwestern Illinois hardwood species in their adjacent woodland. The Johnsons will show their standing timber and will lead a walk through their shop discussing how logs are cut, lumber is dried, and their emphasis on quality. The finished products are...
Monroe Clinic FastCare has moved to a new permanent location. The walk-in care clinic opened its doors at 100 West 8th Street in Monroe on August 27, 2019. "Monroe Clinic FastCare provides care for over 10,000 patients each year," shared Monroe Clinic President, Mike Sanders. FastCare is open Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 8:30 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 5:30 pm and Sunday 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. For more information, go to www.monroeclinic.org/fastcare....
Throughout much of Northwest Illinois, business owners tend to be the leaders of their respective communities where they have established a strong reputation as the wise old leaders full of common sense. A quick list of many local business leaders would depict a man – or woman – who worked their way up the ranks, or from within the family, until their turn came to take over. What you don't expect to see, are "Millenials." After all, the typical stereotype of today's young adult is that they are...
The Illinois Office of Tourism announced both international and domestic travel expenditures reached $41.7 billion in 2018 which is a $2 billion boost to the state's economy since 2017. More than 117 million visitors came to Illinois in 2018 – the 8th consecutive year of record tourism growth in the state – contributing to an increase of visitor spending, tax revenue and local jobs. Galena Country contributed to the state's added economic domestic growth, with $203.89 million in travel exp...
Back in 2006, Mithc Kappes and Jim Nadig bought the Stockton True Value Hardware Store, and over the course of a few years they began to see where if they really wanted the store to grow into their vision – a major upgrade was going to be needed. The switch was made to go from True Value to Ace, but that designation paled in comparison to what the two cooked up for the store that only had four employees at the time – the two owners, along with Jean Hill and Rosemary Basten. Beginning in 201...
