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Coborn's INC, a large grocery company centered in St. Cloud, Minnesota, announced that is has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Sullivan's Grocery stores here in Northwest and Central Illinois. According to the release, approximately 800 people work for Sullivan's, which is comprised of 11 grocery stores including the ones in Lena, Freeport and Stockton. The Sullivan's purchase also includes three ACE hardware stores, convenience store/fuel center, central office and limited assortment...
The Greater Freeport Partnership is excited to announce the return of Stephenson County Restaurant Week April 22-30. During this 10-day event, patrons are encouraged to seek out dining options from area restaurants that are offering featured dishes. Freeport and Stephenson County are home to more than 95 restaurants, cafés, bars, lounges, and delis, each with a unique flavor or environment. The Stephenson County Restaurant Guide can be found online and in participating restaurants in the county and includes featured specials from restaurants...
Gone Postal, a shipping & packaging partner with USPS, FedEx, and UPS has recently relocated to a new building in Freeport. This company provides shipping and packaging, notary services, as well as, medical scrubs and an assortment of local artisan crafted gifts. The business acts as an intermediary, enabling customers the convenience of a single location to drop off and package an item with ease without the stress of having to locate a specific carrier (e.g. UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc.); many of which are unmanned boxes that cannot provide the...
Lena State Bank is proud to publicly recognize Sherry Brinker for her 50 continuous years of service at Lena State Bank. Sherry began her career at the bank on April 30, 1973 and has been engaged daily in assisting, serving, and promoting the community ever since! Lena State Bank invites the community to stop in and join us in congratulating Sherry for achieving this remarkable milestone! Thank you, Sherry, for all of your years and dedication to the Bank and the community!...
The Apple River Stagecoach Event Center would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their generous support of the 11th Souper Deal Saturday” held on April 1, 2023. The day’s events resulted in a net profit of over $7,000 which will be used for general maintenance. Thank you for your continued generous support: Brewster Cheese Country House Grocery AJ’s Lena Maid Meat Reicher Meat Processing Sweet Home Honey John & Sue Hall Hartzell’s Sullivan’s Sue Janecke Scales Mound Sinclair Riverboat Twilight Crystal Image Cleaning Smil...
Apple River State Bank recently introduced new mascot debit cards for area schools. Every transaction conducted by bank customers using a mascot debit card will provide a rebate to the school. Once a year, checks will be presented to each of the area schools. These schools are participating in the mascot debit card program: - Galena Schools - River Ridge Schools - Scales Mound Schools - Southwestern Schools - Warren Schools - Darlington (WI) and Stockton schools will soon join the program. Bank...
The Greater Freeport Partnership, along with community sponsors, is proud to revive the Stephenson County Home Show on April 15 at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds from 10 am to 4 pm. Dozens of local contractors, sub-contractors, landscapers, and home enhancement providers will be on hand with displays of their products and services for homeowners, prospective homebuyers and others looking to improve their physical spaces. The home show is free for attendees thanks to the generous support from sponsors – ABC Supply, Citizens State Bank and t...
Citizens State Bank has promoted Dennis Huttenlocher to the role of Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking Manager, as of March 6th. Huttenlocher has been in the financial industry for 28 years, and an employee of Citizens State Bank for 22 years, working to grow their Mortgage Department. Huttenlocher's new role will be focused on driving business development initiatives in each of the bank's branch markets, as well as continuing to manage the bank's successful mortgage services. CSB...
Liz Gerber, Highland Community College's Vice President of Student Development and Support Services and Chief Student Services Officer, has been awarded the 2023 Women of Achievement Award for Mentorship by the YWCA of Northwestern Illinois in Rockford. Gerber was one of two individuals nominated for the award and received the recognition on March 6 at the YWCA's yearly ceremony. The award is given to an individual whose mentoring relationships impact women's personal and professional developmen...
The Greater Freeport Partnership is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its board of directors in 2023. The board of directors is the governing body of the organization and includes community and public leaders to create dialogue between sectors and work toward a unified vision. In January, the board welcomed Larry Feiner, vice president/mortgage loan officer at GreenState Credit Union, to finish the one-year term of retired board member Mark Wright. Feiner has served on...
The Greater Freeport Partnership will host the fourth annual Arctic Ale and Art Walk on Saturday, February 25 from noon to 4 pm. This is a free event for all ages to enjoy an afternoon and see the amenities and talent downtown Freeport has to offer. Make sure to stop at all participating businesses to check out a local artist and taste a favorite ale. Start your day at the corner of Stephenson Street and Chicago Avenue to get your wristband and event tasting cup. A list of participating locations and other event information will be at the...
Cassandre Mlakar and Robin Wilhelms Saar, both independent LPL Financial advisors at FSB Wealth Group located at First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll, today announced their inclusion in LPL’s Freedom Club. With more than 21,000 LPL-affiliated advisors nationwide, LPL awards this distinction to select advisors based upon their business success. “On behalf of LPL, I’m thrilled to congratulate Cassandre and Robin,” said Pete Dorsey, LPL Executive Vice President, Institution Services Relationship Management. “It is an honor to support F...
Apple River State Bank announced the appointments of Mandy Johnson as Branch Manager of the bank’s new Darlington, WI office and Crystal Erdenberger as Assistant Branch Manager of the bank’s Scales Mound office. "We are thrilled to have Mandy Johnson manage our new Darlington office, which is expected to open late spring when remodeling is complete," said Joel Holland, the bank's Chief Executive Officer. "She is a Darlington resident and worked as the former manager of the Woodford State Bank office in Darlington. Mandy is actively inv...
Timber Lake Playhouse (Dan Danielowski, Executive Director), the professional, non-profit summer theatre company established in 1961 with a mission of "providing the best expression of theater arts to the regional community by presenting creative works that entertain and inspire while helping aspiring artists transition to the profession" has announced today the appointment of long-time TLP actor and alumnus, Darren Mangler as Artistic Director for the 2023 season. In a statement, Timber Lake...
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Apple River State Bank. The bank is the only locally owned, independent community bank chartered in Jo Daviess County with seven convenient locations and nearly 40 ATMs, the largest network in the area. By mid-year, the bank plans to open its eighth location at 207 Wells Street in Darlington, WI. After a remodeling period that utilizes local contractors, the new facility will accommodate both the bank office and professional office space available for rent...
Robin Wilhelms Saar, President and CEO of First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll, has announced the promotion of Pamela White to Polo Branch Manager. Pam began working at First State Bank in May 2006. She has been an instrumental leader of our Bookkeeping, Customer Service and IT Departments, serving as IT Officer for the past 6 years. In her new role Pam will be directing and overseeing the retail service and daily operations of the Polo Branch, as Branch Manager. Pam has been a lifelong...
The Shullsburg American Legion Post 105, together with The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Shullsburg Post 10533, has announced the recent opening of their clubhouse to the general public. The clubhouse, which is located at 322 State Highway 11 in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, is open to the public every weekend. Hours are 11:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The clubhouse not only features a bar and billiard table, but also hosts a Wednesday night city pool league that welcomes the public to...
Seaga Manufacturing, Inc. ("Seaga"), the leading platform for innovative Automatic Retail Dispensing and Modular Intelligent Inventory Control Solutions, serving the Food and Beverage, Industrial, Water Filtration and Healthcare Markets, announced today that its Founder and CEO, Steve Chesney will step down as CEO. Chesney will remain Chairman of the Board of Seaga and its respective subsidiaries. Chesney founded Seaga in 1987 in a one-stall garage in Shannon, Illinois. He successfully produced and marketed an innovative vending machine design...
Robin Wilhelms Saar, President and CEO of First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll, has announced the promotion of Jeff Norton to Senior Vice President. Mr. Norton has 28 years of banking experience and began working at First State Bank in April 2008 as First Vice President. He has been managing our Lake Carroll Branch for nearly 15 years while being active in all areas of Lending and Credit Administration. In his new role Jeff will be the senior manager of our lending team with oversight...
Lena Business & Professional Association is proud to announce the new Lena Money E-Card, a community-based digital gift card that makes it fun and easy to keep local spending local. Purchase a Lena Money E-Card at Lenabpa.org to use at any of the participating shops in the neighborhood. With this card, you can write a personal message and send it to family, friends and colleagues via email, text, or physical copy. The Lena Money e-card replaces the checks that you could previously purchase...
Seaga Manufacturing, Inc. ("Seaga"), the leading platform for innovative Automatic Retail Dispensing and modular Intelligent Inventory Control Solutions, serving the Food and Beverage, Industrial, Water Filtration and Healthcare Markets, announced today that it completed the acquisition of Automated Merchandising Systems ("AMS".) AMS is headquartered in Kearneysville, WV with manufacturing facilities in Kearneysville and Guadalajara, Mexico. The addition of AMS's Industry leading brands further...
Get a good deal and help a good cause by attending the annual VOICES of Stephenson County Book Nook Fall Half Price Sale. The sale will run from Nov. 3 to 12 with proceeds benefiting services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and abuse offered through VOICES of Stephenson County. “The Fall Half Price Sale is our final major sale of 2022 and the perfect opportunity for people to pick up items to tide them through the winter,” said Diane Leverton, VOICES Book Nook manager. “The sale features gently used hardcover and paper...
Massbach Ridge Winery has been recruiting area organizations to help with their grape harvest for close to 20 years now. This year was no different with eight organizations earning their portion of over $4,000 by picking grapes for the winery in September. These groups included Freeport High School Cheer, Eastland/Pearl City Cheer, West Carroll High School Cheer and three Pearl City school groups. "We love having school groups and other charitable organizations help us harvest grapes. It's a...
Apple River State Bank announced today that it has closed on the purchase of a bank office at 207 Wells Street in Darlington, WI. The building was constructed in 1987 by Citizens National Bank of Darlington and has been occupied by five regional banks in the intervening years. Associated Bank most recently owned the 14,500-square-foot building. After a remodeling period that utilizes local contractors, the new facility will accommodate both the bank office and professional office space...
A pair of young entrepreneurs are making a name for themselves globally and locally with their new way of presenting media to those in the communities that they serve. It all began in the music industry, Galenian Johnny Stevenson was working with a music client alongside Zach McCollum. McCollum was working on the photos and Stevenson was working on the marketing aspect for the client. "I saw how we worked, his work ethic, and from that day we became really good friends," said Stevenson....
