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St. John’s Lutheran – Lena Beef & Noodle Dinner And Bazaar Please plan to attend this event November 7th, 2023. The Bazaar opens at 8:30 a.m. and features a variety of homemade products: baked goods, noodles, candy, and crafts. Dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Dine-in meals will include beef and noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, Jell-O salads, relishes, dinner rolls, brownies, cake or angel food cake, coffee, or milk – all for $12. Drive-thru carry-outs will also be available. The carry-out meals will vary sligh...
Midwest Medical Center (MMC) will be at the Stockton Ambulance building, 113 East Queen Street on Wednesday, October 4 from 7:30 – 9:30 AM conducting health screening. No appointment is needed. Free blood pressure measurement is included. The following three tests do not need a provider order: Blood Cholesterol (lipid panel)—REQUIRED TEST, Blood Chemistry (CMP or BMP), and complete blood count (CBC). The cost for the cholesterol screen and the blood chemistry are $25 each; the cost for the complete blood count is $15. The following four tests (...
The future of the Walnut Acres nursing home facility on Walnut Road in Freeport still is cloudy and it looks like it will be in a holding pattern for the foreseeable future. At Thursday's Stephenson County Board meeting, Chairman Scott Helms announced that a vote to hire a legal firm to review the contract proposal by potential buyer Upward Care would be put on hold until Upward Care decides on a date to hold a Town Hall meeting to gather public information on the issue. With the anticipated highlight of the meeting removed, the Board moved on...
COUNTRY Financial Representative Tom Edler is pleased to support the Pearl City Fire Department with a donation of $1,500. The funds will be used to support the department's equipment needs. "Firefighters do so much in our community," said Edler. "Rural fire departments are increasingly resource constrained. My hope is that this donation can help close the gap and support these men and women in their important lifesaving work." COUNTRY Financial has donated more than $5 million since 2020 to...
The last month of winners in the 2022-2023 daily drawing year are out. The Daily Drawing is a drawing for 365 daily cash prizes from October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 to those donating for a ticket. Over $21,000 is paid out to ticket holders during the drawing year. Cash prizes vary between $50 and $250. A ticket may win multiple times as each ticket remains in the drawing each day for the entire year, no matter how often it may be drawn. Sponsoring organizations from Jo Daviess, Carroll & Stephenson County include: Caring Community of E...
The 2023 Stephenson County Fair Association Annual Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau – Blackhawk Conference Room located at 210 W. Spring St., Freeport, IL on Thursday, October 26 2023. This is the meeting when new board members are nominated and voted in. If you have a desire to run for a board seat (Vice-President, Treasurer, or At-Large Seat), please send me a one-page letter stating what position you are running for, why you would like the position and how you would be an asset to the Stephenson C...
The Northwest Illinois Daily Drawing (a co-op fundraiser) is back for another year...its 9th! Daily cash prizes from $50-$250 will be awarded from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 with a total payout over $21,000! To make one eligible for these daily cash prizes one most own a ticket. A single ticket is available for a $25 donation or with a $100 donation you receive a book of five tickets. Tickets can win multiple times as all tickets remain in the drawing each day for the entire year, no matter how often the ticket is drawn. During...
State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) and Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall are pleased to announce that 82 pounds of expired and unused medications were collected at a drug take-back event held in Lena over the weekend. “There is a drug overdose epidemic in this country that demands our attention,” said Chesney. “For our drug take-back event, I partnered with Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall and we helped the people of the 45th District safely dispose of their unused or expired medications. In all, we collected 82 pound...
On September 14, the American Red Cross collected 46 of the 50 unit blood product goal at the Scales Mound drive. The 46 units will provide the base toward the 201 unit goal for the 2024 scholarship. Thank you to all attended for your help to provide life-saving blood units and scholarships toward future learning. Thank you to Tom & Karen Griffin for greeting our donors and making them feel welcome. The Scales Mound FFA looks forward to seeing you November 15 in the ag building for the next...
Illinois 4-H is the flagship youth program for the University of Illinois Extension and the largest out-of-school youth organization in Illinois. 4-H youth development programs in Jo Daviess County challenge youth to “learn by doing” with fun, hands-on activities. Kids can learn, practice, and demonstrate new skills while exploring the interests that are important to them. That could be anything from learning how to cook, build a robot, show livestock, or care for the environment. Members can explore these topics through 4-H experiences suc...
Traffic Crash At approximately 8:45 A.M. on 09/04/2023, the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motorcycle crash on Highway 20 near Tranel Road in rural East Dubuque. The reporting party indicated that a motorcycle appeared to have been crashed but there was nobody near the crash site. Responding officers soon learned that Nathan K. Willman, 22 of Freeport, had crashed his motorcycle at approximately 1:30 A.M. on 09/04/2023 as Willman was traveling east on Highway 20 approximately 1/10th of a mile west of Tranel Road. W...
The NW Illinois Airshow will be making its' return this Saturday at Albertus Airport just outside of Freeport. Officially, the gates will open at 10:30 in the morning, with the actual show scheduled to start at 1:30 that afternoon. It is important to point out that NO PARKING will be available at Albertus Airport itself. Anyone wanting to attend the show needs to park at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds, and take the free shuttle bus that will be running all day long. Cost of admission is $10 i...
The tenth Annual Pearl City Boulevard Bash took place on August 26th. Due to generous contributions of sponsors, the participation of 12 Pitmaster teams, and all of those who attended the event, the Boulevard Bash Committee awarded $23,000 to the Pearl City community. $6,000 was given to Stephenson County Ag in the Classroom. This is a program that reaches EVERY school district in Stephenson County and is utilized in Pearl City School's elementary classrooms throughout the year. $5,000 was...
You can save a life at the American Red Cross Scales Mound School Blood Drive on September 14 from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the ag building. For the best service, please make an appointment at 800-733-2767, and walk-ins are welcome. This drive will feature the convenience of the Red Cross Rapid Pass found at http://www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass. You can save your valuable time at the blood drive by completing the reading material and health evaluation before your appointment. Take the health evaluation survey the day of the drive and bring the...
Stephenson County 4-H Ambassadors held a Food Drive in Stephenson County to help fight hunger in their own communities. This community service project was created by youth who saw an immediate need right in their own backyards. In a season where food prices are rapidly increasing, the 4-H Ambassadors were looking to help make a difference by giving and sharing with those in need. "From the time we started planning this community service project in the spring all the way to delivering the proceed...
Lena The downtown pavilion is starting to take shape, and will be completed very soon. You will see some other changes over the next couple of months. The work on Shippee Road north of Highway 73 has begun. The repairs to Leet Street, School Street and Williams Street are scheduled to start any day and should be completed by the end of October. The widening of Dayton Street is set to be completed by the end of November. Regular maintenance of grinding and replacing blacktop, and curb and inlet repairs will also be happening throughout town. We...
In last week's story regarding the potential sales tax increase in Freeport, I tried to make the point that instead of constantly looking to raise taxes, maybe the City Council should look at ways in which they might be able to cut – and threw out the Freeport Fire Department as an example. The last time I had ever confirmed numbers regarding the Freeport Fire Department, there were 55 full time employees, and my first mistake was in assuming that number was still accurate ... it's not. C...
Join University of Illinois Extension Jo Daviess County Master Gardener Volunteers Laurie Zueger and Linda Helgeson for this program on Grapevine Wreaths. The program will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at the Jo Daviess County Extension Office, 204 Vine St. Elizabeth, IL. There will be a $20 fee to attend this make and take program and pre-registration is required by October 1. To register or for more information visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw or call us at 815-858-2273. Jo Daviess County Master Gardener...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) has called the Village of Elizabeth's Main Street home since the organization first opened its office in 2003. Recently, JDCF found itself in need of more space to house its growing stewardship staff and equipment and, wishing to stay in Elizabeth, turned to their Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program for help. "Elizabeth is a one-stop shop for our 17 staff members," says Steve Barg, JDCF Executive Director. "We can go to the post office and banks, h...
In an effort to keep dangerous drugs out of the hands of potential abusers and out of the water supply, State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is partnering with Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall for a prescription drug drop-off event on September 9 in Lena. “By properly disposing of unused and expired medications, we are preventing accidental poisonings or misuse of drugs, and we are also protecting the environment,” said Chesney. “I think we all have items in our medicine cabinet that we no longer need, so this is the perfect oppor...
Plane Crash On 08/20/23 at approximately 8:39 am, Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to S. Steele Rd. and W. Steele Rd. for multiple reports of a possible plane crash. Witnesses stated they observed a plane which appeared to be in distress fly low and never reappear. Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputies, Hanover Fire Department, Elizabeth Fire Department, Elizabeth EMS and AirCare began to search the area for a downed airplane. Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Deputies located the pilot, Daniel W. Helsper, 69 of Anamosa, IA, on IL...
Voters in Freeport stepped up in the last election, and literally might have saved the city by approving Home Rule to continue. If it hadn't passed, they would have been forced to close one or more of the fire stations – and who knows how badly it might have impacted the Freeport Police Department. However, there is also a consequence to having home rule – your City Council can increase your taxes without having to go to the voters for a referendum. When Lena needed to increase taxes in ord...
The Lanark Public Library, 111 South Broad, Lanark, Illinois, invites you to help celebrate EPC Homecoming featuring a "Blast from the Past". From September 5, 2023 through September 23, 2023 during library hours Twice-Sold Tales will feature Lanark and Eastland yearbooks. Yearbooks prior to 2000 are $5.00 per book. From 2000 on are $3.00 per book. All proceeds are going to the Friends of the Lanark Public Library. If you are downtown waiting for the Homecoming Parade or the Chamber of Commerce...
Good Shepherd Lutheran – Lena All are invited to worship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 118 E. Mason St. Lena, IL. Come and join us on Sunday, September 3rd for Sunday Worship Service. This will be the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, communion will be served. The reading will be from Matthew 16:21-28. After Peter confesses that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (16:16), Jesus reveals the ultimate purpose of his ministry. These words prove hard to accept, even for a disciple whom Jesus has called a “rock.” On Wednesday...
The 2023 Superior Young Dairy Producer Award (SYDPA) program was held Aug. 19 in conjunction with the Illinois State Fair. Eighteen 4-H dairy project members from across Illinois took part in the event to test their knowledge and compete for one of three $1,000 scholarships. The purpose of the contest is to create an educational activity that promotes youth development, career development, and personal growth through increased knowledge of the dairy industry. This three-phase competition...
