Get Your Daily Drawing Tickets
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...
Drug Take-Back Collects 82 Pounds
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...
4-H Information Night
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,...
Hornet FFA Blood Drive
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....
Volleyball Results
West Galena 4 - 0 15 – 2 Scales Mound 4 - 0 12 – 6 River Ridge 3 - 2 11–5-2 Stockton 2 - 2 9–7-2 East Dubuque 1 - 3 5–8-2 West Carroll 0 - 3 3 – 13 Warren 0 - 4 2–14-1 North Lena-Winslow 4 - 0 14 – 2 Durand 4 - 1 18 – 3 Aquin 3 -...
Football Results
NUIC Lena-Winslow 4 - 0 4 – 0 Du/Pec 4 - 0 4 – 0 Forreston 4 - 0 4 – 0 Galena 2 - 1 2 – 2 Fulton 2 - 2 2 – 2 Dakota 0 - 3 1 – 3 Stockton 0 - 3 1 – 3 West Carroll 0 - 3 0 – 4 EPC 0 - 4 0 – 4 8-Man Amboy 4 – 0 Milledgeville 4 ...
Area Golf Scores
Boys Fulton 164 Jacob Voss – 38, Owen VanZuiden – 38, Zac Winkel – 43, Brady Read – 45 = 145 Aquin 244 Anthony Garcia – 43, Brant Carlson – 48, Colton Veruchi – 54, NO ENTRY – 99 = 244 Forreston 173 Kendall Erdmann – 41, Darin...
Fulton Firepower
The Eastland Cougars and Fulton Steamers locked up for their first conference battle, but added a lot of extra "schtick" by also making it their "Pink Out" night to battle cancer. So, with almost...
Aggression Pays Off For Pec
There are several factors that can determine the outcome of a volleyball game. Service errors vs aces, how clean a team plays in avoiding unforced errors, and the biggie – who controls the net...
Off And Running
The Dakota Indians knew they had a tall task ahead of them. Not only were they on the road at Lena-Winslow, but they were also without some starters who were nursing injuries. To their credit, head...
Scoreboards Lie
Anybody who wasn't at the game between Fulton and Stockton at John O'Boyle Field Friday night who saw the final 40-16 score, would think that Fulton buried the Blackhawks and out-classed them. They...
Cross Country Results
Cross Country is still picking up steam in the region among the small schools, but the problem is that you need at least five runners to finish a course and have their scores added together in order...
Weekend Of Winning
Weekend Volleyball Tournaments allow teams to get a lot of work in to perfect their game - while also providing a chance to measure up and possibly bring home some hardware at the same time. There...
Power Ranking Volleyball
1. Fulton 10 – 1 Fulton jumps to the top spot for being the only 1A team to take a game off of Genoa Kingston 2. Lena-Winslow 13 - 2 Panthers were impressive winning second at Pulaski, so coach might be mad we made them #2. 3. Galena 13 - 2 Slow...
Point To Ponder
I had it all planned. My wife was leaving with my cousins’ wife for a shopping excursion at an art fair up in Wisconsin over the weekend, and my cousin was scheduled to work Saturday. So, while I...
Preacher's Piece
There is no mystery in day to day life quite as exhilarating as the ordinary mailbox. Every day the possibility of something new arrives when the mailman stops at the end of the driveway and drops...
Farm Bureau Beat
National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 17-23, 2023. The theme for the NFSHW 2023 is “No One Can Take Your Place”. National Farm Safety and Health Week is an annual event that aims to...
Learning About The Grape Industry
Students from the River Ridge Horticulture class recently took a field trip to Rocky Waters Vineyard and Winery to explore the science of viticulture. Students had the opportunity to harvest grapes...
Lighter Side
Fall – when you’re not sure if you should wear winter clothes for the morning, or summer clothes for the afternoon. In the fall, my family likes to play a little game called “How long can we freeze before we turn on the heat for the first...
Pretzel City Brewfest
The "Best Event in Illinois" returns with even more great activities for craft beer enthusiasts in Downtown Freeport September 23. Pretzel City Brewfest will feature over 150 craft beers from local...
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