Broshous Trial Postponed
The scheduled trial of Stephanie Broshous was scheduled to take place on Thursday at 1:30, but we received notice early that morning that trying to race back to Freeport from Camp Randall would not be necessary. “Dan, Stephanie Broshous trial has...
Set Up For A Show Down
The Stephenson County Board held their regular meeting last Wednesday, which was really a pre-curser for the main meeting which will take place on November 30th when the 2024 budget must be passed....
On The Record
Fatal Traffic Crash On November 13th, 2023, atr approximately 6:12 pm, Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to the area of E. Angle Rd and N. Afolkey Rd in rural Dakota for a report of a two-vehicle traffic crash with injuries....
McCombie Hosts Law Enforcement Event
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie recently held a successful law enforcement luncheon in her 89th District, which brought together area lawmakers and local Sheriffs, Chiefs and State police to...
Conservation Conversation Book Club
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) invites you to join our book club, Conservation Conversation, for a free series of Zoom discussions starting January 10, 2024. To honor JDCF's mission...
Church News
Good Shepherd Lutheran – Lena All are invited on November 26th, 2023 to Good Shepherd, 118 E. Mason St. Lena, IL, for Sunday worship service at 9:30am. You may join service in-person or via Facebook Live. The reading will be from Matthew...
Exciting Opener
Typically, the first game of a basketball season can be pretty ugly, even when the two teams are traditional powers like Lena-Winslow and Eastland. But Monday night in Lena, while there were some...
Best Game Ever?
Any Lena-Winslow football fan who is honest, will tell you that watching Panther games can be rather boring. Wondering at what point the running clock might get triggered is not what most avid...
Defining A Champion
There are those who will say that the Blackhawk/Warren Warriors failed as they were beaten by the Edgar Wildcats in the Division 7A state championship game at Camp Randall Thursday morning by a score...
Elks Free Throw Competition
The Freeport Elks Lodge is holding its annual Hoop Shoot/Free Throw competition on Saturday, January 6th at 1:30 pm at Pearl City High School, 100 S. Summit Street, Pearl City. Registration and practice begins at 1:30 pm. We encourage all eligible...
Bones Earns Top Employee Award
Mediacom Communications recognized Hanover resident Orlando Bones as an employee who achieved the company's top performance rankings for outstanding customer service and excellence in broadband...
Point To Ponder
“Hey good column this week Dan.” I was with my wife picking up her car at Chris Brinker’s Pit Stop where she had taken it in for some routine maintenance when Chris, the owner, came into the...
Your Voices
Dan; Loved your article about does crime pay. If you want to find some good examples of what their policies are doing, look up Jackie Smith and Abe Haas on judici.com. Then do the same for Wisconsin. Gun charges, abduction, drug charges dismissed....
Preacher's Piece
“The Spice of Life” This Thanksgiving, along with so much, I am thankful for the extra characters God has brought into my life and blessed me with. Everyone has a story to tell. I could tell you...
Farm Bureau Beat
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we wanted to share how thankful we are for our members, our volunteers and the community who supports the Farm Bureau. We wouldn’t be as successful as we...
From The Desk Down State
The General Assembly recently completed the 2023 Fall Veto Session, and there was no shortage of political gamesmanship on display. It is typical during veto session to examine bills with upcoming...
River Ridge FFA Attends National Convention
Nine members of the River Ridge FFA Chapter attended the 96th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis November 1st-3rd. There were over 60,000 people attending this year's convention which hosts a...
River Ridge FFA Wins Agronomy CDE
Twenty-two members of the River Ridge FFA Chapter traveled to Lena to compete in the Section One FFA Agronomy Career Development Event on November 14th along with thirteen other schools from across...
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