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After falling at home in a close game to the Galena Pirates earlier in the season, the Stockton Blackhawks had the tall task of trying to claim a victory on the Pirate's home floor if they wanted a share of the NUIC West title. But the Dakota Indians had the advantage of taking on Aquin at home in their rematch after falling at Aquin earlier in the season. In both cases, Dakota and Stockton had one conference loss, while Galena and Aquin were undefeated. (The operative word being "were") Dakota...
In their previous two meetings, the Pecatonica Indians had topped Aquin by making drives to the basket and attacking the inside, so the Bulldogs were prepared for that to happen. What they didn't see coming – and nobody saw coming – was a Pecatonica team that shot lights out from behind the three point line. Pecatonica drilled eleven – yes, eleven – three point bombs to pile up a hue 19 point lead over the Bulldogs, but then had to hold off a furious Aquin rally in order to claim the 71-63 c...
Sean Ormiston had quite a high school career wearing the black and gold of the Lena-Winslow Panthers. Now, he's taken the first step in his college career, opting for the black and gold of the University of Iowa. Ormiston, who plans to major in nuclear medical technology, signed an agreement to join the Hawkeyes as a preferred walk-on in front of family, coaches and teammates in the Lena-Winslow High School Library on Wednesday, February 5. He says Iowa is looking at him as a linebacker first,...
When the final horn had sounded, and both Aquin and Lena-Winslow were going through the traditional handshake line following the game, nobody was talking about the score. The move on everyone's mind, was what took place over the final 22.8 seconds of the game. "Riley (Schultz) and I were talking about it a while back," said coach Dennis Huttenlocher. "At first Madi didn't want to do it, but then she decided it was okay, so I talked to the referees and Doral (Reining, Aquin head coach) and he...
The Lena-Winslow/Stockton Pantherhawks gave it quite a battle, but in the end Dakota was able to edge past them for first place as a team. The final team standings of the Polo Regional were: 1st Dakota 238.5 2nd Le-Win/Stockton 198.5 3rd Stillman Valley 117 4th Dixon 112 5th West Carroll 100.5 6th Byron 93 7th Fulton 80 8th Oregon 42.5 9th Polo 32 10th Amboy 25 11th Durand 22.5 Because of the final team score, Dakota will be allowed to advance on and compete for the 1A State team title, while...
Stephenson County Soil and Water Conservation District annual tree sale is underway for 2020. Each year the District sells bare root tree, evergreen and shrub seedlings to increase efforts to provide energy conservation and/or habitat cover for wildlife. These plants are for conservation purposes only and shall not be used as ornamentals or for landscaping. Deadline to order is Friday, March 13, 2020 The deadline allows us to adjust pre-ordered quantities with the nurseries. We are hoping this eliminates the “extras” at the end of the sale. Tre...
The Cat's Pajamas-Vocal Band, a national touring professional a cappella group, will be performing in the Warren High School Gym on Tuesday March 3rd at 7pm as part of their thirteenth annual Music in Schools Tour! This tour brings choral clinics, school assemblies, and evening shows to communities across the nation in an effort to raise money for school music programs. To date, The Cat's Pajamas have raised over $160,000 for music education! Their goal is to inspire students, generate...
What’s In A Name? A Rose, by any other name, would still smell just as sweet. OK, my apologies for going back into teacher mode during the unit on Shakespeare, but the reason for the quote popping into my head was because I was sitting in my man-cave late last night, spacing off, when it suddenly occurred to me just how many “names” I’ve got. I mean, my name is Dan Stevens, but when at the eye doctor this past week, they repeatedly called me “Daniel” – which I guess is in an attempt to not offen...
The first $50 million of the $420 million dedicated to statewide broadband Internet expansion was released during the week, along with information about how to apply for the grants. Applicants for the grant are anticipated to include Internet service providers, rural cooperatives, nonprofits and local governments. Grant responses for the first round of funding can be submitted through April 3, with up to $5 million available per project. Interested applicants can find more information about the...
With twelve teams competing in the IHSA Speech Regional in Sterling last Saturday, it all came down to the final event to determine who would win the overall team title. Both Freeport and Sterling were in a deadlock with 56 points each, with points being awarded only for what kids do in their final placement at the Regional. With both schools having an HDA (Humorous Duet Acting) competing in the final, all anyone could do was wait for the results. Only the top four advance on to the Sectional...
By now the Super Bowl is ancient history as is the hysteria around it. I hope it’s not too late to comment on it one last time - but - here goes. Going on my own instincts and observations, it seems this year’s Super Bowl generated more attention than those in the recent past. For the record, I was rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs. I like the Chiefs because: 1) They are a midwest team. I’m from the midwest. 2) Their head coach is not only a former Green Bay Packer coach, but from what I read...
The Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society invites the public to the second of its four programs for the 2020 "History Matters" Winter Program Series on Sunday, February 23. Historical reenactor Steven Cole will present "Slavery, Freedom and the Kansas-Nebraska Act." The program begins at 3pm at the Galena Methodist Church, 125 South Bench Street in Galena. Cole grew up in Freeport, Il, one of the Lincoln/Douglass Debate sites. He is a retired Union Tradesman and a historian. Also, he is a...
The Scales Mound FFA will be hosting our Labor & Product Auction on Saturday, February 22 at 6 pm. The auction will be held in the old gym and a complimentary meal will be served from 4:30-5:45 in the cafeteria before the auction begins. Items and gift certificates will be drawn randomly throughout the auction with a grand prize drawing at the end. Must be present to win the items as they are drawn. The ag students have nearly wrapped up the auction donation requests and have a significant list of commitments that can be viewed at...
Lanark Richard Cummings, 74 Richard Cummings loved fishing, hunting and spending as much time outdoors as possible. On January 30, 2020, at the age of 74, Richard passed away at home in Lanark, Illinois, after a short illness. He leaves a brother, James (Linda) Cummings of Menasha, WI and a sister, Barbara Anderson of Skokie, IL. He is also survived by a niece Crystal Janousek of Kaukauna, WI; a nephew, James J Cummings of Stevens Point, WI; two great-nieces, Cloe Janousek, Kaukauna, WI and Maggie Janousek, Kaukauna, WI; a great-nephew Jaxon... Full story
The Regular season has come to a close, and two of the three conferences in our region had co-champions as the race came down to the wire. But who do we think is going to be hot at the right time to pull off the big win and claim a Regional crown? Let's take a look. Eastland Regional Eastland did a favor for us newspaper folks by having their first night of competition be on Tuesday so we can all be sure to be there. But ... we probably won't see much. Alden-Hebron will take on Milledgeville in...
