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  • Football Standings

    Oct 27, 2021

    NUIC Du/Pec 8 - 0 8 – 1 Lena-Winslow 6 - 2 7 – 2 Forreston 6 - 2 7 – 2 Fulton 6 - 2 7 – 2 Galena 4 - 4 5 - 4 Stockton 2 - 6 3 – 6 East Dubuque 2 - 6 3 – 6 Dakota 2 - 6 2 - 7 EPC 0 - 8 1 – 8 8-Man Polo 9 - 0 Milledgeville 8 - 1 Orangeville 8 - 1 Aquin 6 – 3 Amboy 6 – 3 River Ridge 3 – 6 AFC 0 – 9 Six Rivers WI Potosi/Cassville 4 - 1 8 - 1 River Ridge 4 - 1 7 – 2 Blackhawk/Warren 4 - 1 6 - 3 Benton/SM/Shulls 2 - 3 2 - 7 Iowa Grant 1 - 4 3 – 6 Pec/Argyle 0 - 5 1 – 8 Last Week's Results Forrest...

  • Volleyball Standings

    Oct 27, 2021

    West Galena 12 - 0 33 – 1 - 1 Stockton 8 - 4 19 – 13 East Dubuque 7 - 5 9 - 10 - 3 River Ridge 7 - 5 8 - 19 - 2 Scales Mound 4 - 8 10 - 23 West Carroll 4 - 8 11 - 17 - 1 Warren 0 - 12 2 - 19 - 2 North Aquin 12 - 0 28 – 2 - 1 Dakota 9 - 3 25 - 9 -1 Pearl City 8 - 4 26 - 7 - 1 Durand 7 - 5 17 - 10 - 3 Lena-Winslow 4 - 8 11 – 14 Pecatonica 1 - 11 9 - 17 - 1 Orangeville 1 - 11 7 - 21 - 2 South Eastland 11 - 1 24 – 11 - 1 Fulton 8 - 4 13 - 12 Forreston 7 - 4 12 - 12 Polo 7 - 5 19 – 11 - 2 Milledgevil...

  • Volleyball Post Season Pairings

    Oct 27, 2021

    Galena Regional Mon., Oct. 25 Match 1 at 6:00 pm: (8) East Dubuque vs. (10) Scales Mound Tue., Oct. 26 Match 2 at 5:30 pm: (4) Durand vs. (14) Warren Match 3 at 6:30 pm: (5) Stockton vs. (11) Orangeville Wed., Oct. 27 Match 4 at 5:30 pm: (1) Galena vs. Winner Match 1 Match 5 at 6:30 pm: Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3 Thu., Oct. 28 Championship - 6:00 pm Lena-Winslow Regional Mon., Oct. 25 Match 1 at 5:30 pm: (2) Aquin vs. (15) Alden-Hebron Match 2 at 6:30 pm: (7) Rockford Christian Life vs. (9) Pecatonica Tue., Oct. 26 Match 3 at 5:30 pm:...

  • The First Northwest Illinois All Star Volleyball Game

    Dan Stevens|Oct 27, 2021

    From the people we've talked to, it's been a long time in coming. There are All Star basketball games for the boys' and girls' teams, Highland plays host to an All Star Baseball game, and the Shriners have been doing All Star football games for years, but now – for the first time – we will be seeing an All Star Volleyball game this June. Village Voices is going to sponsor, and has begun the process of putting together, the first ever All Star Volleyball contest. There is still a lot of pla...

  • Cardinals Out-Panther The Panthers

    Dan Stevens|Oct 27, 2021

    It was a scene Panther fans had seen plenty of times before ... never by the opposing team. Lena-Winslow was the ground pounding club that slowly and methodically drained the life out of their opponents. But this ... this was Forreston ... driving 89 yards ... in 22 plays ... over more than right minutes ... and the Panthers were powerless to stop them. In what will be talked about for years to come, and adds yet another chapter to the folklore regarding the Panther/Cardinal rivalry, the...

  • Volleyball Regional Predictions

    Dan Stevens|Oct 27, 2021

    The Galena Pirates, Aquin Bulldogs and Eastland Cougars have all claimed their respective conference championships, but now we enter the post-season Regional competition. So, who do we think will be hoisting the wooden plaques this coming Thursday night? Let's take a look. AFC Regional Ok, this one is easy. To be perfectly blunt there is a lot of pressure on the Pearl City Wolves, because nobody else in the entire Regional should challenge them. Which means, that if they were to falter ... it...

  • VOICES Gets FCF Grant

    Oct 27, 2021

    A grant from the Freeport Community Foundation will enable VOICES of Stephenson County to update its website in the coming year -- a move designed to reflect the changing services the organization now offers. The $4,300 grant to VOICES funds in whole the Spinning a New VOICES Website project and was part of the $118,691 awarded by the foundation during its fall grant cycle to 14 organizations in Stephenson, Jo Daviess and Carroll counties. “We are so grateful to the Freeport Community Foundation for making this long overdue website update p...

  • Preacher's Piece

    Kevin Cernak|Oct 27, 2021

    I was recently asked by someone who is preparing to teach a secular class on transgenderism, what our church’s views are on the topic. I had never been asked this before and although I have strongly held beliefs, I had never formally presented them to someone. So I went to work and did some research and put my thoughts together and wrote them down. Then I met with this individual and had a two hour interview. It was very constructive, informative and enlightening, to say the least. The r...

  • Point To Ponder

    Dan Stevens|Oct 27, 2021

    It’s Halloween – one of my favorite holidays – so for a long time I was struggling over what to write for my column. I mean, I had already told my personal Halloween stories of when I was a kid, and I also did a column ranking the best Halloween Candy … so it was a serious struggle trying to come up with a Halloween topic good enough to make into a column when all of a sudden it hit me … I was watching television the other night when there was a commercial about how the station was going to...

  • Obituaries

    Oct 27, 2021

    Freeport Wayne T. Linker, 85 Wayne T. Linker, age 85, of Freeport and previously of Chadwick, Illinois, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport. Wayne was born December 6, 1935 at home near Chadwick, the son of John and Florence (Bundy) Linker. He is a 1953 graduate of the Chadwick High School where he played saxophone in the band and was active in FFA. Wayne started farming with his father at a very young age and spent his life as a dedicated grain and livestock producer of rural Chadwick. He pa... Full story

  • NWILDD October Winners

    Oct 27, 2021

    The Northwest Illinois Daily (a cooperative fundraiser) announces the first winners in the 7th year of the Daily Drawing. The Daily Drawing is a drawing for 365 daily cash prizes from October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022, 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 &...

  • New Water Treatment Facility

    Oct 27, 2021

    The Freeport City Council, Mayor Jodi Miller, Winter Construction, and Fehr Graham broke ground on Freeport's new water treatment facility on October 15. This highly anticipated water facility has been in development since 2017 and is slated to provide 40-50 percent of the city's daily water needs. It is part of the city's $12.8 million well and water treatment project to upgrade its antiquated water system built in the 1880s. The project is funded through Illinois Environmental Protection...

  • NW Illinois' Haunted History

    John Day|Oct 27, 2021

    It's the time of year when leaves of summer begin to fall. Bare limbs reach for gray autumn skies. Darkness will soon cloak the landscape as the last moments of daylight surrender to the nightfall. You may hear eerie sounds that stir anxious feelings. A howl somewhere off in the distance or footsteps behind you. A light fog may swirl through the streets and waft slowly through the surrounding area. A full moon may rise and cast a ghostly glow over the terrain. In the mixture of pale moonlight...

  • The Lighter Side

    Oct 27, 2021

    They might call the small candy "Fun Sized" but it takes three or four of them to get me mildly amused. Every Halloween I pretend to be the same thing ... not at home. I hope it's not too cold this Halloween. I'd hate to have the garden hose freeze before the trick or treaters show up. People who yell "Trick or Treat" are giving me one too many options. Nothing says Halloween like Christmas decorations. You know, some of the kids in my neighborhood actually look better in masks. What's the big deal about ghosts? I see through people all year....

  • Lena-Winslow Honor Roll

    Oct 27, 2021

    Principal’s Honor Roll Freshman Madeline Chiles, Alyssa Daughenbaugh, Eden Dietz, Cienna Kerr, Ella Kerr, Michael Kowalke, Brice Miller, Hannah Pecoraro, Ryan Pieper, Rachael Setterstrom, Paige Williams Sophomores Molly Amendt, Sarah Geiseman, Casey Klever, Chloe Mader, Jacob Schumacher Juniors Levi Gable, Andrew Kempel, Wesley Offermann, Ayden Packard, Jenna Ransom, Chloe Renter, Drew Streckwald, Madison Young, Jacob Zeal Seniors Zoe Bardell, Luke Benson, Kamryn Cain, Tyler Croatt, Conor DeZell, Taylor Ditzler Amill, Sarah Edler, Brady E...

  • JDCF Accepting Conservation Leadership Award Nominations.

    Oct 27, 2021

    The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) is accepting nominations for the Nancy Hamill Winter Conservation Leadership Award, which will be presented at the Foundation’s annual meeting in early 2022. An individual, organization, governmental entity, educational institution, or business that has demonstrated creativity and/or leadership in the preservation, restoration, or stewardship of natural areas and/or Native American cultural resources, or has a strong history of promoting an understanding of the natural world in Northwest I...

  • Janecke Makes USA National Team

    Dan Stevens|Oct 27, 2021

    Tessa Janecke of Orangeville is well known throughout the region for her prowess on the softball diamond, but not everyone knows that softball is NOT her best sport. Tessa is an exceptional Hockey player – so much so, that she has already been awarded a Division I scholarship to play hockey at Penn State after she graduates from High School. (The National Letter of Intent is scheduled to be signed in November) But her talents on the ice have now taken her far beyond the NCAA. Village Voices i...

  • Illinois Football Playoff Pairings

    Oct 27, 2021

    Illinois 1A Football Playoffs First Round #16 Kewanee Wethersfield at #1 Abington-Avon #9 Monmouth United at #8 Iroquois West #13 Colfax Ridgeview at #4 Rushville #12 Chicago Hope at #5 Peru St. Bede #15 Princeville at #2 Ottawa Marquette #10 Chicago Raby at #7 Fulton #14 Galena at #3 Forreston #11 Aurora Christian at #6 Lena-Winslow #16 Villa Grove at #1 Camp Point Central #9 Moweaqua Central at #8 Nokomis #13 Brown County at #4 Toledo Cumberland #12 Winchester at #5 Arcola #15 Shelbyville at #2 Carrollton #10 Catlin Salt Fork at #7...

  • Honor A Loved One At Celebration Of Lights

    Oct 27, 2021

    Are you looking for a way to honor a loved one this Christmas season? The SSM Health at Home (formerly Monroe Clinic Hospice) and Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation, a member of SSM Health’s Celebration of Lights honors living or deceased loved ones and includes a special, personalized, keepsake ornament. To provide a safe experience, the Celebration of Lights ornament pick-up will take place on Thursday, December 2 from 5:00-7:00pm at the Monroe United Methodist Church, 2227 4th Street, Monroe, WI. Following the ornament pick-up, an e...

  • Gene Haas Foundation Awards Scholarship

    Oct 27, 2021

    The Gene Haas Foundation believes in educating people in career and technical education programs, which results in high student achievement and aids in advancing students' education and a globally competitive workforce. “Highland students are among the most productive, innovative, and dedicated students.” The College recognizes their achievements by providing scholarships to further their education. The Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) program at Highland Community College is to receive $16,000 for scholarships to students enrolled in the CNC...