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There was a lot to take in and enjoy at the opening night of the River Ridge Volleyball Regional Monday night, but the nightcap stole the show. Lena-Winslow got to play musical positions in their game one win over Warren, but when the Stockton Blackhawks and Scales Mound Hornets took to the court – the real magic began. Scales Mound was coming off a tremendous season in which they claimed second place in the NUIC West, reached the 20 win mark, and as coach Werner admitted, "This group brought r...
Sometimes, you have to see a game to believe what takes place in it, and even then you might walk away shaking your head. Such was the case Tuesday at the River Ridge Regional as both of the higher seeds advanced into the semi-finals, but took vastly different paths in doing so. In the opener, the Orangeville Broncos looked like they had everything well in hand as they pounded the West Carroll Thunder in game one 25-6. The Broncos were playing nearly flawlessly as they only made one unforced...
Both of the semi-finals at the River Ridge Volleyball Regional were exciting, but for different reasons as Lena-Winslow and Orangeville punched their respective tickets to make it into the finals – albeit with a lot of drama. In the opening match, Stockton was playing some exceptional defense – digging up balls that seemed impossible to dig – but the Panthers were still in control early when disaster struck. Mia Diffenderfer was making her comeback from the knee injury that sidelined her two w...
Coming into the championship match of the River Ridge 1A Volleyball Regional, the biggest question revolved around how the Panthers would address the hole on their Right side. But it was answered quickly as senior Natalie McNutt was introduced in the starting lineups. McNutt had been sick and missed Wednesday's semi-finals match in which both Mia Diffenderfer and Breanna Fye went down to injuries. "It was just something that was going around in my family, but I'm fine now," the senior said with...
Unlike years past, the opening round of the IHSA 1A football playoffs did not feature a cupcake opponent paying a visit to Lena. No, this year, due to dwindling numbers, a rather formidable traditional power – Rockford Lutheran – was the first round opponent. And while the eventual outcome on the scoreboard looked familiar, the Panthers had to put some serious work in to bring an end to the Crusader's season. On the opening kickoff, the ball rolled down to the Lutheran 22 where Gavin Sanders pic...
Class 1A Eastland Sectional Mon., Oct. 30 Galena 25, 25 Newark 20, 18 Lena-Winslow 25, 22, 25 Fulton 15, 25, 15 Wed., Nov. 1 Galena 25, 25 Lena-Winslow 23, 13 Durand Regional Mon., Oct. 23 Eastland 25, 25 Forreston 23, 23 Tue., Oct. 24 Durand 25, 25 Pearl City 15, 11 Pecatonica 25, 25 Dakota 16, 13 Wed., Oct. 25 Galena 25, 23, 25 Eastland 14, 25, 14 Durand 25, 25 Pecatonica 22, 14 Thu., Oct. 26 Galena 21, 25, 25 Durand 25, 14, 22 Earlville Regional Mon., Oct. 23 Somonauk 25, 25 Yorkville Christian 19, 22 Tue., Oct. 24 Earlville 25, 25...
Class 1A Lena-Winslow 50 Rockford Lutheran 13 Forreston 20 Ottawa Marquette 7 Kewanee Wethersfield 41 Mackinaw DC 6 Morrison 34 Fulton 12 Toulon Stark County 34 Princeville 20 Oneida ROWVA 28 Sterling Newman 14 Chicago Hope 58 Peru St. Bede 6 Aurora Christian 38 Gibson City 7 Camp Point Central 54 Bridgeport 0 Hardin Calhoun 42 Heyworth 14 Belleville Althoff 76 Tuscola 41 LeRoy 45 Villa Grove 14 Sesser Valier 34 Carrollton 8 Catlin Salt Fork 7 Winchester WC 0 Greenfield 52 Nokomis 13 Casey Westfield 49 Toledo Cumberland 7 Round 2 Lena-Winslow...
Dear Dan I read your last column on the EVIL DEMONSTRATED with all the tricks and ugly stuff about HALLOWEEN. WHY would you want to share with young folk on HOW TO PLAY EVIL, DEADLY TRICKS on others … just for KICKS? I prefer to see fall colors, pumpkins, smiley faces, decorations set in yards and NOT THE EVIL BROUGHT ON BY showing the HORRIBLE SIDE OF LIFE....... HAVE YOU EVER LOST A LOVED ONE TO THE EVIL IN THIS WORLD? watch tv and see the crazy stuff going on near Israel........wicked stuff we DO NOT NEED TO BRING ONTO OUR LIVES. Just t...
Round One Boyceville 41 Clear Lake 3 Spring Valley 29 Hurley 24 Regis 50 Elmwood/P 16 Edgar 36 Glenwood C. 0 Cashton 48 Blair Taylor 22 Cochrane 14 New Lisbon 8 Bangor 28 Royall 0 Pepin/Alma 42 Melrose /Min 7 Potosi/Cass 40 Hillsboro 0 River Ridge 38 Highland 19 Blackhawk 26 Wautzeka/Stue 0 Johnson Creek 36 Ithaca 30 Reedsville 7 Loyal 6 Cambria-Fries 24 Iola/Scand 22 Lourdes Acad 33 Ozaukee 21 Randolph 34 Crivitz 33 Round Two Boyceville 30 Spring Valley 0 Edgar 20 Regis 0 Cashton 40 Cochrane 12 Bangor 28 Alma-Pepin 13 Potosi/Cass 24 River...
Naomi Mullen Conducts Undergraduate Research Naomi Mullen, from Lanark, IL, conducted and presented undergraduate research at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater during the last academic year. The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) offers a variety of programs aimed to connect students with faculty mentors and provide them with enriching research opportunities. This can be in the form of working alongside a mentor as a student researcher, or creating independent, student-led projects with a mentor's help. Mullen, who is studying...
The Midwest Medical Center Auxiliary invites you to honor someone special by sponsoring a holiday ornament labeled with their name and hung on the 2023 Tree of Love. The Tree of Love will be on display the second week of November through January 1 in the hospital lobby at One Medical Center Drive, Galena, Illinois. Ornament sponsorships are available in four different levels: $10, $20, $30, and $40. Donations of all amounts are welcome. In addition to your someone special's name being on the...
The Village of Stockton continues to progress with its upgrades to the wastewater treatment collection and treatment systems. The overall project has been separated into two phases. The first phase was to construct a flow equalization lagoon north of the existing treatment facility, and sewer piping to directly connect Brewster Cheese to the facility. Other needed collection system upgrades were included in this first phase, and the construction of this phase is nearly complete. The second phase of the project included the wastewater treatment...
Chris Schneiderman, President and CEO of State Bank, recently announced the recipients of the Foundation's 2023 grants. "The State Bank Foundation has concluded its 2023 grant cycle, and we are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's grants. The Salvation Army – Freeport, Stephenson County Health Department, Hope WINS, The Rosecrance Foundation, Tyler's Justice Center for Children and FHN Foundation will each receive a grant. "It's extremely rewarding for us to raise funds for the F...
The River Ridge FFA Chapter has had a busy fall! Chapter members have participated in multiple events that have helped develop their leadership skills and have had the opportunity to both participate in and facilitate conferences and workshops. All Greenhands (first year FFA members) were invited to attend the Greenhand Workshop at Highland Community College in September. Students were broken out into twelve groups and learned about different competitions, FFA etiquette and career readiness as...
The story goes how the teacher instructed her students to pass their essay papers forward so she could collect them. The students dutifully did as they were told, except for one little boy, who walked up to her desk and handed the teacher his pencil. “What’s this,” she asked? “It’s my essay,” he responded. “This is your pencil,” she said. “Yes,” he said, “but my essay is inside that pencil. You just need to get it out of there.” If this column were a sermon, I would say here that I’ve decided...
My wife was cleaning out my man-cave downstairs and converting it into the new “grandkids room” where they will be able to go play as they are soon to get to the age where they would prefer to go off on their own anyway as opposed to sitting and listening to the grown-ups talk. And, because she was willing to do almost all of the work, I really had no argument against her idea. I mean, we moved my “office” upstairs after the last big flood, and the big beautiful television we put up in the fam...
The Lena-Winslow School District would like to invite all Veterans, their families, and community members to their annual Veterans Day Celebration on Monday, November 13, 2023. A free breakfast will be served to all Veterans from 7:30-9:15 am in the High School cafeteria. A program honoring Veterans will follow the meal starting at 9:30 am. Please join us on the day delegated to observe Veterans Day to celebrate all of those who have served our country. If you have any questions, please contact the High School Office at 815-...
The Lena-Winslow FFA Ag Sales team had great successes this year. The team placed second at the Section 1 competition, and proceeded to place sixth at the District 1 event, which took place at Blackhawk East Campus in Galva, Illinois. During this event, members had to successfully market and sell Pioneer corn and soybean seeds to a prospective customer. They must have a strong knowledge of the given product and be able to build rapport with customers. Contestant Mika Schoger says that her...
Apple River Larry C. Nichols, 80 Larry C. Nichols, 80, of Apple River, IL passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at his home. Larry was born on July 19, 1943 in Port Clinton, OH to Veneta (Morgan) Nichols. He married Lillian Lomas on October 6, 1962 in Cedarville, IL and together they raised three sons. For many years, Larry was an over the road truck driver. He also drove truck for Landstar, Ag-Tech, and Wanek Trucking. Most recently, Larry worked for EZ-Auto Finance where he transported vehicles. He enjoyed the extra cash, but... Full story
My phone began pinging like crazy Thursday morning as people were sending me a link to what was supposed to be a news app – which carried a story alleging that Stephenson County Chief Deputy, Andrew Schroeder, was a member of the right-wing radical group the Oath Keepers. But as a journalist, I have perfected the art of being able to see when a story has credibility, and when it is nothing more than a muck-raking piece by some wanna-be “journalist” looking to stir the pot or make a name for t...
Dating should be like buying a car … I should get to talk to the previous owners. If my relationships were any more of a joke, I’d be dating the chicken that crossed the road. I don’t need to look at more data. What I’m feeling about you is already statistically significant. Online dating helps me meet and break up with someone without ever leaving the house. My girlfriend would be so much more likeable if it wasn’t for that hole in her face that noises come out of. I would tell you to go to hell, but I work there and don’t want to see you eve...
Everyone has seen the controversies regarding criminals not having to do any serious time, or seeing any form of formal punishment for incidents like the flash mob ransacking in Philadelphia. That kind of social media induced crime wave has not taken place here in Northwest Illinois. But law enforcement officers and business owners alike are pointing out that our small corner of the world may not be as "disciplined" as we'd like to believe. Village Voices has been doing a deep dive into court...
The Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) and COUNTRY Financial share a common interest in helping farmers and are partnering to host four “Emergency Planning on Your Farm” seminars in February, 2024. The keynote speaker will be Mike Pearson, host of RFD-TV’s “This Week in Agribusiness.” We need your help getting the conversation started with our members. Each seminar will: Provide current and prospective IFB members and COUNTRY clients with information and questions that are essential to being prepared...
With only seventeen in the cast, the EPC drama department entertained us with the comedy The Murderous Mrs. Maisy. The story starts in a comedy club in the 1950’s. Rhett Forth played Mitch Dickers, the barker at the comedy club. He was dynamic and helped with setting the scene for the rest of the play. Shelby Grozinger was cast as Mrs. Maisy. She provided a strong character and her timing for the comedy lines was quite good. She had a short set at the comedy club the night that her husband vanished. Mrs. Maisy moves into her m...
Legislators are preparing to head back to Springfield for the Fall Veto Session, which is scheduled for October 24-26, and November 7-9. Veto Session is the time when legislators can act on items that received full or partial (amendatory) vetoes from the Governor. As the Senator for the 45thDistrict, I look forward to representing the values of Northwest Illinois families during the upcoming veto session. During the spring 2023 legislative session, more than 550 bills were approved and sent to...
