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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville Honored

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville is awarded a 2023 Dealer of the Year Award in Illinois by DealerRater, a leading car dealer review and reputation management platform and company of Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS). The Dealer of the Year Award recognizes...

 

ARSB Announces Staff Promotions

Joel Holland, Chief Executive Officer of First Community Bank of Galena and The Apple River State Bank announced the following promotions: Austin Gerlich has been promoted to Loan Officer in Galena...

 

Mlakar Promoted To Wealth Advisor

Robin Wilhelms Saar announced Jason Mlakar has been promoted to Wealth Advisor. Jason has been a member of FSB Wealth Group, focusing on investment and wealth management for over four years. Jason continues to bring a wealth of knowledge, and...

 
 By Dan Stevens    Business    July 12, 2023

Warren's Wood Fire Wonder

Anybody who has ever driven down Stagecoach Trail in Warren near the entrance to the Jo Daviess County Fairgrounds has seen the sign ... WPPO World Headquarters. But not many realize that isn't a...

 

Reach Out And Read Grant

Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation, a member of SSM Health, is honored to receive a $3,000 grant from the Monroe Funds Spring 2023 Grant Cycle of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin,...

 

Heritage Woods Wins National Quality Award

The 2023 Silver National Quality Award application is a long and rigorous process that truly showed Heritage Woods of Freeport's fortitude to stay committed to the process over several months. The...

 

300 Mako Procedures And Counting

SSM Health Monroe Hospital and Dr. Jonathan Swindle, Orthopedic Surgeon, are celebrating 300 total hip and total knee procedures using the latest advancement in joint replacement surgery, the Mako...

 

Fehr Graham Enters Growth Partnership

Fehr Graham, an Illinois-based engineering and environmental firm, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Trilon Group, a family of infrastructure consulting businesses. The partnership gives Fehr Graham additional capital and...

 

Citizens State Bank Awards Scholarships

Citizens State Bank, with locations in Lena, Stockton, and Freeport, awards $500 college scholarships to local graduating high school seniors who have displayed excellence in academic achievement, community service, and extracurricular activities....

 
 By Dan Stevens    Business    June 7, 2023

Hopping A Ride On Railside

When Bob Peters and Kristi Diemer retired from their respective careers, they were far from being "done" working with people. A UPS driver since 1994, Bob enjoyed all of the people he'd meet on his ro...

 

Janssen Named Branch Manager

Robin Wilhelms Saar, President and CEO of First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll, has announced the promotion of Julie Janssen to Branch Manager at FSB Lake Carroll. Julie joined the FSB team at...

 
 By Dan Stevens    Business    May 3, 2023

Stockton Has Hashbrowns

Michelle Magee grew up in Stockton, played on the Blackhawk Basketball teams that marked the transition from Terry Korth to Denny Young, and graduated in 2004. Since then, she has become the owner of...

 

FCF Gets Financial Boost

SSM Health Monroe Hospital recently presented the Freeport Community Foundation with a donation of $2,000. The gift will support Freeport Community Foundation's food insecurity initiatives that connec...

 

Apple River State Bank Commits $200 To Each Area High School Graduate

Apple River State Bank is pleased to announce a $200 Community Commitment Award for each of the 170 graduating seniors at Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Warren, and Southwestern High Schools. Included this year are the 75 graduates of Darlington...

 

Unique Food Competition

The Stephenson County Fair is pleased to announce a new and exciting food competition for our concession vendors at this year's fair. The competition will take place on the first day of the fair, July 25th, and fair visitors will have the...

 
 By Dan Stevens    Business    April 26, 2023

Sullivan's Sold

Coborn's INC, a large grocery company centered in St. Cloud, Minnesota, announced that is has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Sullivan's Grocery stores here in Northwest and Central...

 

Stephenson County Restaurant Week

The Greater Freeport Partnership is excited to announce the return of Stephenson County Restaurant Week April 22-30. During this 10-day event, patrons are encouraged to seek out dining options from area restaurants that are offering featured dishes....

 

Local Business Makes Their Next Big Jump

Gone Postal, a shipping & packaging partner with USPS, FedEx, and UPS has recently relocated to a new building in Freeport. This company provides shipping and packaging, notary services, as well as, medical scrubs and an assortment of local artisan...

 

Congratulations Sherry Brinker

Lena State Bank is proud to publicly recognize Sherry Brinker for her 50 continuous years of service at Lena State Bank. Sherry began her career at the bank on April 30, 1973 and has been engaged...

 

Heartfelt Thank You

The Apple River Stagecoach Event Center would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their generous support of the 11th Souper Deal Saturday” held on April 1, 2023. The day’s events resulted in a net profit of over $7,000 whic...

 

ARSB Introduces Mascot Debit Cards

Apple River State Bank recently introduced new mascot debit cards for area schools. Every transaction conducted by bank customers using a mascot debit card will provide a rebate to the school. Once a...

 

Stephenson County Home Show Returns

The Greater Freeport Partnership, along with community sponsors, is proud to revive the Stephenson County Home Show on April 15 at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds from 10 am to 4 pm. Dozens of local contractors, sub-contractors, landscapers, and...

 

Huttenlocher Promoted

Citizens State Bank has promoted Dennis Huttenlocher to the role of Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking Manager, as of March 6th. Huttenlocher has been in the financial industry for 28...

 

Gerber Honored With Mentorship Award

Liz Gerber, Highland Community College's Vice President of Student Development and Support Services and Chief Student Services Officer, has been awarded the 2023 Women of Achievement Award for Mentors...

 

Greater Freeport Partnership Welcomes New Board Members

The Greater Freeport Partnership is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its board of directors in 2023. The board of directors is the governing body of the organization and...

 

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