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On January 19, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) gave approval for adults age 65 and older to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as January 25. Due to the large number of...

Anybody trying to log on to the Village of Lena website recently would be seeing the same message ... "New Website Under Construction – Website development by the Stevens Company." A few cursory...

Health is an important part of 4-H. After all, an entire H is devoted to it. Just like exercise and nutrition are a part of good health, mental health plays an important role in our daily living....

While the region's basketball teams have been put on hold – awaiting word on whether or not they will even get to have a season – the Speech teams in the area have adjusted to a brand new form of...

Schools in our region have been hit with a nearly impossible task – to educate kids now in both a virtual and one-to-one environment at the same time, all while following strict guidelines...

State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) was sworn-in to his third term as 89th District State Representative during inauguration ceremonies in Springfield on Wednesday. While Representative...

We know there are a ton of people who share in this sentiment, but 2020 will probably not be fondly remembered by many of us. Whether it was the pandemic, the ugly political scene nationally, or the...

At the Stephenson County Board meeting held via Zoom on December 16, an item on the agenda which had gotten a lot of area attention was the proposed annual increase in Fees to be imposed by the...

You probably already knew that the idea of Santa Claus came from St. Nicholas, but the real saint wasn't a bearded man who wore a red suit. That all came much later. According to legend, the...

Congratulations to the Northern Illinois Food Bank on being this quarter's 100 Women Who Care recipient. Last week they were awarded $11,900 that will be used to assist NIFB partners within...

This is the last issue of the year for Village Voices. In order to give our staff a holiday with families, we take two weeks off. Our next issue will be in your mailbox on January 13th. We want to... Full story

Many people remember how back in October, the Stephenson County Nursing Center – DBA Walnut Acres – transported many of their residents to a Rockford facility in order to quarantine the wing of...

The story of the Rutherford Refuge begins with a gift. A gift of about 24 acres of land in rural Warren from a loving husband to his dear wife. John and Barbara Rutherford found an ad in the local...

The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Freeport Community Foundation for a feasibility study into the next steps needed to build a...

State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) is thanking and congratulating the longtime legislative aide to Northwest Illinois constituents, Sally Huggins, upon her retirement. Huggins served...

No matter what your political views are, this past election was intense, but has finally come to an end – although I know you wouldn't know it from all of the signs still set up along the roads all...

The LBPA and Lena Beautification Committee are encouraging everyone to make this Christmas bright and beautiful by decorating their homes for the holidays. A contest is being held with the following...

By Pat Mahon McConnell American Legion The McConnell American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1225 decided in September that we needed to do a project for active military men and women and decided that putting...