Clint Wolf

ROCKFORD - While most people in the Stateline Area welcomed warmer temperatures last week, a small group chiseling away at snow sculptures in Sinnissippi Park were not that enthused about the change in the weather. "We had to work a lot in the evening," s... See more

BELOIT - Food, music and merchandise filled the Eclipse Center Saturday as the Black Herstory Day Expo hosted visitors and Black and Latino business owners. The expo has been held since 2019, initially highlighting businesses owned by Black women, but tod... See more

ROCKTON - Gigi McBurney was pointing out the characters being carved out of snow blocks in Settlers Park on Saturday, asking her grandchildren if they recognized them. They were among the crowds of people taking part in the fun attractions at the 11th Ann... See more

BELOIT- The Lincoln Academy has released its honor roll for the second term. The Lincoln Honor Roll honors scholars who have achieved a grade point averages between 3.75 and 4.0, and the Honor Roll is for scholars with GPAs between 3.4 and 3.74. In Grades... See more

Good journalism is usually unpopular, because it drags into the sunshine things those with vested interests prefer to either keep secret or spin into a favorable narrative. Yet our Framers believed news reporting was so important they made it a foundation... See more