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Back to back Rock Valley Conference Softball Champions
The Brodhead Cardinals captured their second consecutive Rock Valley Conference softball championship. The Brodhead Cardinals captured their second consecutive Rock Valley Conference softball championship with a blowout victory over the Evansville Blue Devils, last week. The conference championship run began all the way back at the start of the season,...
PREP BASEBALL: South Beloit knocked out of playoffs in loss to Lena-Winslow
LENA, Ill. — The South Beloit baseball team looked ready to play the part of spoiler againstLena-Winslow after it took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning inWednesday’s IHSA 1A regional semifinal. But the Panthers showed why they’re seeded No. 2 and they responded with two runs in the bottom half and later poured on 13 runs in the fourth to knock the No. 10 SoBos out of the postseason with a 16-1 victory in four innings. ...
Mount Pleasant police searching for missing 30-year-old man last seen in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — The Mount Pleasant Police Department is asking for help to find missing 30-year-old Phillip Leonardo. Police said Leonardo was last seen on April 29 around 2:15 p.m. at GNT Jewelry Loan at 7944 Sheridan Road in Kenosha. Police describe Leonardo as 5 feet 10 inches tall,...
Freeport students ride their tractors to the last day of school
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Some Freeport high school seniors rode their tractors or lawnmowers to class on May 10th. The Future Famers of America (FFA) encouraged students to drive their tractors and mowers over to Blackhawk Elementary where the younger kids could check them out. The seniors also talked with the younger students about FFA, […]
Softball roundup: Walworth Big Foot deals Brodhead its first conference defeat of season
A pair of duels from the circle resulted in a doubleheader split between Brodhead and Walworth Big Foot in Rock Valley Rock Division action Tuesday. In game one, it was all tied at two when Sophia Leitzen hit a two-out, one-run single in the top of the sixth to help the Cardinals get the win. Ava Risum pitched seven innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with 11 strikeouts. ...
Another good chance to see Northern Lights tonight
If you missed the spectacle of the Aurora Borealis last night, never fear! There is another good chance to see them again Saturday night. However, this time around, they may not be quite so vibrant, but will still be worth the look! Here are just a couple of the photos Meteorologist Joey Marino and I got last night near Durand, IL!
Microsoft's growth could top $10 billion. Mount Pleasant had site ready for failed Foxconn
The value of Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data center could in time top $10 billion given the amount of land it controls in the village's Wisconsin Innovation Park. The timing of the company's announcement last week that it will spend $3.3 billion by 2026 to build a first phase of the project, a three-fold increase from the $1 billion it initially said it would spend, surprised village officials, but there were already plenty of signs that Microsoft...
Aaron's Friday Morning Forecast from DeMeester's in Freeport
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Plenty of sunshine today with highs in the upper 60′s. Chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight 8 - midnight. Sunny tomorrow with highs in the upper 60′s. Around 80 on Sunday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms by evening.
Morning Newscast for May 13, 2024
Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom:. Katelynn McIlwain, originally from Freeport, Illinois (go Pretzels!), is the managing editor for KBIA. She assists KBIA newsroom leaders in planning, supervising and producing news programming for radio broadcast, including daily news and in-depth reports, as well as public affairs programming.
On the market: This Freeport home is on a corner lot
Address: 3156 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport Property description: This four-bedroom ranch has an open dining and living room, master suite, two full bathrooms and one half-bathroom adjacent to the family room. There is an eat-in kitchen, a full basement and a detached two-car garage. Wood burning fireplace in the living room. Upgrades include a new well pressure tank in 2023, water heater 2020, furnace replaced in 2019. The 30-year shingle roof was installed in 2016. The...
Vote now: Who should be the Register Star's Athlete of the Week for May 6-11?
The spring sports seasons, and the 2023-24 school year, are winding down now, so there won't be many more chances this year to choose who you believe deserves the Rockford Register Star High School Athlete of the Week. So go in and vote now in the poll for the week...
Logan’s Legacy Lives On with “Logan Cruz the Superhero Day” Named in His Honor
Logan Cruz’s legacy lives on as “Logan Cruz the Superhero Day” approaches on May 13, his birthday. Logan Cruz, who would’ve been five on Monday, grabbed the hearts of many Virgin Islanders after his two-year battle with Leukemia. His mother, Anais Cruz, said that the proclamation...
Softball roundup: Wiedmer delivers with go-ahead hit in seventh for Orfordville Parkview
Jazmyn Wiedmer hit a tie-breaking two-run single in the top of the seventh inning and Kylie Stark retired Rio in order in the bottom of the seventh to help Orfordville Parkview beat Rio 6-4 on Monday in Parkview’s regular-season finale. Parkview only had four hits but worked 13 walks, including four in the seventh, one of which brought a run home before Wiedmer’s go-ahead hit. Stark pitched a complete game,...
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