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(Aug. 13, Shopper's Guide) Stephenson County 4-H member Elise Bader represented her county at the Illinois State Fair Junior Horse Show at the end of July, showcasing her hard work, dedication and horsemanship skills.  (ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JUNIOR HORSE SHOW FACEBOOK...

    (Aug. 13, The Scoop Today) Families gathered for the Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau’s second Farm Fun Day of the summer, held at the end of July, enjoying hands-on activities including farm-themed crafts, games, bracelet making and visits with farm animals. (JO...

 (Aug. 12, The Independent-Register)     Terry Goetz hosts the Garden Walk benefit for Green County Historical Society on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. This year’s Garden Walk benefit includes custom metal work by high school Launch Program...

(Aug. 5, The Independent-Register)     The 2026 Rock County 4-H Fair was held July 28 through Aug. 2 at the fairgrounds in Janesville. This year’s theme was “Christmas in July”. Serenity Pautsch, of Parkview FFA, took class champion in Any Other Breed Yearling Ewe....

(Aug. 5, Scoop Today) An accessible Jo Daviess County Transit van, equipped with a wheelchair ramp, is one of 22 vehicles in the county's fleet providing reliable transportation throughout Jo Daviess County and beyond. The service offers rides for medical...

(Aug. 5 Shopper's Guide) New officers of American Legion Post 449 in Stockton were inducted during the organization's most recent meeting. Pictured are (from left) Commander Bob Heuerman, Chaplain George Drogosz, Adjutant Brian Robinson, Past 13th District Commander...

(Independent Register) The 20th annual Green County Master Showman Competition was held at the 2026 Green County Fair on Saturday, July 18. This event brings in the top senior (grades 10 and above) showmen in the dairy, beef, sheep, swine, goats, rabbits and poultry...

(July 15, The Independent-Register)     Volunteers from Brodhead's Kelch Aviation Museum demonstrated Bernoulli's Principle to Mr. Huffman's Math I classes at the end of the school year. Students then constructed and tested their own planes made from styrofoam plates...

(Scoop Today, July 21)     Volunteers and community members help plant the downtown Warren flowerpots. The downtown flowerpots were made possible through the support and contributions of several community partners.  (VILLAGE OF WARREN FACEBOOK PHOTO)