FFA fun!

FFA fun!

River Ridge FFA students have fun at the Section 1 Meet and Greet Sept. 10 at Scales Mound High School. It’s an annual event designed to bring FFA members from across the section together to build friendships, network, and celebrate leadership in agriculture. See more...
Brightening things up

Brightening things up

Hannah Beach, the Encore! Mt. Morris artist-in-residence, works on a mural she designed for the tunnel at Dillehay Park local students helped complete. Encore! Is offering two art classes this fall. Learn more in the Sept. 18 Tempo.
Fall market

Fall market

Erica Roth of Albany, left, pauses from her spinning wheel Sept. 14 at the Evansville Farmers Market for some lighthearted conversation with Emily and Spencer Hutchinson of Evansville, center, and Joyce Williams and her 3-year-old Red Heeler, Kyra. See more about the...
UTV winner crowned

UTV winner crowned

Greg Hess, of Savanna, beams after winning the grand prize Polaris UTV at the 74th Annual Lena Lions Fall Festival, held Sept. 5-6, 2025. He accepted the keys from Fall Festival Chair Marcia Meyers and Lena Lions President Nancy Jogerst. See more in the Sept. 17...
Roscoe home burns

Roscoe home burns

Around 2 p.m., Sept. 9, crews were called to a house fire in the 9300 block of River View Trail in Roscoe. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. See more photos in the Sept. 18 Post-Journal. (Loves Park FD photo)
Bulldogs continue winning ways

Bulldogs continue winning ways

Aubree Chandler (No. 21) gets a dig when the Durand Bulldogs traveled to take on the Orangeville Broncos on Sept. 9 – capturing a 2-0 win. See more in the Sept. 18 Gazette. (Brian Squires photo)