The Village of Rochester’s Sparks in the Park Celebration returns to Rochester Community Park June 5-7 Sparks will kick off the evening of Thursday, June 5 with the Rochester Rocket Pageants at the ...

Mackenzie Doe III and Larry Wills ended their seasons on the medal podium with top nine finishes at the IHSA Class 3A Boys State Track Meet Saturday at Charleston. Doe, a sophomore, tied for second ...

The Auburn City Council met just under 40 minutes in open session Monday, June 2 and were informed of a water rate increase from Otter Lake Water Commission and approved a fine for the owners of two ...

The Auburn High School Marching Trojans, this year’s Grand Marshal Award winners at the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade, perform the BeeGees’ “Staying Alive” during their march around the city ...

Glenwood 7th grader Charles Jones won the Class 4A state championship in the discus at the IESA State Track Meet held Friday and Saturday at East Peoria. Jones led the charge for the 7th grade boys, ...

Rochester opened the 2024- 25 season by pulling away in the 2nd half to clip Hillsboro by a 63-32 final last Tuesday. Eli Cox was the main man for the Rockets with 19 points, 12 rebounds and four ...

Class officers at Rochester High School were recently elected for the 2024-25 school year. This year’s class officers are: Seniors - Lilliana Moffett (president), Adelaide Peters (vice president), ...

Auburn will be trying to end one streak and continue another when the football Trojans host Pleasant Plains for Homecoming at Michael J. Potts Memorial Field Friday at 7 p.m. The Trojans will seek to ...

The Emerson Family wishes to extend our heart felt thanks to those who attended the funeral service for Jane Emerson -wife, mother and grandmother. In addition, we would like to thank you all for ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has announced its spring 2025 graduates. Among the graduates were Drew Grosenheider of Sherman (Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education) and Drew Moffett of ...

Friday night was Little Cheer Night at the WHS football game, as numerous future cheerleaders took the field with their JH and HS friends. These photos are from the performance.

The Rochester Junior High boys basketball teams split their games at Glenwood last week. The 7th grade boys were 37-25 winners while the 8th grade boys lost a 42-23 decision. Payton Seifert scored ...