The first principal at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Freeport when it opened in 1916 was Gotthard Harren. One hundred years later, Kristie Harren was hired to lead this parochial school. …

Thank you We would like to express our sincere appreciation and thanks on the passing of our mother, Anna “Annie” Hellermann. Special thanks to Fr. Oswaldo; Fr. Mitch Bechtold; …

Cannabis regulations are in place in Freeport. After months of discussing cannabis and with information gathered and presented by city attorney Scott Dymoke, Freeport City Council members passed …

Sauk Centre, Melrose, Elrosa departments respond to Getty Township fire GETTY TOWNSHIP — Firefighters responded to a fire at Centre Pallet and Lumber Inc. around 12:41 p.m. Feb. 5 in …

What started as a conversation between a hairdresser and her client during a routine appointment Feb. 14, 2023, ended up as a new business venture.  Dawn Blattner and Christina Lehner …

Melrose Area Elementary School Principal Terryl Pearson believes in guiding students and staff with a servant leadership style. “I want to lead by example,” she said Jan. 27. …

Jeremiah Sims of Brook Park has been making American flag-themed wooden spool tables with benches for about four months.  It started when he was able to purchase wooden spools that …

Jim Poepping was ready to retire when he walked out of Pep’s Pork Inc. Dec. 31, 2024. He was leaving management of the family-run business he and his wife, Helen, started in 1982 on the …