Rockton-Roscoe News Briefs: Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025
Cross-border shopping, pretrial hearing, yet another hearing, Carnegie Hall
Thursday's news from Rockton-Roscoe News for Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit. Forward this email to your neighbors, so they can sign up for a free subscription too. And please subscribe to our YouTube channel.
- Matthew D. Barnett, the Chicory Ridge man accused of robbing a Belvidere bank in November 2024, is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on March 19. A search warrant was still active as of yesterday.
- Tomorrow's Chemtool hearing has been rescheduled for May 2.
- The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Symphonic Wind Ensemble is slated to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Tuesday, March 11, with Hononegah graduates Noah Brockway of South Beloit and Grace Pomahac of Roscoe.
In the news
Death notices for the Stateline: Mar. 3, 2025
We remember those who are no longer with us in Roscoe, South Beloit, and Rockton.
Michael McGinnis
Vintage Shop Hop brings best shopping of the year
The shopping event is Friday and Saturday, Mar. 7-8, 2025, with more than 400 shops in both states.
Alycia Dioneda Schneedle
Okay, it looks like Chemtool payments weren’t sent in February
A court hearing on March 7, 2025 will discuss the timetable for payments from the class action lawsuit.
Michael McGinnis
Hononegah’s season ends at the hands of DeKalb
Every day this team came to practice with a smile, ready to work hard and get better.
Harold Bone
Eastern White Pine in Rockton’s Phillips Cemetery may be Illinois’ largest
An Eastern White Pine in Rockton’s historic Phillips Cemetery is almost 100 feet tall, a state record.
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Shirland Math Team to publish children’s book on Pi Day
Proceeds from the sale of “The Pi Day Pirates” will benefit St. Jude’s Research Hospital.
Adam Neblock
Events
Battle of the Badges - Blood Drive
Mar 8-11, 2025, 12:00 pm at your local fire station: Roscoe, Rockton, or South Beloit
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
7th Annual Mattress Fundraiser
Sun Mar 9, 2025, 10:00 am, Hononegah Community High School, 307 Salem St. Rockton IL, 61072
Michael McGinnis
Candidate Meet and Greet at Roscoe Township Community Center
Thursday March 13, 2025, 6 – 8 p.m., Roscoe Township Community Center, 4562 Hononegah Road, Roscoe IL, 61073
Michael McGinnis
Weather
- Sunny today, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, a 40 percent chance of snow, but mainly after 3 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. West southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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