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Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Apr. 4, 2025

Free saplings, no minibikes, produce reprieve

Apr 4, 2025 — 3 min read

The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators union demonstrated their trade at Hononegah's Career & Education Fair on Thursday night.

Roscoe Police point out that minibikes are not allowed on their roads. There is such a thing as "street legal," and minibikes are not.
In celebration of Earth Day, Nature At The Confluence, 306 Dickop Street, South Beloit, IL will distribute 450 free bare-root oak saplings on Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Instructions for planting will be provided. In the past 15 years, the Rock River Trail has given away close to two million trees. Each sapling is 1-2 feet long and will need to be planted within a few days of pick up.
After weeks of uncertainty, Farmers Rising on Rockton Road has learned that temporary funding for IL EATS will now continue through June 30. The program allows Farmers Rising to pay local farmers who provide fresh produce to Old Stone Church Food Pantry, among others. Two other federal grants provide funding for their Farmer Training program. We have reached out to Farmers Rising for an upcoming article on all they do.
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Friday: Scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.