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Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Mar. 28, 2025

More than a dozen events this week, new certified firefighter

This week, volunteers at the Sand Bluff Bird Observatory banded their first American Woodcocks of the 2025 season. Photo: Sand Bluff Bird Observatory archives

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Rockton Firefighter Konner Lindquist has completed the Office of the State Fire Marshal's Basic Operations Firefighter (BOF) certification requirements. In November, North Park Fire Protection District awarded Konner their first ever Brian Rehnberg Memorial Scholarship to study fire science at Rock Valley College. He is also a very good golfer.
Join us for a free virtual screening of "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7 - 9:30 p.m. Central, including a discussion with the director. It's the story of a secretive hedge fund plundering America’s newspapers (including the Chicago Tribune) and the journalists who are fighting back. Stories like this one show how important our work is, as perhaps the only privately, locally owned news outlet in Winnebago County.

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Weather

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
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