Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025

Bluegrass, football, quilts, 12 counts

Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025
Apple cider donut sundaes at the Dairyhaus, Rockton, Illinois

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  • Jeremiah Louis Harms of South Beloit has another pre-trial hearing on September 24, 2025. He has remained in the Winnebago County Jail since his arrest in February. He was charged with 12 counts of Unauthorized Video Recording and 12 counts of Nonconsensual Dissemination of a Sexual Image. South Beloit Police believe he had secretly recorded at least four different female victims.
Hononegah traveled to Guilford and lost 17-10
The score was tied for most of the first half.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Sept. 19, 2025
Class of 1975, one student and a flag, bluegrass festival
Quilts of Valor presented to veterans touched by wars
The quilts are given as a gesture of peace, comfort, and thanks.

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This weekend

Two Rivers Bluegrass Festival
Fri-Sun Sep 19-21, 2025 4:00 pm, Coon and Fox Hunters Association of Northern Illinois 12314 Harrison Rd. Harrison IL, 61024
Check out the latest forecast from Rockton weatherman Mark Henderson.

In case you missed it

One student’s voice brought the flags down at Hononegah
Kennlee Rayann has now founded a student chapter of Turning Point USA at Hononegah Community High School.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025
Coach award at Hononegah, Roscoe Township, and more interesting stories
Hononegah scores 62 in a pair of shutouts as they beat Belvidere North in Flag Football.
A pair of shutouts at Kelsey Field Tuesday night wasn’t even the coolest thing.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025
Roscoe bank robber, Macktown After Dark, Stateline Connection
Roscoe man pleads guilty to bank robbery
Matthew Barnett could face 3 - 7 years in Illinois state prison.