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Rockton-Roscoe News: Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025

Bridge closure, play golf, SOBO baseball

Opening tomorrow: The Ledges Golf Course

Thursday's news from Rockton-Roscoe News, with stories from Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit.

The Prairie Hill Road bridge separating IL Route 2 (Blackhawk Blvd.) and South Bluff Road is expected to be closed for repairs between March 31 - April 4, 2025. All traffic will be detoured toward IL Route 75 at IL Route 2. Please use caution and anticipate a higher flow of traffic on Blackhawk Blvd., W. Union St. and W. Rockton Road during this period. Residents on South Bluff Road beg you to drive carefully, since they have no sidewalks.
The Ledges Golf Course will open for play on Friday, March 28, 2025. The golf shop will be staffed beginning at 8:30 a.m. to field calls and book tee times. The golf course is at 7111 McCurry Road in Roscoe.
SOBO baseball outscored Milledgeville 4-3 on Wednesday, putting the season at 3-0. According to the school's Facebook page, "Richard Carlson had the walk off hit to centerfield in the bottom of the 7th to score Reece Binder and secure the victory. Carlson also had 17 strikeouts in 7 innings of work on the mound."
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Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday night: A chance of showers then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.