Month: July 2025

The Rockridge School District and Rockridge Teachers Association have finalized a new three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The CBA for 2025-2028 was officially approved at Rockridge’s July District Board of Education meeting on Monday. It [FULL STORY]

An incoming Mercer County School District fifth grader was crowned Li’l Miss Illinois over the weekend. Nine-year-old Elsie Bieri of Aledo earned the honor at the Miss Illinois Youth Pageant on Sunday in Muscatine. As [FULL STORY]

The barns are buzzing with activity at the 2025 Rock Island County Fair, and among the many young participants are Landry Franks of Edgington and Blake Yoder—two Rockridge-area youth proudly representing their schools and communities [FULL STORY]

Megan Bowlyou grew up loving the Rock Island County Fair—and now, as the 2025 Miss Rock Island County Fair, she’s using her role to give back to the community that helped shape her. A Sherrard [FULL STORY]

Inside the sheep barn at the 2025 Rock Island County Fair, 4-H exhibitor Violet Frank stood proudly beside her ewe named Skye—a spring ewe who earned reserve champion honors earlier in the day. Skye’s distinctive [FULL STORY]

A former Mercer County High School ag teacher’s inappropriate text messaging case has been continued to next month. 27-year-old Brandon Livingston appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday, where a pre-trial conference was continued [FULL STORY]

A 2024 Sherrard High School grad has been named Miss Rock Island County Fair Queen. Megan Bowlyou was crowned Sunday night at the Rock Island County Fair Pageant at Moline High School. Bayly Bohnsack won [FULL STORY]