Interim Rock Island-Milan school superintendent Alan Boucher gave the annual “State of the Schools” address Tuesday at the noon joint meeting of the Rock Island Kiwanis and Rotary clubs at the QC Botanical Center. He is superintendent just through Dec. 31, 2023, since to maintain his Illinois pension, he has to keep days worked below […]
A successful small-market radio stations is under new ownership, a news release says. WRMJ radio – which started broadcasting 44 years ago – has been sold to WRMJ LLC. The sale was completed on Tuesday. John Hoscheidt helped put the station on the air in June of 1979, then he and a group of local […]
A 45-year-old Sherrard woman faces multiple felony charges after the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation alleges she created fake invoices to get money from a nonprofit organization that supports the community through grants. Angela E. Arnold-Nelson faces four charges of first-degree fraudulent practice, a charge of first-degree theft and two charges of second-degree theft, court […]
“I was honored to be chosen for the inaugural program and I hope more students from Sherrard High School will be able to take advantage of this program in the future!” That’s what Sherrard junior Autumn Kongkousonh, has to say after she was chosen out of 300 applicants for a rare opportunity to travel to […]
Karli Johnson has been a mom since 2018, but this Mother’s Day Sunday is especially meaningful. The spunky single mom, 33-year-old Sherrard native, Northern Illinois University alum, TEDx speaker, mental health activist, and victim advocate recently published “A Kids Book About Consent” ($24.99) with the award-winning Portland-based publishing company, A Kids Company About. “Mother’s Day […]