By: Peter Babb After last week’s poor performance, the Bears looked for victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bears got just that in their 20-17 win over the Bengals. One of the main factors for this victory was the return…
By: Peter Babb To quote Michael Scott from “The Office”, “I am not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.” This is the perfect way to describe the feelings that Chicago Bears fans this offseason. There were many questions that…
Pontiac Resident Lives Out His Dream of Paddling ‘America’s River’ by Brandon LaChance Before every summer there are plans made. Activities we want to do and people or places we want to see with the hopes of the fun gauge…
Samantha Bunting, visually impaired, shows cattle By Brandon LaChance If there is a fair in Illinois or close enough to make the trip worth it, the odds of the Bunting family attending and showing cattle are extremely high. Jason and…
By Brandon LaChance Walking through the downtown, business streets of Dwight, you’ll see restaurants, bars, hair salons, shops and then a sign …Unpossible Mead. Mead is a type of alcohol Brian Galbreath (38 from Coal City) has been creating, doctoring,…
By Brandon LaChance Local Farmers Change Their Business Strategy The world is always changing and moving towards something different. Even in farming. Once upon a time, a farmer raised animals, grew vegetables and oats, and then sold them to a…
Dwight Trojans Find New Home in Tri-County Conference, Vermilion Valley Conference By Brandon LaChance The school year is over and sports are almost finished as boys tennis and girls track and field had their IHSA State Tournaments over the…
Dwight Historical Society Shares 27 Locals Who Played in the MLB By Brandon LaChance Baseball has been played on American soil since the 1860s and Major League Baseball was formed in 1903. These are years, landmarks easily found all over…
Ready for Life after Jewelry By Brandon LaChance Wanting to prove to his dad he could work and be useful, 8-year old Del Hancock accepted the job of raising four pigs in 1939. Hancock, who lived in Marion, took the…
