Category: Verona

Loisanne O’Connell, 95 of Morris, Illinois and formerly of Verona, Illinois, died Sunday morning, September 14, 2025 at the Lightways Hospice Inpatient Care Unit in Joliet, Illinois. Born April 4, 1930 in Streator, Illinois, Loisanne was a daughter of Raymond and…

Dennis R. Finch, 77, a lifelong resident of Verona, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home on March 21, 2025. Born March 1, 1948, in Morris, Illinois, Dennis Russell was the son of Russell and Elsie (Mehock) Finch. He was…

Feb 4 The MVK 7th grade boys basketball team lost to Ford Heights Cottage Grove, 35-32, in the IESA Class 1A sectional championship Monday night.  Bryce Biros scored 13 points for MVK and had 11 rebounds.  Olin Field scored 9 points….

Timothy J. Arnold, affectionately known as Tim to his friends and loved ones, passed away on August 5, 2024, in Verona, at the age of 62. Born on October 30, 1961, in Kankakee, Tim’s life was one marked by love,…

Front Row-Deb Baker, Faith Baker, Brian Baker Back Row-Noah Champene, Paige Baker, Coley Reel, Ted O’Boyle

A dangerous weapon was confiscated from a student’s backback on Tuesday February 6 at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School. Below is a letter sent from Superintendent Nancy Dillow to MVK parents and guardians detailing the incident.  

Ray Leonard, age 66, of Verona Ray Leonard, age 66, of Verona, passed away, Friday, February 24, 2023, at Park Point Nursing Home in Morris, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. Private family burial will be at a later date…