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Downtown is looking a bit more inviting thanks to the work of a small business, the Greater Freeport Partnership and a team of volunteers.

Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard KENT — Standing on one of the highest points of Illinois, the Black Hawk War Monument has been a remembrance of the war that took place on Kellogg’s Grove near Kent. The monument, erected in 1886 by officials in Stephenson County, stands as a grateful remembrance of the heroic men who fought during the Black Hawk War. Overlooking the valley of the Yellow Creek, the monument has been crumbling over time. A popular site for tourists along U.S. Route 20 west of Freeport, there is a shelter house that serves as a gathering place for reunions, birt...

Jane Lethlean, correspondent The Journal-Standard FREEPORT — Against the backdrop of a bright blue sky with summer heat, Debate Square on Saturday became the place of nature lovers and those wanting to learn about conservation. Organizers came up with Earth Fest after two years of weather and COVID-19 issues disrupted holding Earth Day events in April. Laura Dufford, one of the organizers, said holding Earth Fest in June was about making sure spring weather did not play a factor in ruining the event for another year. “We celebrate the Earth each year, and the last couple of years have m...

After 25 years as the maintenance supervisor for the Freeport Park District, Merle Hull retired from a job he loves.

May you all have a great start to summer. COVID is starting to become a distant memory, and I am enjoying a return to a life of normalcy.