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Like many people in the Midwest, conversation between people often revolves around the weather.

Children's Hands-On Museum in Freeport has reopened by reservation only. It will be open Friday & Saturday through March with ongoing evaluation of the COVID-19 situation.

Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard FREEPORT — Groundhog Day was extra special for students at Aquin Elementary-St. Joe's Campus on Tuesday as they watched the Aquin mascot — standing in for a groundhog — predict an early spring by not seeing his shadow. The event was part of Catholic Schools Week. Among other things, the students made signs to predict whether the Aquin “groundhog” would signal the end of winter. Several Aquin Catholic High School students were on hand to be part of the reading of the official proclamation from a scroll. Hayden Neuendorf read aloud...

Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard LENA — Winterfest first began more than 30 years ago as a way to get people out of the house and bring the community together to participate in a variety of events built around the theme of snow. The COVID-19 pandemic had organizers scaling back on the festivities this year by keeping the events smaller. On Saturday, the king and queen were crowned, with Dick and Danita Emford serving as official royalty to events including a scavenger hunt, a Frosty Balls Relay Race for beer, and a Snow Car Race held in a cornfield behind the Rafters parking lo...

Awender Audiology opens in former Advanced Hearing location Jane Lethlean Special to The Journal-Standard FREEPORT — Leanne Namio began to lose her hearing in her 30s. Her condition is inherited, and she ultimately sought help at the urging of her husband and children. Over more than 30 years, she suffered through the frustrations of using many hearing aids, only to find that too many only added noise and didn’t help her achieve “normal” hearing. It took education for Namio to get where she is today, and she said she thanks her audiologist, Dr. Carolyn Awender, for helping her engag...