Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026

News from Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit collected by your neighbors at Rockton-Roscoe News .

• Today, volunteers at Sand Bluff Bird Observatory in Rockton plan to put up the nets for another year of bird banding and to build an extension for the swamp nets, beginning at 7 a.m.
• Mekenna Rae Gibson of South Beloit made the dean’s list at University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana. She is a 2024 Hononegah graduate, studying computer science.

Today’s events

Vintage Shop Hop: grab your friends and hit the roadThe shopping event is Friday and Saturday, Mar. 6-7, 2026, with more than 400 shops in both states.Rockton-Roscoe NewsAlycia Dioneda SchneedleMusic: Timeless Ideals at Louie’sSat Mar 7, 2025, 7 p.m., Louie’s Tap House, 5689 Elevator Rd. Roscoe IL, 61073Rockton-Roscoe NewsRockton-Roscoe News Staff

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