Marengo News

WOODSTOCK – Catching fireflies, telling stories around campfires and hikes are on all the agenda for upcoming McHenry County Conservation Distriction programs.

Five youth and two adult chaperones, Jeff Van Natta and the Rev. Diana Otterbacher from Hampshire, recently volunteered at the "Stay" Mission Trip, sponsored by Marengo United Methodist Church, that called for help in cleaning up the former McGill factory site in hopes of using it for a day care and multiuse community center.

MARENGO – Trevor and Beth Farina likely had the most eventful 20-minute drive they will ever experience Monday morning.

On June 22, a severe storm with the ability to form tornadoes tore through the north central part of the county, leaving thousands of residents without power and debris and tree branches strewn about.

With the McHenry County under a severe thunderstorm warning and flash flood watch, keep checking nwherald.com for updates on weather conditions.

WOODSTOCK – Snakes, hawks and the creatures dwelling in ponds and creeks will be discovered in upcoming McHenry County Conservation District programming.

Funnel clouds and damaging winds were reported in Crystal Lake as a heavy storm rolled through northern Illinois overnight, officials from the National Weather Service said.

A tornado watch is currently issued in McHenry County by the National Weather Service, after a tornado warning expired around 2:30 a.m. The warning was issued around 1:50 a.m. and the storm was reportedly moving east from the Marengo area.

I live in Union and there is a bike path between here and Marengo. There always has been a drainage ditch there, long before there was a bike path.

HARVARD – A pedestrian is in stable condition at a Rockford hospital after being hit by a car south of Harvard in unincorporated Dunham Township, police said.

Perhaps it was the 75-cent Elgin Plaza toll. Or fears of road work on the Jane Addams Tollway .

MARENGO – A northwestern Marengo neighborhood built in the wake of World War II will be the first area to see water system improvements, under a $4.875 million financing plan aldermen approved earlier this month.

JOHNSBURG – On Tuesday night, Johnsburg became the latest high school to join the Kishwaukee River Conference after a unanimous vote at its District 12 School Board meeting.

Jill Weidner, Sage YMCA fitness, wellness and sports director, makes a phone call while working in Crystal Lake Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

CRYSTAL LAKE – More than $1 million earned in scholarships, average ACT scores of 27 and more than 900 hours of community service – those are only a few accomplishments of the 13 graduating seniors at Faith Lutheran High School in Crystal Lake.

WOODSTOCK – Sunset bike roads, campfires and fishing are some of the activities lined up at McHenry County Conservation District sites this month.

JOHNSBURG – Johnsburg's District 12 school board did not make moving to the Kishwaukee River Conference an action item for its next meeting, although that could be forthcoming.