Good morning to you Rockton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Cookies around the World. Cookie Decoration Class. at After The Vine
- 2026 Rockton May Day Faerie Festival
- Manitowoc County Mariners vs. Rock River Rampage at Rockton Sports Complex
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: A severe afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Winds becoming strong; cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 32.
- Sunday: Sunshine and becoming windier, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday April 17
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Oak Sapling Giveaway
Nature At The Confluence , 306 Dickop St , South Beloit
12:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Herbalism Series- April
Nature At The Confluence , 306 Dickop St , South Beloit
1:00 pm
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PSA Family Dance, PK-8th Gr
Prairie Hill CCSD 133
South Beloit, IL 61080
6:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Christian Liberty Varsity Softball @ South Beloit
South Beloit High School , 245 Prairie Hill Rd , South Beloit
4:30 pm
Thursday April 23
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HCA Varsity Softball @ South Beloit
245 Prairie Hill Rd , South Beloit
9:30 pm
Saturday April 25
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Alden-Hebron Varsity Baseball @ South Beloit
South Beloit High School , 245 Prairie Hill Rd , South Beloit
11:00 am
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Dead Guy Festival- True Crime Expo
Historic Attractions , 13825 Metric Rd , Roscoe
12:00 pm
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Paul Hieser LIVE! at Best of Beloit Vintage Mall
Best of Beloit Vintage Mall , 1019 Gardner St , South Beloit
12:00 pm
Thursday April 30
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Harvest-Westminster Varsity Baseball @ South Beloit
South Beloit High School , 245 Prairie Hill Rd , South Beloit
4:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi Neighbors,
I am going to need to replace an old wooden fence. Who do you recommend? (Nextdoor Pinecroft)
- I was wondering what people are using to clean Tile Floors.
I was using Mr Clean but it has been changed to a multi service cleaner and I don't think it cleans as well. I see mostly multisurface cleaners at… (Nextdoor Centennial)
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AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Rockton. Apply here.
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Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for Long Term Elementary Teacher- Substitute in South Beloit. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockton here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Beloit
- Colby Wylde's bat, arm powers Hiawatha to 4-inning win over South Beloit (shawlocal.com)
- Free program explores rewilding and caring for the land (rrstar.com)
- Illinois Authorities Probe Death in South Beloit Woods (q985online.com)
Roscoe
Machesney Park
- Rock River expected to reach flood stage Saturday; Machesney Park sets up free sandbag station (wifr.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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