Lady Knights softball faced St. Edward of Elgin on Tuesday and began the season with a 13-5 win. Kaneland (1-0) saw two hits from Sara Rose, and a winning effort on the mound from Delani Vest (4 K’s, 1 ER).

Residents who want to help local authorities with emergencies and disasters can be trained by Elburn Police Department in its Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) program.

In an effort to clear up misconceptions about the upcoming library referendum, a Get The Facts event will be held on Saturday, March 21, at the Sugar Grove Public Library, 54 Snow St.

Mourning After, a self-help group for young widows and widowers (including all with children still living at home), will meet on Thursday March 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 10 of the Elburn and Countryside Community Center, 525 Main St. Bring a friend or support person.

Matthew I. Peters, 73, of Midlothian, Ill., passed away March 1, 2009.

Megan Welker of Elburn has achieved the Dean’s List at Eastern Illinois University for the fall semester of 2008. Her semester grade point average was 4.00. Her major is in the College of Education and Professional Studies.

The Sugar Grove United Methodist Church will organize a controlled burn of its three-acre prairie planted at the Harter Road campus, three quarters of a mile west of Route 47 and Waubonsee Community College.

Virgil church offers Lenten fish fries

The Maple Park Village Board voted to take a closer look at an 18-inch pot hole at the intersection of Chester and Fabia in the Heritage Hills subdivision. Public Works Director Eric Pinion expressed concern that the leaking storm drains might cause the street to cave in if repairs are not made.

There are no two ways about it: These are tough times for the Kaneland School District. With reduced tax revenues and lack of growth, the district is faced with budget cuts, and with cuts come tough decisions. Parents, teachers and administrators are asking themselves the question no one wants to hear—who stays and who goes?

Solheim Cup spectators can look forward to an extra day to watch teams practice before the tournament begins this summer at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove.

Any Elburn senior citizen may request a 75 percent refund of last year’s municipal utility taxes. But because some people may be mising misuse the program, village officials might tighten its rules.

Sugar Grove village trustee Mary Heineman said she thought the next couple of years would be a good time to step away from the Village Board to concentrate on her family and other interests.

Theft; No valid driver’s license; Felony traffic arrest; DUI; Driving while license suspended; Criminal defacement of property

Each year, Illinois newspapers compete in the Illinois Press Association’s Newspaper Advertising and Marketing Contest.

As much as the five-game winning streak a month ago represented good times, these last three games had the look of a hard-luck end.