The Caldwell Group launched their Welding Education Outreach Program, partnering with seven schools across the stateline to address the urgent labor shortage in the welding industry.
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Educators across the Stateline were celebrated for the 2026 Golden Apple Teacher nominations. “I’ve known I wanted to be a teacher since grade school,” said Lindsay Mertes. Mertes has taught at Boyland Catholic High School for 16 years. This is her first nomination. “You get the…
Students at two Stateline-area high schools held demonstrations Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement policies and recent violence in the Midwest.