Free Review of Your Medicare Drug Plan

  Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a FREE Statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers.  Your local Certified SHIP Counselor, Kathy Schmidt, can answer questions on Medicare, Medicaid, Part D Drug Plan, or...

Announcement of Potter Law Office Closure

  Due to Attorney Thomas J. Potter’s death December 29, 2024, the office of Thomas J. Potter, d/b/a Ludens & Potter will close on Sunday, June 1, 2025.  If you have estate planning documents such as a Trust, Will, Powers of Attorney, or HIPAA...

United Way Offers Free Tax Filing Service

  With tax day fast approaching on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, United Way of Whiteside County encourages low-to-moderate-income households, who have not yet filed their taxes, to visit MyFreeTaxes.com. Utilizing filing software powered by TaxSlayer, MyFreeTaxes...

NAMI Workshop on Scams, Signs, Support

  NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) has scheduled a free workshop designed to inform individuals how to age safely.  It will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.  The meeting is for Seniors, caregivers, and community members, aimed at...

Rare/Old Coin Evaluations at Farmers National Bank

Editor’s note: During my childhood, every time Great-Aunt Effie visited her sister (my grandmother), she presented my siblings, cousins, and me with a shiny, new, silver dollar. As an adult I still had 21 of them. Finally, I attended an evaluation event in...