June 29, 2025
Shaw Local
NewsObituariesPeopleOn the Record

Photos: Heat no match for Juneteenth Community Celebration event-goers in DeKalb

The heat Sunday didn't stop people from filling Hopkins Park in DeKalb to celebrate Juneteenth. The event commemorates the day enslaved people in Texas were told they were free on June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. DeKalb's celebration included games, vendors, dancing and more.

By David Toney for Shaw Local News Network●

Photos: DeKalb farmers market opens for 30th season

The DeKalb farmers market opened for its 30th season with a special grand ribbon cutting Thursday in Frank Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb. The market runs on Thursdays through September, and offers an array of food, handmade crafts and goods, produce and other items from dozens of local vendors.

By Kelsey Rettke●

Photos: The Ruth Project, a foster family assistance organization, buys farm in Sycamore

Tammy McMahan, founder and executive director of the Ruth Project along with her daughter , Ashley, storehouse manager with the organization, give a tour of the 33-acre farm in Sycamore that the group recently acquired. The farm offers foster families a chance to do projects together and to have a relaxing day away from the stresses that come along with being a foster family.

By Mark Busch ●

Photos: Sunflowers bloom at Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area

People and wildlife alike are stopping by the sunflowers fields at Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area near Shabonna in DeKalb County.

By Mark Busch ●

Photos: Live, Learn and Lead provides opportunities for education, healing and fun

Didi Dowling, owner and executive director of Live, Learn and Lead, out of Hampshire, shows off some of their animals Friday. They offer many different programs at their farm as well as in the surrounding areas ranging from education to recreation.

By Mark Busch ●