ROCKFORD — Eight months ago, Nick Johnson put down the drugs and picked the guitar back up. He went from being homeless — a product of his drug abuse, he said — to moving into Rockford Rescue Mission, a 24/7 recovery and rehab facility located at...
Paul was kicked out of school, partied too much, and had trouble with the law. He had tried other treatment programs, but believed the Mission’s faith-based approach might be different. “The Mission helped me tremendously as far as pointing me in the right direction. I’m a...
Our ladies have been training, they've got new shoes, and they're ready to run the Arny Johnson Classic on April 7, thanks to our dedicated and generous volunteers from Annie's Locker. Get the full story here...
ROCKFORD - You can put the farm girl in the City of Rockford, but you can't take the farm out of the girl. "I grew up in the country by Davis Junction hence 'Urban Farmgirl'," said Mary Gulbranston about the name of her boutique store on...
